Renton

Got in just in time to see the scabs score. We look good on the ball but again toothless in front of goal and vulnerable on the counter. I suppose these cunts are third for a reason though.

No doubt Musk will buy it for its "market value" of $50 billion...

I'm not sure about there being a free election personally. When you read about project 2025, where Trump will put his people in key places of the civil service, the judiciary, and move all power from the legislature to the executive, well, we'll see. It's not about the insult, Trump also called her a fascist which makes no sense. It's about the genuine perception of the populace. They either genuinely don't want socialist policies, or have been brain washed to such an extent they think they don't. Anyway, well see. I'm watching out for the Pharma regulations as its my field. If Trump really does put RFK in charge of the FDA, akin to putting Gary Glitter in charge of schools, I'm betting we won't be getting another election.

Let's not get into false equivalence here. Trump is a fascist. Harris is not a communist. It's not even a fight of left against right anymore in America. It's now a fight of preserving democracy against autocracy. Trump has already torn down the normal rules of engagement. He will destroy every aspect of the state with 2025. People still don't seem to get it and underestimate what is going to happen. Free elections in 2028? I wouldn't count on it.

In an environment where Harris was called a communist - and this was widely believed - I think you're wrong. Maybe when Trump makes it so each insulin vial will have a $100 copay attached to them maybe they will change their mind. I was talking with a US colleague last night who has moved here as it happens. She's LGBT, as lefty as you can get for an American. Hates the concept of the NHS though it transpires, after a bad experience I think. She was pissing me off so I moved on to talk to someone else before I threw some facts at her.

A lot of the usual political journalists make the point that nearly all incumbents have been wiped out this election round because of the energy crisis and cost of living crisis following covid. Basically whoever was left carrying the parcel has been voted out, including the Tories. I think this is too simplistic and all the data I've seen from the US indicates they were least affected and have recovered the best, but it could be too late I guess. Plus I know housing is a disaster everywhere, and it's easy to use that to fuel anti immigration etc. With the US though, you just cannot go very far left. They genuinely hate it. They would rather die than have fully socialised healthcare. You can't judge them by our standards. You can't offer them what they don't want and expect to win the election.

What's funny here is that they think Coventry are some type of nemesis. Coventry, however, are unaware of this.

Its weird, that's not like them at all?

Bruno G-String?

Just borrowing this tbd, promise to bring it back.

Mitch McConnell, cunt extraordinaire. Wouldn't impeach Trump in office and then when he was booted out said he couldn't be impeached as he was no longer president. This type of circular reasoning has ruined the planet (catrastophist?, it porbably literally has with climate change).

Bilbo lived to be 131, you're only just middle aged. Congratulations!

Cosying up to the Cheneys? Really? Other right wing ghouls? Liz Cheney's endorsement was an appeal to stop Trump whom she rightly sees as a threat to democracy. It was supposed to swing traditional republicans. It clearly didn't work but if this is the reason the "lefties" didn't vote for the sane candidate they can get fucked. The more I think about it, Harris had no chance in this election whatever she did. A large proportion of Gen Z turned out for Trump. They like this alpha male strong man bullshit.. Some overlook his debasing morality and criminality, others actively like it. Do you honestly think a Bernie Sanders style swing to the left will work in the US, when Harris was thought to be a communist by half the electorate? I don't know what the solution is, in reality it will probably be Trump's own failures rather than anything the deomocrats can do at this stage.

I'll be honest, I don't really read your posts?

This reminds me of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4, when his parent divorced and they were arguing who would NOT have custody over the kid. I mean Jesus Christ, he's been given weekends, he's "won". She does all the mundane shit and he does all the fun stuff. Tbh he sounds like an absolute arseclart.

He's a clear and present danger to himself, that one.

I mean, I've done the Trump list, but one of the things I truly, truly cannot get my head around is the Republican party , the Hawkish party of Reagan and Bush, kowtowing to Russia in this way. It's mind boggling. And I agree, we should regard it as a war. The only good thing to come out ofthe Ukraine travesty is its shown the Russian army are useless. Europe can beat Russia without America's help.

By "we" I guess you mean broadly left leaning progressives rather than me and you. I think a lot depends on how it pans out for Trump and how much of the safety rail he can tear down in the first 4 years. I think he can do one hell of a lot of damage and his economic policies (if followed through) will not endear him to the MAGAs, like it didn't in 2020. Question is whether democracy is still functioning in 2028, or by then it has changed to something more Putinesque. I mean, obviously, as others have said, no point in worrying about it for now at least.

I'm not saying I don't think they should run with a female leader btw, they should, if she is the best candidate. Because 1) its morally correct and 2) she will pick up votes from female voters. But I just think there are a sizable amount of men who are bigots and mysogynists now, unfortunately. Depressing that gender should even come into it. As to your point about the US and the interconnected world, the US is still completely an alien country to the UK. The societies are just so different I don't think its worth drawing comparisons. The internet can darw you into false perceptions because no matter where you are from you will tend to drift into your preferred silo. Not so in person over there. Americans want a leader who projects an image of power most of all. In america, it more important to be powerful than correct. A woman could fit this bill but I don't think Harris did. Look, tbh, at this point I just think the US is a rancid society. I'd follow in Gemmill's footsteps and be done with it but it still fascinates me and like it or not I know it affects me.

I'm just saying the data is 14 years old, before the modern age of autocracy and popularism. The author has made the assumption the data could have only moved one way. Do you really think this is reasonable? Edit: And, sorry, haven't you previously posted about the rise of angry young men, incels etc, or was that someone else?

I kind of agree on the generality here Rayvin about drawing the wrong conclusions, and its very likely the democrats will (although I am sure they will do their own research). But I think Harris's sex was definitely a problem. No idea about how that survey was conducted or how representative it was but: Even 4% is a massive thing in US elections. There is psephological evidence from the actual election as well as masses of anecdotes that "maleness" was a factor this time round. They stopped asking the question 14 years ago, which is probably the most moronic thing I have ever heard. 14 years is a long time and the World is a very, very different place now. They seem to have assumed the trend could only go in one way. To this, I think you can only say:

Phew. I'm so glad this Jacob Ress Mogg fellow (not a global elite) has told us about how grateful we should be that Donald Trump (not a global elite), backed by Elon Misk (definitely not a global elite) has crushed the global elites!

Hobbit porn.

Holden, we have lived through one Trump administration where he was younger, saner, less vengeful and did not have unfettered power. I'm basing my opinions on what might happen basedon that and what he has said. We're getting into Leopards Eating People's Faces Party stuff here. Do not be surprised when Trump does some of the stuff he said he will. And if this is just 10% of that stuff (it won't be), that is bad news.

Thing is, macroenconomic impacts seldom hit you literally the next day (unless you losse your job) and are incredibly hard to pin on single events. You're a clever bloke though. You know how this will impact on our economy and politics in the NEAR FUTURE. And I completely respect you not wanting that discussion, but you don't have to become a denialist.