[Politics] Donald Trump, US President

[Gazwag]

Oh, for the designated survivor plot

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And in the next breath has destroyed his Tesla business

There will be special arrangements for useful aliens.

Same policy that has worked so well for the tories here, keeping up the supply of nurses and the like.

Oh, hang on

 

[nicko31]

Good to hear his climate policies are sensible

If hell does exist, surely his place is reserved in the VIP suite

 

[Swegulls]

The whole thing is just f*cking unbelievable.

 

[BBassic]

The whole thing is just f*cking unbelievable.

We, the global "we", are f***ed.

 

[hart's shirt]

"There's no nation like our nation..."

I think he got that from Annie Get Your Gun.

I'm waiting for the high-kicking girls with feathers to come on now.

 

[timbha]

Some speech (??) with no notes or prompts??

 

[spence]

Leftism is dead in USA

Trump killed it.

 

[beorhthelm]

watching the newly minted TRUMP crypto drift down as the speech goes on. not a ringing endorsement.

 

[Gazwag]

Well this bits going well

 

[nicko31]

Leftism is dead in USA

Trump killed it.

Killed the democrats and democracy

 

[hart's shirt]

No audio now on the BBC feed.

I think Trump used it all up.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Some speech (??) with no notes or prompts??

Eh? Apart from the teleprompter in front of him?

 

[Oh_aye]

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Biden surreptitiously looking at his watch.

I think he may be checking his pulse.

 

[timbha]

Eh? Apart from the teleprompter in front of him?

I bow to your greater knowledge

 

[Zeberdi]

Well at least we don't have to listen anymore when they go on about how much better they are than the rest of us....

America as a country and culture is forever stained by this election. It's spent two centuries lecturing the world about the American Dream - meritocratic values, freedom and opportunity for all who wish to better themselves, under-pinned by a belief in democratic institutions and the rule of law. Turns out that if you have enough money and power, political & corrupt justices will ignore or remove the legal barriers that would have prevented a seditionist, convicted criminal and court confirmed sex offender from running for the highest office. Then the country will have no problem voting him in.

Who would ever be able to take it seriously were they to make another 'Mr Smith Goes To Washington'? 'All the President's Men'? '12 Angry Men'? , 'Erin Brockovic'? even 'Home Alone'? All those WWII films? All those Westerns? All those Superhero films? All those teen comedies where the underdogs defeat the rich bullies? The bleedin' West Wing!! Their film and TV culture has been crammed with works of art that celebrate how America uniquely allows the little person, against all of the odds, to defeat an all powerful and corrupt foe. This result is proof that enough of them are willing to sell all of these celebrated ideals for just the hope and promise of a bit of short term extra cash. They've voted to put the bully in charge of the ski resort; to support the outlaws attacking the farmer's village; for a stronger policeman who will ensure that Rick can't help Laszlo and Ilsa to get on that plane.

The country has completed ceded any moral highground it ever had. The World's longest standing democracy has confirmed that it's democratic values have always taken second place behind it's materialistic values. America is, and always has been, Gordon Gecko in Shane's clothing and anytime in the future that they pretend otherwise, the rest of the world can just play it's Trump card.

It’s the death of ’The American Dream’ or at least any pretence of American society aspiring to it.

 

[Deadly Danson]

I bow to your greater knowledge

Well what on earth did you think those things were in front of him that he was clearly reading from?

 

[Gazwag]

This is hilarious

 

[Deadly Danson]

This is hilarious

They are utterly mad

 

[Swegulls]

Four years. I wonder how long it will take to tidy up after him?