What you Americans think about your president

05/05/2025 07:53:26 AM · #101

Seeing that the voice of wisdom and moderation is retiring I might as well give up on this Rant.

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12/10/2025 01:27:16 PM · #102

I removed all my posts even if I know that they are somewhere archived. The unthinkable has happened, I'd better live with that and never visit your country. I was laughing from my parents too scared to say anything against regime, now I understand them.

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12/10/2025 04:19:13 PM · #103

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

The unthinkable? I'm curious which one you're referring to.

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12/10/2025 05:28:44 PM · #104

Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by MargaretNet:
I removed all my posts even if I know that they are somewhere archived. The unthinkable has happened, I'd better live with that and never visit your country. I was laughing from my parents too scared to say anything against regime, now I understand them.

The unthinkable? I'm curious which one you're referring to.

You're able to keep count?

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12/10/2025 07:35:37 PM · #105

I think he's a poor president. I voted for him the first time around. I did not vote for him this time. I thought having a non-politician in that position would be a good thing, and it could have been, but it hasn't been. This president caused me to leave my Republican party registration behind and re-register as an independent during his first presidency. My positions haven't changed. The party's positions have moved so far to the right that it has left me very close to center if not slightly left of center. During the first year of this presidency, he has solidified my dislike for him. I have always been capable of calling BS on both sides, but I find myself calling BS on the right side so much more frequently now that it bothers me. It bothers me HORRIBLY that he doesn't allow any kind of dissent from other party politicians who disagree with him. That dissent sets him on a tirade of name calling and threats of bank rolling a primary against said dissenter. Margorie Taylor Greene.... and Thom Tillis from my own state of NC are a couple strong examples of that. There are many more and there will be even more in the coming months as other republicans are starting to either stand up to him or, as many have done recently, announce their retirement. They are fed up with him also. Voters in those districts who elected those representatives should be taking it personally also. The president is trying to manipulate their choice of representative by financing primaries against them.

As for the opinion of folks from other countries, I'm not so sure I concern myself with that. They don't see as much of the inner workings of our government as we do here. They see the news concerning foreign policy more than anything else. I'm curious if the original poster has ever been to the US. She described her happiness with Switzerland and the people therein. Her descriptions work for me here in the US in MANY MANY places I have been and continue to go. Our president and politicians do not represent what you will see on the ground in Nashville, Tennessee. Or Phoenix, Arizona. Or New York City. Or Austin, Texas. Or Bumfuk Egypt. When your opinion of the US is built on what the media shows you, i'm sure it won't be rosy in any country, including the US. That would not fit the media narrative to paint us in a good light. Bad news sells better than good news.

Put your feet on the ground in the US and don't turn on the news while you are here. You will find lots of happiness and good times.

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12/10/2025 09:37:54 PM · #106

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by vawendy:

Originally posted by MargaretNet:
I removed all my posts even if I know that they are somewhere archived. The unthinkable has happened, I'd better live with that and never visit your country. I was laughing from my parents too scared to say anything against regime, now I understand them.

The unthinkable? I'm curious which one you're referring to.

You're able to keep count?

No -- it's just that they've all the over the line.

Edited to add: now I see. Unbelievable.:(

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12/12/2025 10:21:45 AM · #107

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

As for the opinion of folks from other countries, I'm not so sure I concern myself with that. They don't see as much of the inner workings of our government as we do here. They see the news concerning foreign policy more than anything else. I'm curious if the original poster has ever been to the US. She described her happiness with Switzerland and the people therein. Her descriptions work for me here in the US in MANY MANY places I have been and continue to go. Our president and politicians do not represent what you will see on the ground in Nashville, Tennessee. Or Phoenix, Arizona. Or New York City. Or Austin, Texas. Or Bumfuk Egypt. When your opinion of the US is built on what the media shows you, i'm sure it won't be rosy in any country, including the US. That would not fit the media narrative to paint us in a good light. Bad news sells better than good news.

I've lived in Canada my whole life. Grew up in a border town. The US is exactly like the news depicts.

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Put your feet on the ground in the US and don't turn on the news while you are here. You will find lots of happiness and good times.

There's also a lot of shit and ignorance.
The US could be great, but DT and the people who voted for him are to blame. He was so unqualified the first time around that I have zero sympathy for anything that's happened since. Vote in a clown, expect a circus.

12/12/2025 11:25:48 AM · #108

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12/28/2025 11:21:01 AM · #109

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

... As for the opinion of folks from other countries, I'm not so sure I concern myself with that. They don't see as much of the inner workings of our government as we do here. They see the news concerning foreign policy more than anything else. I'm curious if the original poster has ever been to the US. She described her happiness with Switzerland and the people therein. Her descriptions work for me here in the US in MANY MANY places I have been and continue to go. Our president and politicians do not represent what you will see on the ground in Nashville, Tennessee. Or Phoenix, Arizona. Or New York City. Or Austin, Texas. Or Bumfuk Egypt. When your opinion of the US is built on what the media shows you, i'm sure it won't be rosy in any country, including the US. That would not fit the media narrative to paint us in a good light. Bad news sells better than good news.

Put your feet on the ground in the US and don't turn on the news while you are here. You will find lots of happiness and good times.

To be honest I see you post as patronizing and naive, and entirely ignoring that Trump's foreign policy is destroying the world. Have you ever been outside the US?? Do you at all care about the fate of people in other countries?

Yes, I have been to the US a few times. I was shocked by poverty in your "richest" country in the world. I was shocked by ignorance and racism. Yes, there are good people in the US but they seem now to follow the steps of the good people in Germany before WW II - doing nothing while the monster is turning into a dictator, grabbing power and control in all aspects of your government.

I suspect that it is more difficult to see the problem from within than it is to see it from outside.

12/28/2025 03:26:54 PM · #110

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

I'm glad that you feel like you have a better grip of what goes on here than I do. I am not interested in changing your opinion.

I have been all over the world. I used to work for a global fortune 50 company. You can see what you want. I have seen the things you mention in Europe, Asia, and South America. Poverty. Ignorance in government policies. It's all there if you choose to see it.

I don't like our president either. I didn't vote for him. I agree that he's a complete buffoon and not worthy of the post. He will be out in 2028 The next one will come along and do whatever they wanna do. We hear the doomsday preachers at every election cycle here. Side A says Side B is gonna ruin the country. That's just how it works. Selling fear is easier than selling positivity.

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12/28/2025 04:33:07 PM · #111

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Selling fear is easier than selling positivity.

12/28/2025 08:00:32 PM · #112

I truly wish that it will be as simple as erasing Donald Trump from the Kennedy Center. I truly hope that annexation of Canada and Greenland are just bad jokes. I truly wish that the midterms will be fair and democratic. Time will tell.

12/28/2025 08:27:41 PM · #113

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12/28/2025 09:00:11 PM · #114

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

I think Trump deserves to have his name on there. If you dig into why and how that happened, you will see that it wasn't an executive order from Trump.

Canada and Greenland are examples of what I said about Trump saying stuff just to keep himself at the top of the news cycle.

The midterms will be democratic and fair as long as you agree with how ALL OF THE LAWMAKERS are redrawing their districts to swing house seats in their party's favor. This is one fine example of how the American people have lost control of their government. Once a house member is elected, they go into self preservation mode. They aren't so concerned with the welfare of the folks who put them there.

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12/28/2025 11:42:37 PM · #115

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by MargaretNet:
I truly wish that it will be as simple as erasing Donald Trump from the Kennedy Center. I truly hope that annexation of Canada and Greenland are just bad jokes. I truly wish that the midterms will be fair and democratic. Time will tell.

I think Trump deserves to have his name on there. If you dig into why and how that happened, you will see that it wasn't an executive order from Trump.

No, it was a vote by a board of directors who he personally appointed (and of which he also appointed himself chairman) after firing the existing board.

It also is an contravention of the statute establishing the center -- it requires an act of Congress to change the name; the BOD does not have the legal authority to do so.

Besides, it's a "memorial" center, so unless he want to admit he's dead (brain- or other-wise) it seems like an inappropriate use of the language (nothing new I guess).

12/28/2025 11:45:15 PM · #116

Keep digging as to why it happened.

12/29/2025 04:10:26 AM · #117

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Canada and Greenland are examples of what I said about Trump saying stuff just to keep himself at the top of the news cycle...

And that's why he sent an envoy to Greenland to meddle in the local politics? Just to make news??

12/29/2025 04:13:47 AM · #118

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Canada and Greenland are examples of what I said about Trump saying stuff just to keep himself at the top of the news cycle...

And that's why he sent an envoy to Greenland to meddle in the local politics? Just to make news??

No. You are right. I don't know what the F I am talking about. Sorry for the intrusion.

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12/29/2025 04:38:36 AM · #119

Yes, it may be better to revisit this thread after midterms and take stock of where the US and the world are then.

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12/29/2025 07:25:14 PM · #120

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

I think Trump deserves to have his name on there. If you dig into why and how that happened, you will see that it wasn't an executive order from Trump.

Apparently you know something we don't.
GeneralE hit it on the head.

And Trump saying Canada should be the 51st state isn't just to stay on top of the news cycle. I, and many other Canadians, take that personally. Any American who sides with him can fuck right off.

01/22/2026 01:55:47 PM · #121

I just watched Mark Carney's speech at Davos. WOW!! No wonder he got a standing ovation, go Canada!!

01/25/2026 11:55:29 PM · #122

One year later I am curious again. How many of you Americans support President Trump's policies and methods, and why?

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01/26/2026 12:04:21 AM · #123

Originally posted by MargaretNet:

Yes, it may be better to revisit this thread after midterms and take stock of where the US and the world are then.

I was wrong, I don't think waiting till November is a good idea.

vawendy

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01/26/2026 11:56:46 AM · #124

I'm originally from Minnesota, and my family still lives near Minneapolis. It is insane out there. My sister has a dear friend who is Hmong, and an American citizen, and she is terrified. She is not sending her 6 year old daughter to school out of fear. It's an occupied state. We're only seeing a very very small portion of what is happening there.

I don't know where the congress has disappeared to. I don't know where the supreme court has disappeared to. There seem to be no checks and balances anymore. This is not the America I know.