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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

BTW, what do Mofos think about the Kavanaugh thing?:willem:
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
That's because the Polish president told Trump...

That's because the Polish president told Trump that he wanted America to build a military base in Poland called 'Fort Trump'. He likes being flattered.
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Those are the consequences of the tariffs on...

Those are the consequences of the tariffs on steel Trump is imposing, so I'm not sure what you mean with "non-specific attitude towards tariffs".
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

Does anyone here know a good source that shows how large the import tariffs on steel are in the EU/China/Japan/Australia/etc.? Trump keeps saying that he wants equal treatment, but I can't find the...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

Costs: Pauperizing the car and construction industry + unleashing a trade war, all on the backs of the American consumers.

Benefits: Artificially protecting a waning Midwest industry.

It's a...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

The tarrifs Trump is proposing will harm both the economy of the USA as the economy of the trading partners that are being targeted. An unnecessary lose-lose siutation. One of his worst policy...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

PREDICTION

If the Democrats keep their current electoral strategy going, Trump will win in 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwnDMahSwNI
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
This is one of the giant problems we're dealing...

This is one of the giant problems we're dealing with here in Belgium (and Europe in general), particularly with behaviors that are inspired by (radical) Islam and the culture that goes with it.
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
No, I quite agree with the sentiment of that...

No, I quite agree with the sentiment of that statement actually. There's still a significant segment of the white population that will follow a leader blindly because of racist motives and of course...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
I just don't see how his 1968 campaign proves...

I just don't see how his 1968 campaign proves that he was a weak political operator, though? What part of it makes you conclude that?
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
What are you referring to here?

What are you referring to here?
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Nixon is the most interesting one for sure and...

Nixon is the most interesting one for sure and also one of the most intellectually and strategically massive of all presidents, but some of his crucial weaknesses surfaced too significantly near the...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
"There's no question in my mind that in this...

"There's no question in my mind that in this century the three greatest politicians were Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. Nobody else of the presidents was in their...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
It's not a smart strategy to win over people from...

It's not a smart strategy to win over people from the "other side".

Conservatives already see Liberals as America-hating people whose ideology (especially when it comes to foreign policy) is based...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

Please, don't compare Trump to LBJ. The latter was a billion times more intelligent. Listen to the phone calls he made during his presidency (almost all are available on youtube). That's a man who...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

Some liberals really aren't the best at arguing their case.

It's a scandal when someone calls countries like Iraq or Syria "Sh*thole" contries (and yes, I do think it's inappropriate to say that,...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
It's clearly a product of our (increasingly)...

It's clearly a product of our (increasingly) sensationalist culture and everyone who buys it and gives it the kind of overblown positive attention it is getting now, is, in my opinion, contributing...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Of course I don't (I clearly indicate that in my...

Of course I don't (I clearly indicate that in my post). I just don't think it's wise to participate in that kind of culture, even if it momentarily gives you extra ammunition against your enemies.
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
The internet tells me otherwise. His...

The internet tells me otherwise.



His whole book is based on gossip. He quotes people directly while they're mostly based on second-, third- or fourthhand accounts. When you see the mistakes...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

Don't worship this book. It's sheer sensationalism and there's no way to be certain which parts of it are true or not. Several parts have already been proven to be completely wrong.

Don't let your...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Exactly. Conservatism needs more pragmatic...

Exactly.

Conservatism needs more pragmatic arguments that will actually convince people from the other side and that will actually get things moving instead of a tribalistic president who's only...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

If it's just about the medical costs, couldn't he just propose a bill that makes sure T people can't use military money for their transitions? Not allowing them to "serve in any capacity in the U.S....
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
America basically has Ted Cruz as their president...

America basically has Ted Cruz as their president now. Trump's current policies are his policies. Perhaps Ted wouldn't have tried the Muslim ban or would have handled the healthcare replacement a bit...
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Yeah, the way he formulated it kind of implies...

Yeah, the way he formulated it kind of implies that he thinks every Mexican is automatically a "rootist". That's wrong in every way you look at it.
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President Trump
Posted By Cobpyth
Re: President Trump

He was blatantly accusing the judge in question of "rootism", a term coined by the great Flemish philosopher Etienne Vermeersch. A "rootist", according to him, is someone who defines his own identity...