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Post by Opti on Nov 21, 2023 7:15:48 GMT -5
www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-economist-names-trump-biggest-danger-for-2024/ar-AA1k3valThe Economist says former President Trump presents the world's "biggest danger" in 2024.
Why it matters: The respected 180-year-old British newspaper said a "second Trump term would be a watershed in a way the first was not" and the "fate of the world" will depend on the ballots of "tens of thousands of voters in just a handful of states" in the 2024 presidential election.
The Economist said in its annual "World Ahead" guide Thursday that another four years of Trump in the White House would be "more damaging" than his previous term.
"China and its friends would rejoice over the evidence that American democracy is dysfunctional" and Beijing "could easily miscalculate over Taiwan, with catastrophic consequences."
And Russian President Vladimir Putin "would have an incentive to fight on in Ukraine and to pick off former Soviet countries such as Moldova or the Baltic states," according to the newspaper.
Thoughts? For conservatives like scgal and Spellbound I am curious as to how you see this. Since it is a British paper, I think Spell's comments would be valuable.
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Post by happyhoix on Nov 21, 2023 8:05:43 GMT -5
I think we would become a fascist State, and Trump would figure out how to suspend elections and become the president for life until he dies and throws the country into chaos fighting over who succeeds him.
He is following all the fascist rules for seizing power. He’s started calling the people who oppose him vermin, to dehumanize them and encourage violence against them. How the GOP can stand to the side, laughing off this activity as just Trump being bombastic is beyond me.
The Economist is right.
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 21, 2023 11:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Nov 21, 2023 12:46:22 GMT -5
This is kind of how I feel about giving Trump another term in office:  |
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Post by Opti on Nov 21, 2023 13:04:22 GMT -5
This is kind of how I feel about giving Trump another term in office: Love this. At age 60 plus I am not giving that second chance. In fact, if possible, I break or hide your gun. IMO you have forfeited the right to have it simply by firing on me. |
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Post by Opti on Nov 21, 2023 13:05:07 GMT -5
This needs to be everywhere. Where did you find it? Please PM me. |
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Post by scgal on Nov 21, 2023 14:57:55 GMT -5
www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-economist-names-trump-biggest-danger-for-2024/ar-AA1k3valThe Economist says former President Trump presents the world's "biggest danger" in 2024.
Why it matters: The respected 180-year-old British newspaper said a "second Trump term would be a watershed in a way the first was not" and the "fate of the world" will depend on the ballots of "tens of thousands of voters in just a handful of states" in the 2024 presidential election.
The Economist said in its annual "World Ahead" guide Thursday that another four years of Trump in the White House would be "more damaging" than his previous term.
"China and its friends would rejoice over the evidence that American democracy is dysfunctional" and Beijing "could easily miscalculate over Taiwan, with catastrophic consequences."
And Russian President Vladimir Putin "would have an incentive to fight on in Ukraine and to pick off former Soviet countries such as Moldova or the Baltic states," according to the newspaper.
Thoughts? For conservatives like scgal and Spellbound I am curious as to how you see this. Since it is a British paper, I think Spell's comments would be valuable. Its an opinion piece of an unknown unimportant person. I wouldn't give it the time to go thru it. There is only 2 reasons why I will not vote for trump. !. there is too much drama with him now and the democrats will destroy anything around to get to him. 2. time to start voting younger republicans. |
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 21, 2023 16:48:58 GMT -5
keep in mind that The Economist is quite conservative and respected in the financial arena. i would rate their "opinion pieces" as highly credible.
they are so conservative that i canceled my subscription a while back. not interested in reading stuff that feels like it was written by Hayek.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 21, 2023 16:51:07 GMT -5
www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-economist-names-trump-biggest-danger-for-2024/ar-AA1k3valThe Economist says former President Trump presents the world's "biggest danger" in 2024.
Why it matters: The respected 180-year-old British newspaper said a "second Trump term would be a watershed in a way the first was not" and the "fate of the world" will depend on the ballots of "tens of thousands of voters in just a handful of states" in the 2024 presidential election.
The Economist said in its annual "World Ahead" guide Thursday that another four years of Trump in the White House would be "more damaging" than his previous term.
"China and its friends would rejoice over the evidence that American democracy is dysfunctional" and Beijing "could easily miscalculate over Taiwan, with catastrophic consequences."
And Russian President Vladimir Putin "would have an incentive to fight on in Ukraine and to pick off former Soviet countries such as Moldova or the Baltic states," according to the newspaper.
Thoughts? For conservatives like scgal and Spellbound I am curious as to how you see this. Since it is a British paper, I think Spell's comments would be valuable. Its an opinion piece of an unknown unimportant person. I wouldn't give it the time to go thru it. There is only 2 reasons why I will not vote for trump. !. there is too much drama with him now and the democrats will destroy anything around to get to him. 2. time to start voting younger republicans. i am seriously concerned about his attacks on our institutions. i know that is part of his appeal, but i regard him as highly dangerous, in that respect. i could give dozens of examples, if you like. |
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Post by Opti on Nov 21, 2023 16:56:21 GMT -5
Its an opinion piece of an unknown unimportant person. I wouldn't give it the time to go thru it. There is only 2 reasons why I will not vote for trump. !. there is too much drama with him now and the democrats will destroy anything around to get to him. 2. time to start voting younger republicans. i am seriously concerned about his attacks on our institutions. i know that is part of his appeal, but i regard him as highly dangerous, in that respect. i could give dozens of examples, if you like. I could give many but probably not many that scgal would agree with or even understand. Both you and TG have delved into politics more than I have over all, but I have done extensive reading of political books and will put my current political knowledge against anyone on the board at this point. That said, I think you are the most likely to find something to share with scgal. The pandemic phase is over for example, but there is enough worry that the Biden WH released more free Covid tests to the public through the USPS website. I should see what it would take to register as a Presidential candidate for NJ in 2024. One of my extended family firends apparently has lived life as a senator or congress critter in a midwestern blue state. My BF talks to him and gets the occasional official Xmas card. |
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Post by Opti on Nov 21, 2023 16:59:45 GMT -5
keep in mind that The Economist is quite conservative and respected in the financial arena. i would rate their "opinion pieces" as highly credible. they are so conservative that i canceled my subscription a while back. not interested in reading stuff that feels like it was written by Hayek. It definitely is the opinion of that piece of media, but I think they are correct and I would love to have a copy of the cover. |
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