Rayvin

It used to be called Magic the Gaythering at school by people who were too stupid cool to play I enjoyed it but fucking hell was it an expensive hobby.

It's a card game...

I never got into D&D or Warhammer, but fell into Magic the Gathering instead. Wasn't considered any cooler by those who judge such things.

You play D&D?

Renton's questionable taste strikes again.

Wha?! Stranger Things is amazing... The generation gap strikes again.

It wouldn't surprise me entirely if Trump was working for Parky

I was under fire from all and sundry last week for doing just that. Am now back on the fence again The world wasn't ready.

Another good one from the same source - also looks like what he's doing:

That is superb. I still think we might be jumping the shark a bit with Trump being a dictator, but you can't argue that it's well put together. The thing is though, Plato hadn't seen enough of democratic evolution to know exactly where this all ends. Look at Sweden and other liberal democracies in Europe - they're not exactly in danger of heading the same way. Moreover, I don't think it allows for corporatism. Capitalism is just as responsible for bringing us low as democracy itself (as much as I'd agree it is overrated). Thanks for posting that though, I enjoyed it. Something to reflect on.

Fair point actually. I posted an article a few pages back which noted that local Democrats in such areas were dismayed that the Hillary campaign fought the election on identity politics rather than policies to support workers. So you had areas that had voted Democrat for years voting for Trump. Actually, that looks exactly like what we've seen here with the rise of UKIP, so I think you're dead right.

That seems to be it. It's actually remarkable how out of touch it seems that the two groups are with each other. I've never been to the US so haven't seen this divide first hand but given the expanse of territory they have there, I guess it's quite possible that their rural dwelling people are simply much more cut off from cities than ours are here. And maybe that makes a big difference.

It's more than you've got to suggest he doesn't, at least as we stand EDIT - plus it does reference several polls though, and seems to have come to a balance between varying opinion. Clearly there are SOME people out there who think he's doing the right thing

Amazingly he does seem to have the support of almost half of the US on this one. Well, on the ban anyway. Not sure about the legal bypass bit so can't help there. I find it incredible that he has popular support on the ban with despite the outcries we've seen about it over here. http://nypost.com/2017/02/05/trump-has-support-of-nearly-half-of-america-online-polls-say/

You could argue that the consistent view there is to resist the government. They want to keep their guns so that they can oppose tyranny in the US, should they need to. Trump attempting to overrule legislation and resist the establishment forces could be argued to be an extension of the same thing. Please note, this is not my view But I think there's a consistent driving force there.

I'm glad I contribute something around here

You're kidding... the kid might not have been set for a stellar academic career, but he could have been a successful business owner of some sort. They aren't all degree educated and middle class... That's shocking to hear.

The US did also criticise Russia a couple of days back.

Sorry lads. I've let you all down

Huddersfield look like they're back in the groove again.

I don't want to write him off either but I'm not sure how much of that is down to liking how the guy is as a person and how much of it is actually believing he has the potential to be a very good player.

Ahh ok. In that case maybe he'll give them a boost.

Palace had Remy on the bench. How far his stock has fallen

I'm in a war of narratives with the establishment I'm employing the same tactics everyone else is. I did say I was being puerile though

I was being puerile, don't worry. Also, I think you guys fundamentally misunderstand my politics. I am not a massive lefty. I'm a liberal. And I can see that Trump is a scarier prospect than what has come before in recent political memory. Where our outlooks differ, is that you guys just absolutely want rid of the guy, cos you think he'll kick off world war 3 or something. Which is a totally understandable perspective. My hope is that he's a necessary evil that forces a shift in society away from the bollocks we had that brought us to this point. You'll say that stuff just isn't as bad as Trump. I'll say we'll continue to get Trumps and Brexits until we sort this out properly. I don't want these things to ever happen again. But it was clear as day following Brexit that the right had stolen a march on the left and that the centre was collapsing. Thus, the only position I could take was to hope that Trump and Brexit are so painful that they wake up the establishment, and make them realise that they have to do things differently. The concern I have at the moment is that the establishment is leading the fight back against Trump. If they win, we get our short term relief, but then it starts all over again. We need a centrist, liberal government that does not identify as the establishment and which is answerable to people not big business and special interests. That would best suit me. To get there, I think we need the left to win. Admittedly I'm playing the long game.