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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2023, 01:02:53 PM »
Yes I did in my reply to you

this is my original post & what i'm asking


Though you're still the only Dem / Biden supporter to respond - I wonder why not the other's yet
They have so much to say about Donald  ::)

Don't take being ignored on Getbig to heart. I answered your question because I like you and consider you my friend. It is rude to ignore a friend's request.  ;)

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« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2023, 01:12:38 PM »
Don't take being ignored on Getbig to heart. I answered your question because I like you and consider you my friend. It is rude to ignore a friend's request.  ;)

Ha - Thanks. 

Being ignored or is it cannot answer. ??

I started the thread in hope I would get some decent honest feed back as to what policies were bad & damaging to America as there is so much hatred & dislike of Donald by a few on here.

Wanted to hear some thing other than orange man bad / grabbed some birds pussy / don't like him etc etc - Actual policies not feeling against him.

Waiting................. .................

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« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2023, 01:39:53 PM »
Ha - Thanks. 

Being ignored or is it cannot answer. ??

I started the thread in hope I would get some decent honest feed back as to what policies were bad & damaging to America as there is so much hatred & dislike of Donald by a few on here.

Wanted to hear some thing other than orange man bad / grabbed some birds pussy / don't like him etc etc - Actual policies not feeling against him.

Waiting................. .................

Fair enough. Let's see if anyone else bites.

As best as I know, I have never posted 'orange man bad' (too generalized) or grabbed someone's pussy (non of my business). I have however made it clear that I have never and still don't like the man. Even if I thought his policies were spot on, I would not like him as a person... but I do not hate him either. He is not worthy of my hatred... yet.

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« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2023, 01:40:13 PM »
What kind of foreign dimwit posts so much about a countries politics that he doesn't live in and can't even vote in. 

I guess that citizenship application got lost in the mail   ::)

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« Reply #29 on: July 06, 2023, 03:07:31 PM »
Fair enough. Let's see if anyone else bites.

As best as I know, I have never posted 'orange man bad' (too generalized) or grabbed someone's pussy (non of my business). I have however made it clear that I have never and still don't like the man. Even if I thought his policies were spot on, I would not like him as a person... but I do not hate him either. He is not worthy of my hatred... yet.

A few do continually post orange man bad etc ,
Do you vote for the policies you think are beneficial to America or on how much you
Like / dislike the person ?

Still no others want to step up & give their answers......

Probably to caught up in hating orange man bad   ::)

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #30 on: July 06, 2023, 06:40:47 PM »
A few do continually post orange man bad etc ,
Do you vote for the policies you think are beneficial to America or on how much you
Like / dislike the person ?

Still no others want to step up & give their answers......

Probably to caught up in hating orange man bad   ::)

Really Illuminati, stop asking questions that cannot be simply answered. The American voter does not have the ability to vote on policies (at the federal level) and are thus forced to vote on whether we like or dislike the candidate and what they claim their policies are. We are frequently dupped!

When you say vote for policies, I assume you mean State referendums and voter submitted initiative petitions. Note: only 26 US states including Oregon have initiative and/or veto referendum processes at the statewide level.

As best as I know at the Federal level voters vote for the U.S. President (who has the power to propose policies, sign some bills into law, veto those they dislike and make appointments), and the representatives from their state in congress (House and Senate) who use their legislative power to make new laws and change existing laws.

So, this proposes a bit of a dilemma because as voters, we are asked to believe what campaigning politicians say their policies are. Unfortunately, political candidates and their campaign managers have been known to lie or fabricate reasons they believe will appeal to the voter to get elected. This leaves us voters trying to figure out who is lying the least and is most likely to follow through on their promises. Sadly, we base this partly on whether we like them or not, because that is part of our human nature.


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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #31 on: July 06, 2023, 07:26:25 PM »
Really Illuminati, stop asking questions that cannot be simply answered. The American voter does not have the ability to vote on policies (at the federal level) and are thus forced to vote on whether we like or dislike the candidate and what they claim their policies are. We are frequently dupped!

When you say vote for policies, I assume you mean State referendums and voter submitted initiative petitions. Note: only 26 US states including Oregon have initiative and/or veto referendum processes at the statewide level.

As best as I know at the Federal level voters vote for the U.S. President (who has the power to propose policies, sign some bills into law, veto those they dislike and make appointments), and the representatives from their state in congress (House and Senate) who use their legislative power to make new laws and change existing laws.

So, this proposes a bit of a dilemma because as voters, we are asked to believe what campaigning politicians say their policies are. Unfortunately, political candidates and their campaign managers have been known to lie or fabricate reasons they believe will appeal to the voter to get elected. This leaves us voters trying to figure out who is lying the least and is most likely to follow through on their promises. Sadly, we base this partly on whether we like them or not, because that is part of our human nature.

You realize the dumb ass doesn't know what he means or what he is asking.  He is simply repeating himself over and over for the vagueness of it all.  Funny how if he really was a citizen like he claimed, he would actually know this as it is simple high school education basically.

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #32 on: July 06, 2023, 07:53:55 PM »
What kind of foreign dimwit posts so much about a countries politics that he doesn't live in and can't even vote in. 

I guess that citizenship application got lost in the mail   ::)
Says the guy slurping oaks balls all over the G&O ::)
Liar!!!!Filt!!!!

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« Reply #33 on: July 06, 2023, 08:39:22 PM »
Says the guy slurping oaks balls all over the G&O ::)

Not relevant.  ;)

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« Reply #34 on: July 06, 2023, 09:31:45 PM »
Seriously, you’re annoying at this point especially when there’s more proof than not it was rigged. It’s not an even a fucking conspiracy theory.

But there isn't and it is... that's just the truth

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« Reply #35 on: July 06, 2023, 10:09:46 PM »
Exactly what were the policies that were so Bad under Donald's admin ?

This is serious question - I'm trying to understand why the hate for Donald.

Every President since I took interest in politics has made policies I agreed with and didn't agree with. Made decisions I agreed with, didn't agree with (Bush Jr going into Afghanistan vs Bush Jr invading Iraq for example.

Bidens debt forgiveness (wtf?)

In the majority of cases (Iraq wasn't one of them)I felt the decisions being made were typically done after considering the pros and cons, advisors who would identify potential land mines and of course the particular political party in charges basic ideologies and platform.

I didn't agree with Trump voiding Obamas executive order that made it more difficult for people with mental illness to purchase guns.

Didn't care for Trump's obsession with spending money on a border wall that everyone should have known wouldn't work and Mexico damn sure wasn't going to pay for

Pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal made no sense.

Pulling out of the Trans Pacific Partnership.

His response to Covid

In many of his decisions, I believe his ego and management style "I'm the smartest person in the room, nobody knows more about ___ than I do, impaired his ability to make sound calls. Due to his well known blustering, personal attacks on anyone who even hinted at disagreeing, I did not have confidence he was capable of handling the job.

His call to another countries President to try and bully him into launching a public investigation against his political opponent validated my concern

He was/is a pretty despicable human being, unethical, untrustworthy, self centered. That's not the kind of person I would want on my sons school board, as a Supervisor and certainly not as the person representing my country.


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« Reply #36 on: July 06, 2023, 11:24:39 PM »
Every President since I took interest in politics has made policies I agreed with and didn't agree with. Made decisions I agreed with, didn't agree with (Bush Jr going into Afghanistan vs Bush Jr invading Iraq for example.

Bidens debt forgiveness (wtf?)

In the majority of cases (Iraq wasn't one of them)I felt the decisions being made were typically done after considering the pros and cons, advisors who would identify potential land mines and of course the particular political party in charges basic ideologies and platform.

I didn't agree with Trump voiding Obamas executive order that made it more difficult for people with mental illness to purchase guns.

Didn't care for Trump's obsession with spending money on a border wall that everyone should have known wouldn't work and Mexico damn sure wasn't going to pay for

Pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal made no sense.

Pulling out of the Trans Pacific Partnership.

His response to Covid

In many of his decisions, I believe his ego and management style "I'm the smartest person in the room, nobody knows more about ___ than I do, impaired his ability to make sound calls. Due to his well known blustering, personal attacks on anyone who even hinted at disagreeing, I did not have confidence he was capable of handling the job.

His call to another countries President to try and bully him into launching a public investigation against his political opponent validated my concern

He was/is a pretty despicable human being, unethical, untrustworthy, self centered. That's not the kind of person I would want on my sons school board, as a Supervisor and certainly not as the person representing my country.

This is an amazing, well considered, intelligent, comprehensive, and logical response to Illuminati's question regarding Presidential policies. Some of which you were okay and agreed with, and others with which you disagreed. In addition, your assessment of Trump and his approach to executive decisions, other responsibilities of his position, and the frequently negative impact his egotistical, and often juvenile personality has had on the people of this nation, in my opinion, is right on target. 

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #37 on: July 07, 2023, 02:25:01 AM »
X2
You beat to it Dos , yes well done Prime for answering  👏

Dos pls do reply to what you think is wrong with them answers.
I'm at odds with a few of them.

Ok.  Here goes.

Locating an actual list of Trump's policies is difficult. Like most politicians, Trump was/is intentionally vague when it comes to stating policies. So, these are technically not Trump's policies, but they are some of the actions his administration took with which I disagree (dislike).

I will not fault Trump for his mishandling of the pandemic because no-one including world leaders were prepared to deal with this.

Roll Back the healthcare act - (which failed).
Muslim ban.
The handling of boarder immigration issues.
Attack on consumer protection laws.
Overturning a Department of Education accountability rule under the ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’.
Corporate tax cuts.
Rolling back more than 100 environmental rules.
Withdrew from Paris accord - climate.
Launched a trade war with China.
Judiciary appointments (literally hundreds of them).

Congress tried to repeal Obamacare but got stymied by Senator John McCain.  Then the spineless Republicans did nothing about it.  Yes Trump was helping to lead the charge, but you cannot call it a "policy" if nothing ever happened.  It's a bad law anyway that was passed by outright lies told by President Obama.  He specifically told members of Congress that the mandate was not a tax, which convinced Democrats to vote for it.  Then when it was challenged, he argued that it was a tax, which is how the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare.  Obama also repeatedly lied about "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period."  He knew at the time he was making those statements that they were developing administrative rules that would prohibit many people from choosing their own doctor.  So the entire foundation of Obamacare is based on lies.   

There was no Muslim ban.  The countries on the list of banned people came from Obama, and it wasn't based on religion.  That's really an outdated, completely false talking point. 

Trump made tremendous improvements with border security.  We were actually deporting illegal aliens under Trump.  Under Biden, illegal immigration has skyrocketed.  It's a crisis.  This is not a close call.   

Have no idea what "consumer protection laws" were attacked by Trump?

I haven't really followed the "Every Student Succeeds Act," but my cursory review shows it moved more accountability from the federal government to the states.  That's a good thing.  Education should be handled at the lowest level possible.  The feds have done little to help our kids.  They need to get out of the way.

The corporate tax cuts were absolutely necessary and incredibly beneficial.  We had the highest corporate tax rate in the world.  Lowering the tax rate from 35 to 21 percent help create one of the best American economies in our history.  And the rate should have actually been lower.  Keep in mind that reducing the cost of business reduces the cost of goods and services for consumers.  When government increases the costs of doing business, business passes those increased costs to consumers. 

I haven't looked at the "100 Environment rules" that were rolled back, but I challenge Prime or anyone else to identify what those rules were and how rolling them back harmed the country. 

Withdrawing from anything Obama got us into was a good thing including the Paris Climate Accords.  It's an unrealistic mandate. 

Trump was the first president I can remember who actually held China accountable for their spying and trade imbalances.  It was awesome to have someone finally fighting back.  Now we have a family doing nothing, except collecting bags of cash from China, allowing they to fly spy balloons across the entire friggin country, and otherwise kissing their rear end. 

Trump's judiciary appointments were, overall, outstanding.  Especially his Supreme Court appointments.  That might be his most important legacy.

But to each his own.  People have to vote for the person they believe will do the best job to lead the country. 

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #38 on: July 07, 2023, 03:11:00 AM »
Not relevant.  ;)

Neither was the comment he was responding to
You missed that

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« Reply #39 on: July 07, 2023, 03:18:12 AM »
Every President since I took interest in politics has made policies I agreed with and didn't agree with. Made decisions I agreed with, didn't agree with (Bush Jr going into Afghanistan vs Bush Jr invading Iraq for example.

Bidens debt forgiveness (wtf?)

In the majority of cases (Iraq wasn't one of them)I felt the decisions being made were typically done after considering the pros and cons, advisors who would identify potential land mines and of course the particular political party in charges basic ideologies and platform.

I didn't agree with Trump voiding Obamas executive order that made it more difficult for people with mental illness to purchase guns.

Didn't care for Trump's obsession with spending money on a border wall that everyone should have known wouldn't work and Mexico damn sure wasn't going to pay for

Pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal made no sense.

Pulling out of the Trans Pacific Partnership.

His response to Covid

In many of his decisions, I believe his ego and management style "I'm the smartest person in the room, nobody knows more about ___ than I do, impaired his ability to make sound calls. Due to his well known blustering, personal attacks on anyone who even hinted at disagreeing, I did not have confidence he was capable of handling the job.

His call to another countries President to try and bully him into launching a public investigation against his political opponent validated my concern

He was/is a pretty despicable human being, unethical, untrustworthy, self centered. That's not the kind of person I would want on my sons school board, as a Supervisor and certainly not as the person representing my country.

Ahha we have another respondent .

So there are 6 things you didn't like - plus you don't like him as a person is very clear.

Would you want Pedo Pete on your son's school board ?
And i'll be surprised if you say he's the kind of person you want representing you country.

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #40 on: July 07, 2023, 04:48:34 AM »
But there isn't and it is... that's just the truth

Are you happy / okay with Biden having a proxy war with Russia & the distinct possibility
of a Nuclear war ?

I don't recall Donald putting America in such a Bad situation

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« Reply #41 on: July 07, 2023, 04:49:29 AM »
This is an amazing, well considered, intelligent, comprehensive, and logical response to Illuminati's question regarding Presidential policies. Some of which you were okay and agreed with, and others with which you disagreed. In addition, your assessment of Trump and his approach to executive decisions, other responsibilities of his position, and the frequently negative impact his egotistical, and often juvenile personality has had on the people of this nation, in my opinion, is right on target.

Are you happy / okay with Biden having a proxy war with Russia & the distinct possibility
of a Nuclear war ?

I don't recall Donald putting America in such a Bad situation

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« Reply #42 on: July 07, 2023, 05:03:27 AM »
Says the guy slurping oaks balls all over the G&O ::)

Says the guy whose head OAK is in all over the G&O  ::)

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« Reply #43 on: July 07, 2023, 01:53:58 PM »
Ok.  Here goes.

Congress tried to repeal Obamacare but got stymied by Senator John McCain.  Then the spineless Republicans did nothing about it.  Yes Trump was helping to lead the charge, but you cannot call it a "policy" if nothing ever happened.  It's a bad law anyway that was passed by outright lies told by President Obama.  He specifically told members of Congress that the mandate was not a tax, which convinced Democrats to vote for it.  Then when it was challenged, he argued that it was a tax, which is how the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare.  Obama also repeatedly lied about "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period."  He knew at the time he was making those statements that they were developing administrative rules that would prohibit many people from choosing their own doctor.  So the entire foundation of Obamacare is based on lies.   

There was no Muslim ban.  The countries on the list of banned people came from Obama, and it wasn't based on religion.  That's really an outdated, completely false talking point. 

Trump made tremendous improvements with border security.  We were actually deporting illegal aliens under Trump.  Under Biden, illegal immigration has skyrocketed.  It's a crisis.  This is not a close call.   

Have no idea what "consumer protection laws" were attacked by Trump?

I haven't really followed the "Every Student Succeeds Act," but my cursory review shows it moved more accountability from the federal government to the states.  That's a good thing.  Education should be handled at the lowest level possible.  The feds have done little to help our kids.  They need to get out of the way.

The corporate tax cuts were absolutely necessary and incredibly beneficial.  We had the highest corporate tax rate in the world.  Lowering the tax rate from 35 to 21 percent help create one of the best American economies in our history.  And the rate should have actually been lower.  Keep in mind that reducing the cost of business reduces the cost of goods and services for consumers.  When government increases the costs of doing business, business passes those increased costs to consumers. 

I haven't looked at the "100 Environment rules" that were rolled back, but I challenge Prime or anyone else to identify what those rules were and how rolling them back harmed the country. 

Withdrawing from anything Obama got us into was a good thing including the Paris Climate Accords.  It's an unrealistic mandate. 

Trump was the first president I can remember who actually held China accountable for their spying and trade imbalances.  It was awesome to have someone finally fighting back.  Now we have a family doing nothing, except collecting bags of cash from China, allowing they to fly spy balloons across the entire friggin country, and otherwise kissing their rear end. 

Trump's judiciary appointments were, overall, outstanding.  Especially his Supreme Court appointments.  That might be his most important legacy.

But to each his own.  People have to vote for the person they believe will do the best job to lead the country.

At 35% it was actually the second highest corporate tax rate. Now it is slightly lower than the worldwide average.
The worldwide average statutory corporate income tax rate, measured across 180 jurisdictions, is 23.37 percent. When weighted by GDP, the average statutory rate is 25.43 percent.

-Problem is the corporate tax rate reveals only part of the issue. At least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes in their most recent fiscal year despite enjoying substantial pretax profits in the United States. This continues a decades-long trend of corporate tax avoidance by the biggest U.S. corporations, and it appears to be the product of long-standing tax breaks preserved or expanded by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as well as the CARES Act tax breaks enacted in the spring of 2020.

https://itep.org/55-profitable-corporations-zero-corporate-tax/

Average effective tax rates—the percentage of income paid after tax breaks—among profitable large corporations fell from 16% in 2014 to 9% in 2018.

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105384

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Re: Democrat's & Biden supporters
« Reply #44 on: July 07, 2023, 01:56:27 PM »
Neither was the comment he was responding to
You missed that

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All I know is there is too much irrelevancy on Getbig.  ;)

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« Reply #45 on: July 07, 2023, 02:01:17 PM »
At 35% it was actually the second highest corporate tax rate. Now it is slightly lower than the worldwide average.
The worldwide average statutory corporate income tax rate, measured across 180 jurisdictions, is 23.37 percent. When weighted by GDP, the average statutory rate is 25.43 percent.

-Problem is the corporate tax rate reveals only part of the issue. At least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes in their most recent fiscal year despite enjoying substantial pretax profits in the United States. This continues a decades-long trend of corporate tax avoidance by the biggest U.S. corporations, and it appears to be the product of long-standing tax breaks preserved or expanded by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as well as the CARES Act tax breaks enacted in the spring of 2020.

https://itep.org/55-profitable-corporations-zero-corporate-tax/

Average effective tax rates—the percentage of income paid after tax breaks—among profitable large corporations fell from 16% in 2014 to 9% in 2018.

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105384

So it your assumption is that these taxes were evaded? Be specific because you’re making sound lt that way.

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« Reply #46 on: July 07, 2023, 02:15:03 PM »
Are you happy / okay with Biden having a proxy war with Russia & the distinct possibility
of a Nuclear war ?

I don't recall Donald putting America in such a Bad situation

I am essentially a pacifist at heart. War never makes me happy. War reflects badly on humans. You'd think after thousands of years of tribal wars humans would have learned something... apparently not.

Have you considered how Trump might have responded in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War and NATO (U.S. allies) got more heavily involved with helping the Ukrainians defend their country?

Personally, I don't believe if Russian wins the war with the Ukraine, Putin and Russia will end the aggression. If I lived on your side of the globe as does my son and family, I would be even more concerned than I already am about this.

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« Reply #47 on: July 07, 2023, 05:01:59 PM »
At 35% it was actually the second highest corporate tax rate. Now it is slightly lower than the worldwide average.
The worldwide average statutory corporate income tax rate, measured across 180 jurisdictions, is 23.37 percent. When weighted by GDP, the average statutory rate is 25.43 percent.

-Problem is the corporate tax rate reveals only part of the issue. At least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes in their most recent fiscal year despite enjoying substantial pretax profits in the United States. This continues a decades-long trend of corporate tax avoidance by the biggest U.S. corporations, and it appears to be the product of long-standing tax breaks preserved or expanded by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as well as the CARES Act tax breaks enacted in the spring of 2020.

https://itep.org/55-profitable-corporations-zero-corporate-tax/

Average effective tax rates—the percentage of income paid after tax breaks—among profitable large corporations fell from 16% in 2014 to 9% in 2018.

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105384

How many jobs did those corporations create?  Corporations try and pay the fewest amount of taxes possible, because they distribute income to shareholders, officers, directors, and employees at year end to lower the amount they owe.  The people receiving those distributions pay taxes on those distributions, so citing the liberal “fair share”/corporations paying “zero” in taxes talking point is grossly misleading. 

It also doesn’t account for the approximately half of U.S. employees who don’t pay any federal income tax.

And “effective tax rates” are another misleading liberal talking point, often used by Soros.  People who become wealthy often ultimately earn much of their income through investments, which are taxed at a lower rate than payroll income.  So yes their “effective” tax rates will be lower.  But they are still paying the overwhelming majority of taxes in this country. 

Still, none of that makes your opposition to slashing the corporate tax rate any more reasonable.  It’s not. 

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« Reply #48 on: July 07, 2023, 05:54:02 PM »
I am essentially a pacifist at heart. War never makes me happy. War reflects badly on humans. You'd think after thousands of years of tribal wars humans would have learned something... apparently not.

Have you considered how Trump might have responded in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War and NATO (U.S. allies) got more heavily involved with helping the Ukrainians defend their country?

Personally, I don't believe if Russian wins the war with the Ukraine, Putin and Russia will end the aggression. If I lived on your side of the globe as does my son and family, I would be even more concerned than I already am about this.

If you’re a pacifist at heart then how can you be opposed to what Trump accomplished during his presidency?  What other president in your lifetime avoided getting us into any kind of military conflict?  Got North Korea to stand down.  China was muted.  Russia did nothing.  Took back all the ground we lost in Iraq and Syria in less than one year.  Got us to zero combat deaths in Afghanistan.  And the Abraham Accords? 

And to answer your question, if Trump were POTUS then I seriously doubt Russia would have invaded Ukraine. 

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« Reply #49 on: July 07, 2023, 07:23:26 PM »
If you’re a pacifist at heart then how can you be opposed to what Trump accomplished during his presidency?  What other president in your lifetime avoided getting us into any kind of military conflict?  Got North Korea to stand down.  China was muted.  Russia did nothing.  Took back all the ground we lost in Iraq and Syria in less than one year.  Got us to zero combat deaths in Afghanistan.  And the Abraham Accords? 

And to answer your question, if Trump were POTUS then I seriously doubt Russia would have invaded Ukraine.

When did I say I opposed 'those accomplishments'?