2020 US Presidential Election

[Luman]

If Trump does get in, can you give me a checklist of things you want him to achieve in his second term?

Just keep on pushing for the vaccine, repair the economy and make job creation possible, and help the recovery happen, all of which I feel he is qualified to do.

What do you think of his love for Putin? Do you feel he is being played by him? Do you think that Trump's seeming disregard for his own intelligence services puts the US in dangerous waters?

You may have addressed these earlier in the thread, but I've not been reading every post, so may have missed it.

I don't think that Putin can manipulate Trump, it would probably be the other way around. There's nothing wrong with partnering with Russia, unless of course they are committing human rights abuses, imperialism, or crimes against humanity. I do not believe that Russia interfered with the U.S. election of 2016, in order to help Trump. I don't know how, or whether, Trump has disregarded some information from the U.S. intelligence services, I haven't kept up with it.

You can pick apart any candidate and endlessly question their motives and actions. Trump is OK, in my book, he's average at worst, and better, than many others that came before him. He is certainly a far better choice than Biden and What's Her Name.

 

[aot]

That was just to test the system.

If Biden did the same thing Trump would be blasting him, calling him a fraud and cheat and you know it.

He is not the one who said, "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."

But he did call actual neonazis "fine people", called countries in Africa "shit hole countries", refused to denounce white supremacists who have voiced support for him, and helped promote the lie that Obama was born in Kenya, thus shouldn't be allowed to be President.

Biden's was remark was foolish and he was rightfully called out for it. But Trump has said -and done- just as bad, if not worse.

Biden worked for segregationists, true. I don't know about that to be honest, so I won't fight you on that. But Trump's father (who he says was a "kind, loving man" in the Chris Wallace interview.) was arrested after attending a Klan meeting. That's the kind of person Trump considers kind and loving?

 

[all to gain]

I will agree that people often have an innate tribalism that causes them to want to like people themselves more without any outside information but I don't think educating against that is "propaganda" any more than any of the moral lessons we instill in children are. Even teaching children about cultural traditions or public behavior is, I suppose "propaganda" through that lens. I have heard Mr. Rogers called "propaganda" before for teaching children to be good neighbors. I guess "right from wrong" lessons are picked and chosen by parents and society at large and is all "propaganda" in that sense but I would personally argue empathy is the most important to being a good person.

I would also argue against your point that the US takes in the most immigrants because it is "empathetic" we depend on immigrant labor for both unskilled and skilled labor. And illegal immigrants are exploited in many industries (esp migrant farming and meat processing). Trump himself exploited cheap illegal Polish labor to build Trump Tower.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/...legal-immigrant-workers-union-settlement.html

From the article:

"In 1998, Wojciech Kozak described to The New York Times the backbreaking labor on the job.

"We worked in horrid, terrible conditions," Mr. Kozak said. "We were frightened illegal immigrants and did not know enough about our rights."

Making illegals afraid is a good way to exploit them.

We are not an empathetic nation, we have some very troubled things from our past: Japanese internment camps, Tuskegee Syphilis trials, the Native American trail of tears just to name a few. Freedom of speech and religion are in our constitution, it has nothing to do with the "empathy" of our government since.

As far as your assessment that monocultures thrive more, it is I suppose easier to not have to deal with racial conflict if there are no different races to conflict but this doesn't apply to the US as it has always been a melting pot (and has benefited from that in terms of culture, the arts, and even scientific advancement), and the only way to change that would be what the Chinese are doing to the Muslims (ie committing war crimes and atrocities), so even if you would wish the US had only one national identity, it never had that. We were a nation of immigrants from the inception.

Black, Asian and Hispanic Americans are just as "American" as White Americans (though it can perhaps be argued that perhaps all these groups have less claim on what being American should be than Native Americans if a monoculture should be argued for it should be their culture)
Non-Christian Americans are just as "American" as Christian Americans.
Gay Americans are just as "American" as Straight Americans.

To suggest otherwise, is actually very un-American.

"Empathy is the most important to being a good person." Define a good person to me, ie a definition that fits all people everywhere. Good luck with that. Perceptions of what is good and bad vary greatly; one person's good is another person's bad. Even if you did give me a definition it would be so general as to be meaningless.

I disagree: the US is an empathetic nation (compared to many others out there, which is my point).

Yes, you are a nation of immigrants (if we forget about the Native Americans who were already there and before the US became the US), and that melting pot has had some great successes, but now it seems that melting pot has reached an impasse of sorts. How it gets over this impasse is as of yet the unanswered question. But I don't see the left or the right doing much to make the US a more harmonious place.

 

[all to gain]

Just keep on pushing for the vaccine, repair the economy and make job creation possible, and help the recovery happen, all of which I feel he is qualified to do.

I don't think that Putin can manipulate Trump, it would probably be the other way around. There's nothing wrong with partnering with Russia, unless of course they are committing human rights abuses, imperialism, or crimes against humanity. I do not believe that Russia interfered with the U.S. election of 2016, in order to help Trump. I don't know how, or whether, Trump has disregarded soidme information from the U.S. intelligence services, I haven't kept up with it.

You can pick apart any candidate and endlessly question their motives and actions. Trump is OK, in my book, he's average at worst, and better, than many others that came before him. He is certainly a far better choice than Biden and What's Her Name.

Fair enough on what you hope he does. Let's see if he delivers.

Nah, Putin can and is manipulating Trump and is playing him like a T. No way can Trump manipulate Putin, unless he really went after Putin with concerted effort. It's water off a duck's back to old Vladimir.

There would be nothing wrong with partnering with Russia if we had sensible humane people in power in both countries, but that isn't the case. Right now Russia is not the US's friend, and vice versa. Russia performs lots of human rights abuses internally. I believe Russia has interfered, but whether it was enough to help Trump in is another question. Russia always interferes in elections... just as the US does!

Yes, any candidate can be ripped apart pretty much if people are inclined enough to do it. I just feel that the US has really lost its way with Trump and Biden.

 

[Luman]

.......But Trump's father (who he says was a "kind, loving man" in the Chris Wallace interview.) was arrested after attending a Klan meeting. That's the kind of person Trump considers kind and loving?

There was a KKK march in the street, in Queens, NY. Trump's father was very well loved in NYC. Since a large proportion of Fred Trump's tenants were Jewish, and the KKK is not fond of people of the Hebrew persuasion, does it really make sense for him to have been of that mentality? It was a melee, and for all we know, he was shouting things against them.

This USA Today article has the facts, that are available and they confirm that there's no evidence, to conclude that Fred Trump was attending a KKK rally in the 1920's, or at any other time. He was probably simply going about his work, and got caught up in something. You are creating fake news.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...d-kkk-rally-circumstances-unclear/3209853001/

Donald Trump's daughter married a modern Orthodox Jew and converted to Judaism. Their child is being raised as a Jew, as well. Would a White Christian racist, have a daughter who lives like this? I doubt it.

 

[all to gain]

I also don't believe that the Black Lives Matter movement protests will change anything either. For starters the movement is aimed at only black people where they forget about racial attacks that have been happening with other races and only focus on black issues only which I think is a negative.

I've seen people getting gaslighted for talking about racial attacks that have been happening to other races by black people and saying "nOw iS NoT tHE tImE tO bE TaLKiNG aBOuT tHEsE iSsUEs" and also saying "why are you racist to black people" when they clearly weren't being racist at all and were just letting others know about these racist attacks that have been happening to other races by black people.

Like come on, we should be focusing on all racial attacks that have been happening to others in the community and not just focusing on black lives and police brutality.

A better way to unite all races is to have an Anti-Racist Movement which supports all races who have suffered from racial attacks, oppression, police brutality etc. I think with an Anti-Racist Movement more people will support this over Black Lives Matter movement.

I agree for the need to focus on brutality and all racism etc full stop.

I think the BLM although well intentioned is shooting itself in the foot with the associated violence. I don't feel using violence to protest violence is really a good tactic in this case.

That said, the number of those killed at the hands of the police in the US is pretty outstanding, ie 1146 in 2019. Compare this to 3-4 police killings in the UK in the same time period (in 2018 there was only 1). Yes, the UK has a population five times smaller than the US, but we can see it doesn't make much difference to the figures. Yet both the UK and US are nations of native English speakers. Talk about cultural differences.

 

[Luman]

I agree for the need to focus on brutality and all racism etc full stop.

I think the BLM although well intentioned is shooting itself in the foot with the associated violence. I don't feel using violence to protest violence is really a good tactic in this case.

That said, the number of those killed at the hands of the police in the US is pretty outstanding, ie 1146 in 2019. Compare this to 3-4 police killings in the UK in the same time period (in 2018 there was only 1). Yes, the UK has a population five times smaller than the US, but we can see it doesn't make much difference to the figures. Yet both the UK and US are nations of native English speakers. Talk about cultural differences.

Do you think that all of the police killings in the United States were unjustified killings of unarmed, law abiding civilians, who were simply walking down the street, or driving, minding their own business, not committing a crime, nor armed and dangerous, and the cops just killed them?

 

[all to gain]

Do you think that all of the police killings in the United States were unjustified killings of unarmed, law abiding civilians, who were simply walking down the street, or driving, minding their own business, not committing a crime, or armed and dangerous, and the cops just killed them?

No, of course not. Neither do I think that all those killings were justified. Some yes, all of them, no.

But it shows the startling difference between British and American culture in general, although we share a common language.

It would be interesting to know the official breakdown of the US stats. Sure there must be some info out there, need to take a look. May be if you weren't a nation armed to the teeth you would have less reason to kill criminals, ie less guns = less deaths? No idea if that's the case, just asking the question.

EDIT: Here in Russia many people don't make a distinction between the US and the UK. When I say I am English they ask where EXACTLY I am from, ie England or the US. I then go on to explain that although we share a common language there are big cultural differences and that, in my opinion, in some ways Russia is closer to the US than the UK is to the US in terms of mentality to a certain degree.

 

[Born To Slay]

Do you think that all of the police killings in the United States were unjustified killings of unarmed, law abiding civilians, who were simply walking down the street, or driving, minding their own business, not committing a crime, nor armed and dangerous, and the cops just killed them?

Just because someone commits a crime of some kind doesn't mean they should be killed. This is why we have courts. A lot of the people killed did something wrong but not something worth killlng someone over. Like with a George Floyd, murdered on a public street for barely anything.

 

[Greg Sacramento]

I don't think either party's elected officials or most with money and control care about the individual rights and needs of the not so rich and powerful. This weekend the rich and powerful are enjoying life.

 

[FGG]

Do you think that all of the police killings in the United States were unjustified killings of unarmed, law abiding civilians, who were simply walking down the street, or driving, minding their own business, not committing a crime, nor armed and dangerous, and the cops just killed them?

In many cases, that's exactly what happened:

Philandro Castile, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Charles Kinsey, Elijah McClain. The list goes on.

Many times it occurred after non violent crime: Eric Garner, George Floyd, etc.

Even in the case of violent crime, is it not the job of police to enact their version of "justice" that's for the court to decide.

 

[FGG]

There was a KKK march in the street, in Queens, NY. Trump's father was very well loved in NYC. Since a large proportion of Fred Trump's tenants were Jewish, and the KKK is not fond of people of the Hebrew persuasion, does it really make sense for him to have been of that mentality? It was a melee, and for all we know, he was shouting things against them.

This USA Today article has the facts, that are available and they confirm that there's no evidence, to conclude that Fred Trump was attending a KKK rally in the 1920's, or at any other time. He was probably simply going about his work, and got caught up in something. You are creating fake news.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...d-kkk-rally-circumstances-unclear/3209853001/

Donald Trump's daughter married a modern Orthodox Jew and converted to Judaism. Their child is being raised as a Jew, as well. Would a White Christian racist, have a daughter who lives like this? I doubt it.

I half agree with you. I actually don't think Trump is a racist in the classic way. I think he uses the racism of some of his followers in his favor, though, and that's really not much better.

Instead of racist, I think Trump is so egotistical that he thinks anything he is is just innately superior to others. Therefore, the best thing anyone could ever be is a rich New York white man with German heritage who is a business man by trade, inherited his wealth and enjoys golf.

That's also why I find his apparent military comments so believable. I can easily imagine Trump feeling the need to point out that it is somehow better and smarter to be a draft dodger by faking bone spurs and if you do anything different than he did or would, you are somehow inferior.

 

[Zugzug]

I half agree with you. I actually don't think Trump is a racist in the classic way. I think he uses the racism of some of his followers in his favor, though, and that's really not much better.

Instead of racist, I think Trump is so egotistical that he thinks anything he is is just innately superior to others. Therefore, the best thing anyone could ever be is a rich New York white man with German heritage who is a business man by trade, inherited his wealth and enjoys golf.

That's also why I find his apparent military comments so believable. I can easily imagine Trump feeling the need to point out that it is somehow better and smarter to be a draft dodger by faking bone spurs and if you do anything different than he did or would, you are somehow inferior.

Trump has so many horrific psychological problems that he almost gets off the hook because there's always an available location to move the goal posts. For example, sometimes it's hard to tell whether his racism, sociopathy, ignorance, or narcissism is on display.

Like I've said, I don't think every Trump voter is a racist, but he definitely is and a core (larger than his voters want to admit) part of his constituency are. He most certainly has an interest in using race as a weapon for personal gain, which honestly, is probably worse than holding some private prejudices.

 

[Luman]

Here is a very level-headed article, published the other day by the Wall Street Journal. I'd say that it's 95% representative of my feelings about the Trump presidency, which is positive. Despite his bad hair, manners, narcissism, he has done a very good job, in many areas. I am sure that President Trump, and Vice President Pence, will be victorious, in November, as more and more people realize, that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris simply very poor candidates for these jobs. If you're a "Anybody but Trump" voter, please read this article, and reconsider your position.

I Was Never Trump. Not Anymore.
He has weaknesses, but his presidency has been successful.

By Michael I. Krauss

Sept. 2, 2020 6:51 pm ET
Wall Street Journal

In 2016 I wrote in the name of Rep. Paul Ryan for president. I knew that the policies Hillary Clinton advocated were detrimental to the nation, but I simply couldn't bring myself to vote for her rival. I found Donald Trump boorish and misogynistic, and I was dumbfounded that he had captured the GOP nomination. When the dust settled in November 2016, I was glad Mrs. Clinton was defeated. But I winced whenever I heard the president-elect speak.

Back then I thought I was a Never Trumper. Now I realize I was wrong. If the election took place today, I would vote to re-elect President Trump.

I still find Mr. Trump's style grating, and I cringe at his narcissism. Some of his junior subordinates are wanting in talent or experience. His friendliness with the dictators of Russia and North Korea is wrong-headed, even dangerous. As for ethics, I believe he hasn't sufficiently ensured that his hotel empire derives no profit from hosting U.S. and foreign government officials. And I think the president clearly doesn't understand the principle of mutual gains from trade.

Notwithstanding these weaknesses, I believe that the Trump presidency has been, to a large extent, successful. Mr. Trump survived a politicized, even somewhat corrupt impeachment campaign. He has confronted a once-in-a-century virus of foreign origin in good faith and with candor. Despite often-contemptuous hostility by the elite press, and outright civil disobedience by several federal judges, the president has performed his duties and genuinely tried to keep his promises.

He not only insisted that immigration conform to the rule of law, but advocated for and (where legally permitted) built a border wall. The president has appointed more than 200 federal judges, most of whom are superb and committed to finding the law, not making it up. He has followed through on his promise to reduce taxes and to begin deregulating the economy, creating a remarkable boom that reduced unemployment for minorities to the lowest rates ever recorded.

On the foreign-policy front, the president promoted a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, with more deals hopefully to come soon. He formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the U.S. Embassy there (as former presidents promised to do but never did). Mr. Trump withdrew from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, the signing of which was possibly the single worst act of the Obama presidency. The president eliminated Iranian terrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani, essentially crushed ISIS, and neutralized its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He signed the Taylor Force Act into law, cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it pays support to the families of terrorists. Mr. Trump recognized that a cold war exists with China, and he has taken concrete steps to counter that country's efforts to weaken our republic.

As an educator, I especially appreciate that the president has stood firm against the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and signed an executive order combating anti-Semitism on college campuses. His administration has sued to crack down on racial discrimination in admissions at my alma mater, Yale, and has reversed the federal government's prior encouragement of kangaroo courts on college campuses. K-12 is mostly a state responsibility, but Mr. Trump deserves credit for promoting school choice to advance poor communities, despite unrelenting opposition from teachers' unions.

Last but certainly not least, the president has named many excellent cabinet members, more than a few of whom have—in collaboration with Vice President Mike Pence—on several occasions served to channel his instincts in positive directions.

Joe Biden, on the other hand, is weak and presides over a party that coddles extremists and sometimes seems to condone riotous violence. President Trump deserves re-election, and this time I'll cast my vote for him.

Mr. Krauss is a professor emeritus of law at George Mason University.

 

[Luman]

Just because someone commits a crime of some kind doesn't mean they should be killed. This is why we have courts. A lot of the people killed did something wrong but not something worth killlng someone over. Like with a George Floyd, murdered on a public street for barely anything.

George Floyd had a very serious level of criminal activity, in his past, and was passing counterfeit money. He was killed by a police officer with numerous complaints against him. The unions will not permit a bad police officer to be fired, until he kills somebody, unjustly. This is their sacred right, according to the unions, and the politicians, including the Democrats,support this, because they're paid to do so with voting support and, in many cases, contributions.

Many people are killed because they do not follow instructions, when confronted by the police, such as to put their hands above their head. Sometimes, they reach toward a pocket, and the police cannot play a guessing game as to what they're going for by waiting for them to possibly pull out a gun and start firing. It's potentially deadly, to not do what the police tell you, in situations like this.

 

[Luman]

In many cases, that's exactly what happened:

Philandro Castile, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Charles Kinsey, Elijah McClain. The list goes on.

Many times it occurred after non violent crime: Eric Garner, George Floyd, etc.

Even in the case of violent crime, is it not the job of police to enact their version of "justice" that's for the court to decide.

Would you be in favor of busting the grip that the unions have in America, and getting rid of the police unions?

 

[aot]

Many people are killed because they do not follow instructions, when confronted by the police, such as to put their hands above their head.

And many other people are killed despite following those instructions.

The police should receive more training in de-escalation.

And what does George Floyd's past criminal activity have to do with anything? At the moment of his murder, he was accused of a nonviolent offense. And even if that wasn't case, it didn't call for kneeling on his neck for almost ten minutes while he begged for mercy.

 

[FGG]

Would you be in favor of busting the grip that the unions have in America, and getting rid of the police unions?

If that's the only way that it could be done, sure.

But I do think the system could be reformed in other, more immediate ways if laws were passed that the unions could not side step or otherwise circumvent.

I think this guy had good ideas and this could be done immediately:

 

[Luman]

I half agree with you. I actually don't think Trump is a racist in the classic way. I think he uses the racism of some of his followers in his favor, though, and that's really not much better.

Instead of racist, I think Trump is so egotistical that he thinks anything he is is just innately superior to others. Therefore, the best thing anyone could ever be is a rich New York white man with German heritage who is a business man by trade, inherited his wealth and enjoys golf.

That's also why I find his apparent military comments so believable. I can easily imagine Trump feeling the need to point out that it is somehow better and smarter to be a draft dodger by faking bone spurs and if you do anything different than he did or would, you are somehow inferior.

What does having German heritage have to do with anything? German is the most common ancestry, I believe, among Caucasian people in the United States, but most are not 100% of German stock, and Trump is a good example, as his mother was Scottish.

Given the VietNam war, I don't blame anybody who dodged the draft. In fact, if Trump pulled it off, I'd say that he should be considered smart, for doing so. Some seem to think that he he did. Is there any proof that Trump faked the bone spurs? How did he do this, was there a medical doctor that falsified his report and evidence, thereby risking his licence to practice? Would the Army not have their own doctors to verify that he was actually 4F? As I said, I'd admire his cleverness, had he found a way to escape the draft, but I think that his medical dispensation, was legitimate.

He has done a very good job, overall. Pelosi, like a child, ripped up his speech. Now she's in trouble for not wearing a mask, which she will never live down. The Democratic Party is over, as far as this election. Trump has already won, but they don't yet know it.

 

[Born To Slay]

George Floyd had a very serious level of criminal activity, in his past, and was passing counterfeit money. He was killed by a police officer with numerous complaints against him. The unions will not permit a bad police officer to be fired, until he kills somebody, unjustly. This is their sacred right, according to the unions, and the politicians, including the Democrats,support this, because they're paid to do so with voting support and, in many cases, contributions.

Many people are killed because they do not follow instructions, when confronted by the police, such as to put their hands above their head. Sometimes, they reach toward a pocket, and the police cannot play a guessing game as to what they're going for by waiting for them to possibly pull out a gun and start firing. It's potentially deadly, to not do what the police tell you, in situations like this.

Police officers in other developed seem to be able to kill people at much lower rates than the United States. Even countries with similar positions on the crime index. So this is not a problem of American citizens but a problem of the cops.

And yeah, the police unions suck and neither party seems interested in combating them but it must be noted that the Democratic police reform package was much harsher than the Republican one. I'm sure the police unions are paying attention to that.

 

[Born To Slay]

Here is a very level-headed article, published the other day by the Wall Street Journal. I'd say that it's 95% representative of my feelings about the Trump presidency, which is positive. Despite his bad hair, manners, narcissism, he has done a very good job, in many areas. I am sure that President Trump, and Vice President Pence, will be victorious, in November, as more and more people realize, that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris simply very poor candidates for these jobs. If you're a "Anybody but Trump" voter, please read this article, and reconsider your position.

I Was Never Trump. Not Anymore.
He has weaknesses, but his presidency has been successful.

By Michael I. Krauss

Sept. 2, 2020 6:51 pm ET
Wall Street Journal

In 2016 I wrote in the name of Rep. Paul Ryan for president. I knew that the policies Hillary Clinton advocated were detrimental to the nation, but I simply couldn't bring myself to vote for her rival. I found Donald Trump boorish and misogynistic, and I was dumbfounded that he had captured the GOP nomination. When the dust settled in November 2016, I was glad Mrs. Clinton was defeated. But I winced whenever I heard the president-elect speak.

Back then I thought I was a Never Trumper. Now I realize I was wrong. If the election took place today, I would vote to re-elect President Trump.

I still find Mr. Trump's style grating, and I cringe at his narcissism. Some of his junior subordinates are wanting in talent or experience. His friendliness with the dictators of Russia and North Korea is wrong-headed, even dangerous. As for ethics, I believe he hasn't sufficiently ensured that his hotel empire derives no profit from hosting U.S. and foreign government officials. And I think the president clearly doesn't understand the principle of mutual gains from trade.

Notwithstanding these weaknesses, I believe that the Trump presidency has been, to a large extent, successful. Mr. Trump survived a politicized, even somewhat corrupt impeachment campaign. He has confronted a once-in-a-century virus of foreign origin in good faith and with candor. Despite often-contemptuous hostility by the elite press, and outright civil disobedience by several federal judges, the president has performed his duties and genuinely tried to keep his promises.

He not only insisted that immigration conform to the rule of law, but advocated for and (where legally permitted) built a border wall. The president has appointed more than 200 federal judges, most of whom are superb and committed to finding the law, not making it up. He has followed through on his promise to reduce taxes and to begin deregulating the economy, creating a remarkable boom that reduced unemployment for minorities to the lowest rates ever recorded.

On the foreign-policy front, the president promoted a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, with more deals hopefully to come soon. He formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the U.S. Embassy there (as former presidents promised to do but never did). Mr. Trump withdrew from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, the signing of which was possibly the single worst act of the Obama presidency. The president eliminated Iranian terrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani, essentially crushed ISIS, and neutralized its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He signed the Taylor Force Act into law, cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it pays support to the families of terrorists. Mr. Trump recognized that a cold war exists with China, and he has taken concrete steps to counter that country's efforts to weaken our republic.

As an educator, I especially appreciate that the president has stood firm against the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and signed an executive order combating anti-Semitism on college campuses. His administration has sued to crack down on racial discrimination in admissions at my alma mater, Yale, and has reversed the federal government's prior encouragement of kangaroo courts on college campuses. K-12 is mostly a state responsibility, but Mr. Trump deserves credit for promoting school choice to advance poor communities, despite unrelenting opposition from teachers' unions.

Last but certainly not least, the president has named many excellent cabinet members, more than a few of whom have—in collaboration with Vice President Mike Pence—on several occasions served to channel his instincts in positive directions.

Joe Biden, on the other hand, is weak and presides over a party that coddles extremists and sometimes seems to condone riotous violence. President Trump deserves re-election, and this time I'll cast my vote for him.

Mr. Krauss is a professor emeritus of law at George Mason University.

If someone is conservative then yeah, sure they're thrilled with the Trump presidency. But if you're not, well most of that article doesn't apply to you. Bragging about all those conservative justices appointed for example is probably going to have most liberals on the fence running back to Biden.

 

[all to gain]

Police officers in other developed seem to be able to kill people at much lower rates than the United States. Even countries with similar positions on the crime index. So this is not a problem of American citizens but a problem of the cops.

You are forgetting about the guns and the culture/mentality surrounding guns in the US. Surely they play some role, too, in the high number of deaths? Your police are armed, and so are many of your civilians. And guns are easy to get.

As I stated in an earlier post, wouldn't less guns all round equal less deaths all round?

 

[Luman]

If someone is conservative then yeah, sure they're thrilled with the Trump presidency. But if you're not, well most of that article doesn't apply to you. Bragging about all those conservative justices appointed for example is probably going to have most liberals on the fence running back to Biden.

There is a big difference between being a liberal and today's "progressive", which Biden and Harris have decided to represent. This woman has promised that the far left wacko progressives, will not stop trying to force their agenda on the country.

She was the mistress of Mayor Willie Brown, the powerful San Francisco Democrat. She was 29, he was 60, and estranged from his wife. He rewarded her, for her company, with government jobs, which helped her break into politics. Biden said, a few weeks ago, that she is an appropriate role model for little girls in the minority sectors, "This morning, little girls woke up across this nation — especially Black and Brown girls who so often may feel overlooked and undervalued in ..." Yeah, Joe, tell me about it.

 

[Born To Slay]

There is a big difference between being a liberal and today's "progressive", which Biden and Harris have decided to represent. This woman has promised that the far left wacko progressives, will not stop trying to force their agenda on the country.

She was the mistress of Mayor Willie Brown, the powerful San Francisco Democrat. She was 29, he was 60, and estranged from his wife. He rewarded her, for her company, with government jobs, which helped her break into politics. Biden said, a few weeks ago, that she is an appropriate role model for little girls in the minority sectors, "This morning, little girls woke up across this nation — especially Black and Brown girls who so often may feel overlooked and undervalued in ..." Yeah, Joe, tell me about it.

The progressive agenda is fine, nothing really all that radical about it. And people are waking up to that, which is why Trump painting Biden as a commie will be a failed strategy for November.

 

[FGG]

The progressive agenda is fine, nothing really all that radical about it. And people are waking up to that, which is why Trump painting Biden as a commie will be a failed strategy for November.

Trump realizes this too, which is why he has to say Biden and Harris are "far" left (which is ridiculous).

But the fact is when Bernie was poll matched with Trump during the primaries by Fivethirtyeight and others, he would have won handedly. Young Americans especially aren't falling for the McCarthyism 2.0 (which uses "Marxist" instead of "Communist"). They've seen all the "socialism" and bailouts go to corporations and the rich.

 

[just1morething]

Why does a random thread on a tinnitus forum have so much interest? We will find out in November who will be president. Seems to be a lot of Trump haters, some seem to despise him something fierce. Look at the negatives in Biden-Harris for a change.

 

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[FGG]

Why does a random thread on a tinnitus forum have so much interest? We will find out in November who will be president. Seems to be a lot of Trump haters, some seem to despise him something fierce. Look at the negatives in Biden-Harris for a change.

Some people are as interested in the process as the outcome.

Just like some people watch the entire football season and others tune in just for the Superbowl at the end.

 

[aot]

Look at the negatives in Biden-Harris for a change.

I think many people here have been honest about Biden-Harris's flaws. It's just that Trump-Pence is so awful, that Biden-Harris is preferable.

It's like choosing to get kicked in groin as opposed to getting your throat slit.

 

[just1morething]

Do you think Biden will sniff Trump's hair before debating him?