The MAGA cultists wear their red hats saying "Make America Great Again."
They refuse to see the truth:
Trump has done the EXACT opposite.
China is viewed more favorably than is the US, thanks to Trump's anti-democracy, authoritarian policies.
Also, his obvious stupidity and malignant narcissism combined with his horrible personal morality.
I'm not surprised.
Is anyone?
People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.
More also have confidence in Xi than Trump, according to a survey in three dozen countries
For the first time in nearly 2 decades, a new Pew Research survey—based on interviews with more than 42,000 people across 36 countries—shows China is viewed more favorably than the United States in most nations surveyed.
"This is a story driven more by an American decline in soft power than by a Chinese surge," writes expert Yanzhong Huang.
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"President Trump’s authoritarian tendencies have badly damaged the United States’ image, but so long as American institutions and rule of law endure, respect for U.S. democracy and diplomacy could plausibly recover under a more conventional future administration."
The text below was sent to me in an email. It's an answer on social media to a MAGA who was bragging about Trump making America great again.
45 comments:
Trump wasn't the one who used the USIC and overthrew over a 100 governments with its' post-USSR USAID colour revolution strategy for former Soviet affiliated States and proxies.
Trump was seemingly trying to reverse those disasterous NED/NDI/IRI/USIP Democracy building (irony) ventures before BiBi sucked him into Iran... and now backing Zelinskyy
We do NOT need a more conventional future administration. The conventional democratic administration is equally as supportive of a failing predatory capitalist system. An economic system that favors wealth accumulation at the very top at the expense of the working class and the working poor. The politics of the conventional democratic party supports the capitalist class every bit as much as the now fascist republican party.
The ONLY thing that will save this rapidly declining Empire is a complete break with the past conventional democractic AND republican ideologies and policies that have constantly supported the ruling capital class and the ignorant MIC. A complex feeding the capital class responsible for destruction and death.
This nation's continuing support for the butchering genocidal Zionist state of Israel and its Greater Israel bulls**t makes us as guilty as the stinking Zionists.
Frankly, being an American today, under present circumstances (created by We the People) is as likely to bring shame as pride.
Unlikely, but possible - Dems win house and senate, impeach the sitting Prez.
Then they have the ICE men rough him up and deport him to Iran. What a pleasant dream.
Your points above, less your support for trump the fascist, I find myself in partial agreement with you, Thersites.
Well, Les, maybe what they mean by a "more conventional future administration" is one that doesn't have a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual assaulter/rapist as the head of the government. IOW someone who isn't a criminal and stupid.
At the very least, that would be a change from what the MAGA Republicans have given us.
As for a complete break with the ruling capital class and MIC, well, that will take generations. But it must change.
Timidity insures continuation of the status quo.
Put Rand Paul in charge of the SSCI as well as the HSGAC (current chair)! That way he'd control BOTH sides of the Intelligence Street, domestic & foreign and could actually reform it, instead of "pretend' reform it.
While I am in disagreement with much of Paul's politics you have a valid point. And frankly, Rand Paul would make a by far better president than the trumpster is or ever could be. I was actually suprized (as well as disappointed) he's supported the trumpster at all.
It seems the people who believed biden was competent also believed falsi was truthful and did a lot of good during covid. As the truth comes out biden was senile and falsi was a fake liar who was more interested in fame than competence.
The we hate trump party is trying to convince the public they are not socialist after showing they only care about themselves and will do anything to win.
BB, lets let iran have a nuclear weapon then they can wipe out Israel and mandani and Les will be happy.
Could you explain to me what your comment has to do with the fact that 42,000 people across 36 countries now view China more favorably than the US? And that Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan is a failure.
Apparently, the post showing actual facts about how Trump has contributed to the decline in US favorability -- leadership -- that we've enjoyed for decades around the world was too painful for you to comment on, so you decided to come here and change the subject by throwing accusations (without evidence) at Dr. Fauci.
I did take the time to see if what you wrote is factual. It is NOT. I did read that Newsmax interviewed a MAGA Congressman who was happy to accuse Dr. Fauci, but had no definitive facts to back his accusations up.
I found THIS:
"Dr. Anthony Fauci's private diary entries do not contain explicit admissions of illegal wrongdoing or a "smoking gun", but critics argue they show a disconnect between his private notes and public statements regarding COVID-19 lockdowns, virus origins, and his focus on media fame. The journals record Fauci’s astonishment at his explosive global fame, cataloging flattering media profiles, interactions with Hollywood celebrities."
I will not post anything else on this. What's going on in the hearings is typical partisan hackery because Trump's MAGA courtiers don't want Americans to focus on his disastrous war in Iran, costing us billions. It's easier to get certain Americans angry over Dr. Fauci and what happened 6 years ago than to face Trump's failures now.
No skudsie wudsie, Les would not be happy if the Israeli people were wiped out. Nor did Mayor Mamdani say he would be happy if the Israeli people where wiped out.
And yes, we both believe the filthy butchering genocidal Zionist government should be held responsible as well as accountable for their genocide of the Palestinian people.
Further, Iran never wanted nuclear weapons. It is totally against the Islamic religion. But apparently you're too ignorant to know this. Prefering to listen to the lying Netanyahu and the trumpster.q
But now? I would not lame then one iota if they did develop nuclear capabilities. Iran needs it for self defense against the butchering Zionist state and now the USA and its maniacal president, who started the unjust and unnecessary war against Iran at the urging of the filthy butcher Netanyahu and his fascist Zionist government.
So skudsie, stop trying to put words in my mouth. I is beneath you. Or at least I once thought it was. But apparently I was wrong.
Skud said... "BB, lets let iran have a nuclear weapon then they can wipe out Israel and mandani and Les will be happy."
Let's just leave behind the fact BB never said anything on this post about a nuclear weapon. Skud has a history of imputing his own words and ideas on to other people, then criticizing those folks for saying them. Even though they never did.
Skud seems to be drinking the grog of the Mothership who are frequently wearing panties that are all up in a wad over Iran having a nuke, wiping out Israel and then aiming for the US.
First of all, the US had a deal with Iran that restrained their ability to even develop the technology to have a "nuke". And there were regular inspections by an international team to verify compliance. Then the US decided that treaty, the JCPOA was not good enough.
So we nullified it. After which, Iran, predictably, and seeing how N Korean's "nukes" restrained us, set out to develop their own. But last year, President ordered Iran bombed to end their nuclear program and after doing so, said to the American people that the Iranian nuclear capability had been "completely and totally" obliterated.
Now I don't know about you, but to me "completely and totally obliterated" means some pretty heavy destruction. Even Sec Def, or War Hegseth, depending on your allegiance, echoed Trump's statement.
Now a "nuke" is only as useful as the missile you are using to deliver it. Only three hostile countries have an ability to hit the US... Russia, China and North Korea. North Korea joined that club in 2017, during the first Trump Admin.
But back to Iran. The Trump Admin, according to both the POTUS and Sec Hegseth have said the Iranian military capability, including their missile capabilities have been "totally destroyed".
So I ask Skud... how do you and the sailors on the Mothership who share your fears think the Iranians are going to send nuclear armed missiles into Israel to wipe them out and into the US mainland to get Mamdani?
It's just not possible, based on both Trump's and Hegseth's statements. Unless of course they are liars. Then all bets are off.
But, and this is where you are really off base. No one here, and certainly not BB who has worked in US ordinance jobs in the past, wants Iran to "get a nuke". You and anyone else who say we do are uninformed, lying, or just want to make s#*t up.
Just because we don't like the way Trump is handling this "war", "skirmish", "miniwar", "short excursion" or whatever else he wants to call it, doesn't mean we want Iran to have nukes. I dare say all of us supported the JCPOA which specifically banned Iran from getting a nuke. So why do you seem to believe we do?
Why do you and others like you continue implying that?
OT, but germane as it related to Trump and his abilities to negotiate with Iran.
Another conservative blog I read has led with this today...
"Anyone with half a brain has to admire Donald Trump’s deal making ability."
This is why the US can no longer have nice things, like good relations with our allies. Because people believe and post stuff like that.
Dave. You haven't been paying attention. Trump had negotiated a deal with iran that was fabulous and the best deal ever conceived. He also has iran where he wants them and they have no weapons, their economy is falling apart and they are having an internal revolution because their citizens love trump. The war will be over next week and prices for everything will plummet. See if you payed attention you wouldn't say trump and hegseth are liars.
Because they're known treaty cheaters and you keep citing treaties?
Countries that violated or cheated on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) include North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and Libya.
Known Violators and Non-Compliant States
North Korea (DPRK): Joined the NPT in 1985, but later violated safeguards, admitted to a secret uranium enrichment program, and officially withdrew from the treaty in 2003 before conducting its first nuclear test.
Iran: Signed the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state, but covertly built nuclear facilities for years, failing to report material activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), leading to long-standing non-compliance issues.
Iraq: Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq was a party to the NPT but ran a hidden, active nuclear weapons program before it was exposed and dismantled following the 1991 Gulf War.
Libya: Pursued a secret nuclear weapons program for decades in violation of its NPT commitments until voluntarily dismantling the program in 2003..
Saudi Air assets joined the attacks on Iranian militias in Iraq yesterday. Who made that deal with the Saudi's?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70g6y24d76o
The Left in the United States has been preventing their fellow Americans from having "nice things" since HD Thoreau penned "Civil Disobedience".
Women's suffrage, 40-hour work week, workmen's compensation, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act of 1963, Voting Rights and Civil Rights, Acts Child Labor Laws, Marriage Equality, Fair Labor Standards Act, Clean Air and Water Laws, National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Abortion Rights Act, Food and Drug Safety laws, etc., etc.
All proposed and passed by progressive/liberal, and coalitions of progressive/liberal, reform politicians and American citizens.
As former President Biden would have said upon reading your comment:
"You're full of malarkey!"
And I'll add, you wrote that for no good reason except your habit of being a disrupter and commenter of patently wrong statements.
I laugh hysterically when I hear how truthfully and trustworthy the USA has always been in its negotiations and treaties. Just ask indigenous native Americans for starters abd do some studying from there.
Trust goes both ways and the USA sure as hell has often NOT deserved trust. And since trump is a pathological liar nothing he says deserves trust. He simply cannot be believed.
I note, Iran is on the offensive now. And I can't say I blame them as trump the liar started this unnecessary, unprovoked, illegal war of choice.
America is a declining Empire and she is acting now as all declining Empires of the past have acted in their decline.
LOL!!!!
What flavor was your dose of koolade, Skud?
LOL!!!!
Did you forget Trump STARTED HIS DAMN WAR FOR GLORY AND NETANYAHU?
Skud, are you IGNORANT of the FACT that the US has been violating Iranian sovereignty since installing the Shah?
Why?
Mohammad Mosaddegh was elected prime minister in 1951. He was committed to nationalizing the Iranian petroleum industry.
Again, "Our Oil" and Zionism are the sole reasons for the US involvement in endless war in the Middle East.
Try to read and think for a change.
Trump expresses Skud's and our Jewish fascist's ideology:
"We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things."
They and Trump are sociopaths, utterly lacking in empathy and compassion.
War and inflicting suffering on innocents always becomes their default.
This is rich... I ask Skud why he continually misrepresents us left leaning folks who post here when he implies we said, or want Israel or the US "nuked" simply because we have a difference of opinion over how to deal with the mullahs of Iran.
The Con Joe answers with "Because they're known treaty cheaters and you keep citing treaties?"
First, the question wasn't about treaties. It was about Skud, you folks who sail on the Mothership and others at best, misrepresenting us, and at worst, lying about us.
At this point I don't know what to make of any of the group of Joe C, -FJ and Thersites. Are you all the same person? Are you all different people? Who are we ever talking to?
Thersites is essentially reposting Joe C's comment about the USIC, made yesterday at Geeez. Or is he reposting himself? Or is -FJ masquerading as Joe C or vice versa?
Is this group one, two, or three people?
And when you explain it to us, don't forget to answer my question...
Why is your crowd frequently misrepresenting us and our words?
I know Skud won't answer, but maybe your committee can.
My puppets are well known. Darvo Derv has a semi-accurate list on the bottom part of his sidebar.
No Republicans voted to pass those things? Who knew?
In their own self-interest? Perish the thought... BWAH!
I didn’t say that. I did say “…Coalitions of progressive/liberal, reform politicians and American citizens,” which would include Republicans who joined Liberals and progressives in passing progressive legislation.
Pursuing one's own selfish self interests at the expense of the self interests of others/b> in ways that intentionally exploits the others self interests is wrong no matter how you slice and dice it.
But for the narcissistic self interested person its just another day at the office.
Funny. More Republicans voted for Civil Rights legislation than Democrats. Of course, we passed the 13th-15th amendments w/o them.
lol! You confuse the social dynamics of "The Gift" (Mauss) os American freedom.
Dube, I should have known better than to post something sarcastic because I knew you just wouldn't get it. Sorry about that and it was meant for Dave Miller because he is smart enough to understand it.
No, but perhaps YOU confuse much.
LMAO at you skudsie!!
Funny. It's not the 1860s anymore.
Civil Rights legislation was passed under Democratic presidents in the 1960s.
EVERY Southern Republican voted AGAINST the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
See the pattern yet?
How about now?
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
Northern House Democrats voted “yea” 145–9 (94%–6%)
Northern Senate Democrats voted 45–1 (98%–2%)
Northern House Republicans: 138–24 (85%–15%)
Northern Senate Republicans: 27–5 (84%–16%)
So, who’s whistling “Dixie”?
Southern House Democrats: 7–87 (7%–93%)
Southern Senate Democrats: 1–20 (5%–95%)
Southern House Republicans: 0–10 (0%–100%)
Southern Senate Republicans: 0–1 (0%–100%)
Flash forward:
Democrats have voted to end partisan gerrymandering but Trump's Republicans decided to strip Black districts of their representation.
Jeff Davis would be proud of them.
Our authoritarian Neo-Confederate would've sided with Southern Republicans. Jefferson Davis and all Confederates stopped being Democrats in 1861. They became racist traitors. But hey, they weren't "woke" so -FJ can continue admiring them.
So, just to confirm... -FJ, Joe Conservative & Thersites are all one in the same person? And of course, Speedy G too?
If the answer is, as I suspect, yes... WHY?
Trump broke the international treaty with Iran. Trump started his war while in mid-negotiations on February 28.
Of course -FJ would project that dishonor unto Iran. -FJ has the same sense of "honor" as Trump and Iran.
Dave,
"So, just to confirm... -FJ, Joe Conservative & Thersites are all one in the same person?"
Absolutely. Fascist MAGA trolls think they're pulling something over on us, while it is actually their sense of isolation outside their cult. Fascists are sheep needing validation from their herd.
But I thought the war was over and they had no military no navy no nothing and wanted to make a deal really badly .... Truth is they won't give him the Straight and he can't just pull out or it makes him look weak.
Isn't the real question, why not? Different blogs, different interests. Speedy blogged "Venezuela". -FJ blogged "Philosophy" Joe blogged "Politics" and Thersites blogged "Music/culture".
It seems that some of the people here are More concerned with the Price of Gas then with Iran having the Dreaded Bomb?
Perhaps that is because Iran was not pursuing the "dreaded bomb". But now, with the genocidal Zionist state and the complicit USA stating their illegal, unnecessary war of choice against Iran who could blame them if they start pursuing uranium enrichment and development of the "dreaded bomb".
Your ignorant and dangerous Fuhrer trump BTW tore up an agreement that Iran was complying with completely. Insuring they wouldn't acquire a nuke.
So, jersey joe, blame your ignorant Fuhrer trump and his sidekick the butcher Netanyahu abd the genocidal Zionist state of Israel for any existing threat now and going forward.
You have a good day now, ya hear jersey joe?
I think leslie is correct. Iran has done nothing to show they are not a very well meaning country who is totally innocent in their nuclear ambitions. After all only the innocent would murder 30,000 of their own citizens, provide funding to terrorists, attack ships from several countrues and bomb Israel. Why would anyone think they shouldn't be trusted.
And only the Zionist state of Isreal, with full suport of the USA, would kill over 70,000 innocent Palestinians, begin ethnic cleaning of Arabs in Lebanon, and lie through their clenched teeth about a non existent threat from Iran. Netanyahu and his filthy genocidal state of Isreal are the greatest threat to world stability and peace with trump and the USA in spot #2.
If you skudsie knew even 1/2 what you THINK you know you'd be a genius.
“What are your thoughts on the reality of what Shaw cited about VP Vance comparing Trump to Hitler? “
What are my thoughts? Are you Kidding
My thoughts are That ANY AMERICAN THAT CALLS OUR PRESIDENT. Or VICE PRESIDENT. a “HITLER”. ISN'T AN AMERICAN AT ALL? NOT IN MY ESTIMATION. IIN FACT I’D CALL THEM A
IGNORANT , SON OF A BITCH!
Good for Lulu!
JD Vance said, “I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler. How's that for discouraging?”
She says JD Vance isn't an American and an ignorant son of a bitch.
I'll agree, he's a enemy of our democracy, rule of law, and Constitution.
And one evil liar:
JD Vance: “They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the dogs”.
And you Daisy why are YOU DIGGING DO MANY YEARS IN Mr. VANCR’S PAST TO DIG IP ONE OF HIS OLD QUOTES THAT HE HIMSELF HAS SAID THST HE NO LOGER THINKS THAT ESY
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