Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity."

[89th]

I'd agree with that.

I'd also add that Trump provided a voice to the "silent majority" in 2016 after years/decades of nearly all media (movies, music, TV, news, celebrities) pumping out liberal talking points that being conservative is closed minded, or racist, or religious is bad. The hard working folks, often in the rural areas, finally had someone who cut through the crap and said what most people think. Heck, I think of his "of course I use tax loopholes" honesty in the 2016 debate:

Link to video

[Renauda]

@Doctor-Phibes

Also, the fact that he's perceived as an outsider - non establishment.

That played well in 2016. Although it still plays well among the base it really should not. For one he is among the elite, a multi millionaire and very much a player in the establishment. Secondly, to say he is not a politician is blatantly false. He is very much a politician and one with four years of experience as POTUS. He was not such in 2016, but is now. He is no outsider, he is deep inside.

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

@Doctor-Phibes said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

What happens to this movement once his four years are up?

Understand, this started in the TEA party movement.

1. A reduction in the size, scope and spending of the Federal government
2. Strong borders
3. No amnesty for illegal aliens.
4. Constitution Originality.
5. I'd say America First, but I think that may be just a bit much. Let us just say an intense reluctance to be the world's policeman.
6. An emphasis on fair trade
7. An emphasis on domestic production, including manufacturing, IT and energy.

1. The Trump Administration increased the size, scope, and spending of the Federal Government.

2. He never completed the wall and never got the Republican Congress to take the steps necessary to improve border security. Why would he succeed this time?

3. He’s already walking that one back a bit. And he has completely backed off the mass deportations he was promising.

4. Occasionally he says the right thing there, then he says or does something to demonstrate that he is either ignorant of what it means or doesn’t really care…

5. K

6. K, but he doesn’t really talk on the subject

7. K

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

@Renauda said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

It’s populism. The same sort of populism that Erdogan, Orban and Putin appeal to and manipulate. In Trump’s case he’s a finely tailored combination of Huey Long and George Wallace.

Edit: quite likely a fair bit of Juan Peron in there as well.

I agree. I believe that he could change some of his positions and the majority of people who support him would be in line with that and have no problem with the change.

@LuFins-Dad is correct that he will just surround himself with "yes man", even more than before. President Biden is incompetent and senile but at least he has people to keep him inside the appropriate lanes. President Tump does not have that and that is scary.

Biden has NOBODY keeping him between the lines. They are riding him like a midget riding Secretariat…

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

@Renauda said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

It’s populism. The same sort of populism that Erdogan, Orban and Putin appeal to and manipulate. In Trump’s case he’s a finely tailored combination of Huey Long and George Wallace.

Edit: quite likely a fair bit of Juan Peron in there as well.

I agree. I believe that he could change some of his positions and the majority of people who support him would be in line with that and have no problem with the change.

Oh, he already has, but his sTrumpets aren’t listening or paying attention. Instead they are calling Dan Friggin Crenshaw a fake republican.

[Jolly]

Vote for Biden.

And enjoy life!

[Renauda]

@LuFins-Dad

Instead they are calling Dan Friggin Crenshaw a fake republican.

Shows how well Trump has trained his base to react to any hint of deviation in the Party.

[Axtremus]

@LuFins-Dad said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

@Jolly said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

5. I'd say America First, but I think that may be just a bit much. Let us just say an intense reluctance to be the world's policeman.
6. An emphasis on fair trade
7. An emphasis on domestic production, including manufacturing, IT and energy.

5. K

6. K, but he doesn’t really talk on the subject

7. K

5. Under Biden, it's "America Leads." We led the international support for Ukraine, we led the international support for Israel ... until Congressional GOP throw in a monkey's wrench.
6. Under Biden, you see concrete, effective policies; e.g., the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), the CHIPS Act, semiconductor export controls against China.
7. Build Back Better!

[taiwan_girl]

The first two years of President Trump, the party controlled all the Congress. Yet, nothing got done. That does not say much for his governing.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

Yet, nothing got done.

I would count that as a major success.

[jon-nyc]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Maher: Make 2024 "The Year of Sanity.":

Maybe his kids will run - you chaps have always secretly liked the Royal Family, so maybe the Trumps will fill a hole you didn't know you had, if you'll pardon the euphemism.

As I’ve said I’m fine if they become our royal family as long as the model is the Romanovs circa 1918.

[Jolly]

If you want 1918 Russia, you probably wind up in a mass grave. I don't think the Bolsheviks cared for your type of person...