Former President Trump Thread

GasBandit

GasBandit

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Ok, my mistake, the reflecting pool is on the OTHER side of the Washington Monument, between the WM and the Capitol building is always just regular grass.
 
Eriol

Eriol

Bubble181 said:
Yup, what I really noticed was the nation-level selfishness. On the one hand, the USA isn't just another kid on the playground, you're special, you're the teacher; on the other hand, you're only going to look out for yourself, care for yourself, and protect yourself, all the small kids be damned. If allying temporarily with the playground bully (Russia) helps make your own position even stronger, no problem.
Of course the President is the President. But over the last few decades, he's also been the Leader of the Free World. President trump has made it very clear that's not his job and he doesn't want it. All former presidents in my living memory - Bush senior and onward - have mentioned allies, working together, making the world a better place. Yes, even GWB, even if it was more "with select allies" than "in wide open alliances". Has Trump mentioned anything besides America? Nope (well, maybe - to be fair, I was watching at work and taking calls during his speech so I might've missed something). It's a valid choice, sure, and it's what people voted for. Still, being the biggest and strongest and saying "morality, realpolitik nor long-time bonds are going to make me lift a finger unless there's short-term gain in it for me" is...Something.
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Full speech transcript source
We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American. We will seek friendship and good will with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.
We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow. We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth.
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I think that's the fragment that most directly addresses what you're asking Bubble, but you're free to read the rest of it at the link I provided.
 
Dave

Dave

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WhiteHouse.gov is already being edited. So far all LGBT rights pages have been removed, as have all references to global climate change.

The dumbing down of America is complete.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Dave said:
WhiteHouse.gov is already being edited. So far all LGBT rights pages have been removed, as have all references to global climate change.

The dumbing down of America is complete.
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LISTEN UP PUSSIES

LGBT now stands for LIBERTY GUNS BEER AND TITTIES.

So it's time to put away the dollies and start BEING A MERKUN
 
Frank

Frank

Well, Trump's only been president for a couple of hours and so far, he's only been in violation of the constitution for all them.
 
Dei

Dei

The U.S., government, honestly, has a pretty long history of deciding to stay out of foreign affairs. Maybe not in recent history, but our OFFICIAL involvement in both WWI and WWII didn't come about until we got poked. It's honestly not a weird thing for Trump to talk about isolationism in my mind, because it seems like part of our historical cycle. *shrug*

Honestly, I think as a country we'd be better off if Trump does just stay home for the next four years, because it would mean he didn't incite any attacks against us. :p Unless we only play defense I guess. But realistically, it's probably just pretty words, like everything that comes out of his mouth.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Dei said:
The U.S., government, honestly, has a pretty long history of deciding to stay out of foreign affairs. Maybe not in recent history, but our OFFICIAL involvement in both WWI and WWII didn't come about until we got poked. It's honestly not a weird thing for Trump to talk about isolationism in my mind, because it seems like part of our historical cycle. *shrug*
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Oh, definitely, he didn't invent "American exceptionalism" or "Splendid Isolation" - those are all far too big words for him :p It's just been a long time.
 
Dave

Dave

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He didn't increase, he just halted Obama's decrease that was imposed 11 days ago. But yeah, same thing in the long run.
 
Krisken

Krisken

Like I said, if we fill the thread with nonsense, we're going to lose the crap he does which matters. I think it's time to start a spreadsheet.
 
Krisken

Krisken

Zero Esc said:
Sorry, wasn't sure what you were referring to.

At the same time, it'd be difficult to split into a real shit thread and a hyperbole thread.
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Yeah, I agree, it would be near impossible to separate the crazy shit coming up and the stuff being put out by fake news. No worries man, I wasn't as clear as I should have been.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight



Eventually this is going to trickle down to my job, but for now it's the problem of more important people.


People protesting today, going crazy, don't seem to realize--we see this shit all the time in D.C. "For you, the day you traveled to D.C. to rally/protest/march was the most important day of your life. For us, it was Tuesday." And Wednesday. And Thursday. Etc. There's always somebody down here demonstrating something. The numbers get bigger some days, but overall it's just one of the irksome aspects of life we've come to accept in the D.C. metro area. Just living here, it's easy to see how politicians get jaded and apathetic. It's hard to be impressed by every single show of solidarity for one cause or another, right wing, left wing, which ever side of any issue, when it happens all the time. It becomes background noise, like the subway and the traffic.
 
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