Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Belize]

And it's official, Trump and Sec Road Rulez are going to fuckup everyone's holiday travel.

WASHINGTON (AP) — FAA announces 10% reduction in airline traffic in 40 markets to maintain safety during ongoing government shutdown.


I wonder if this will affect Trump's approval?

Oh good, I have a important flight friday that I was already worried about.
Cool. Cool cool cool.

[PenguinChan]

MAGA family members are starting to flirt with lockstep unto normality already as they see the writing on the wall in the future. Hopefully things change for the better in 3 years time but also fuck anyone who does this. Cowards hiding behind others once they’re outted as being awful.

It pisses me off my own mother is like this.

[Rasulis]

I have a memorial service to attend the week of Thanksgiving. If that is impacted by this I'll feel the same way you do.

At least you got till Thanksgiving. Hopefully the government closure would have ended by then.

I am flying to Singapore next week Tuesday. SFO recommends that I get there 4 hours before departure. Ugh!

[Twdft]

Oh good, I have a important flight friday that I was already worried about.
Cool. Cool cool cool.

Just take the family car ;p

[Belize]

Just take the family car ;p

Unfortunately the land bridge between Russia and Alaska hasn't been around for at least a few years, so it'd make crossing the Pacific with a car difficult

[Breccia]

Just take the family car ;p

Just wanted to add to the already lengthy post in another thread, gas prices are higher today than they were yesterday, which is higher than they were a week ago. All of those prices are over $3 national average. Today, in public, on purpose, Trump said they were down and were close to $2.

[Poopymonster]

Trump is the best at being the worse. Should we place bets on a second shutdown during this term, and if it will make top 3?

Probably not. After how badly this one is going, the Guardians of Pedophiles know it'd be The End if it happens again this soon.

[Sunseeker]

Probably not. After how badly this one is going, the Guardians of Pedophiles know it'd be The End if it happens again this soon.

Why would there be another? They dont intend to seriously open the government. Even if they do they dont intend to govern seriously.

At the rate theyre going someones gonna get recalled before the shutdown ends.

[Breccia]

They dont intend to seriously open the government.

They kind of do.

The GOP wants to reopen the government because they know they're about to be on the hook when all their voters suddenly wonder why they can't get welfare. In their mindset, they want to reopen because they know they lost.

Trump wants to reopen the government because, to him, it means Democrats have caved on everything. He's announced plans to have no meetings and no negotiations with them, so in his mindset, he wants to open because it means he won.

One of them is living in this reality with the rest of us.

[Sunseeker]

They kind of do.

The GOP wants to reopen the government because they know they're about to be on the hook when all their voters suddenly wonder why they can't get welfare. In their mindset, they want to reopen because they know they lost.

Trump wants to reopen the government because, to him, it means Democrats have caved on everything. He's announced plans to have no meetings and no negotiations with them, so in his mindset, he wants to open because it means he won.

One of them is living in this reality with the rest of us.

But thats not taking government reoopening seriously. Their intention is to "open it" and then blame ita failure on the Democrats. Even if they do open it, the GOP has no intention to actually govern, with Johnson saying he wont even reconvene the House until March. Thats not "open" government. They just want Trump to do everything by EO, and even an open government means deep cuts to funding and control in the hands of one man, completely removed from sanity.

"Open" government means open on paper, in function its not.

[Valdhammer]

But thats not taking government reoopening seriously. Their intention is to "open it" and then blame ita failure on the Democrats. Even if they do open it, the GOP has no intention to actually govern, with Johnson saying he wont even reconvene the House until March. Thats not "open" government. They just want Trump to do everything by EO, and even an open government means deep cuts to funding and control in the hands of one man, completely removed from sanity.

"Open" government means open on paper, in function its not.

I have been saying for years that the current GOP and their base view the very notion of governance as illegitimate. Their purpose isn’t to govern but to disrupt governance.

[Kaleredar]

I have been saying for years that the current GOP and their base view the very notion of governance as illegitimate. Their purpose isn’t to govern but to disrupt governance.

I don’t think that’s entirely true.

They see the government as a way to protect their interests while further enriching themselves.

[Milchshake]

Remember when David Sirota and his Pod allies got super mad at Sec Buttigieg when the american airlines booking thing went down. "peAk NeOliBerlISm!" yada yada...


I hope those guys get stuck someplace fun, like Boise International for 22 hours.

[Sunseeker]

I have been saying for years that the current GOP and their base view the very notion of governance as illegitimate. Their purpose isn’t to govern but to disrupt governance.

The notion of governance as something their lessers have a say in as illigitimate, yes. Functionally Republicans no longer view Democracy as valid. They still want power, wealth and control.

[s_bushido]

MAGA family members are starting to flirt with lockstep unto normality already as they see the writing on the wall in the future. Hopefully things change for the better in 3 years time but also fuck anyone who does this. Cowards hiding behind others once they’re outted as being awful.

It pisses me off my own mother is like this.

Honestly, I think we're like 5 years away from most of the GOP and their voters pretending "I never supported Trump!" just to avoid the shame of the association.

[PhaelixWW]

The notion of governance as something their lessers have a say in as illigitimate, yes. Functionally Republicans no longer view Democracy as valid. They still want power, wealth and control.

"...something something in-groups something something out-groups something something Wilhoit's Law..."

[Belize]

Trump likely to get his FIFA Peace Priz- wait what

[PhaelixWW]

Honestly, I think we're like 5 years away from most of the GOP and their voters pretending "I never supported Trump!" just to avoid the shame of the association.

I have yet to see evidence to support the existence of shame as a potential motivator amongst the redhat voters.

[Tech614]

I have yet to see evidence to support the existence of shame as a potential motivator amongst the redhat voters.

The ones who will openly wear a red hat in public absolutely have no shame. But they are only a portion of the people who voted for Trump. Shame will probably be a real thing with a good portion of people who voted for him, and they deserve to be reminded of it for the rest of their lives.

[Mayhem]

Trump likely to get his FIFA Peace Priz- wait what

Infantino is really living up to the Spanish meaning of his name.