Re: [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?

On 2024-07-24, Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:

On 22/07/2024 23:01, Scott Dorsey wrote:

In article <v7bce3$3k676$1@news.xmission.com>, Richard <> wrote:

Just out of curiosity, how have you been responding to all the people
who repeatedly ratched up the hysterical incendiary rherotic by constantly
calling Trump "Hitler" and constantly claiming he is a threat to democracy
and so-on.

 
You see, Americans traditionally have not approved of authoritarian
governments.  We did actually start the country in reaction to a British
king who was becoming increasingly oppressive.
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[SNIP]
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It always amuses me that the USA didn't just stick "Elected" in front of
"King" and toodleloo along.  ;-)
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It's not like they don't have much the same power...
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And you now have a choice between someone who has openly declared he
is going to tear down the system and rule for the benefit of his friends,
or someone who makes Bernie Sanders look right-wing (and I didn't think
_that_ was even possible. :-))

I also strongly disapprove of Mr Trump's choice of VP. That guy sounds
utterly clueless about the rest of the world and the realities of the
real world. He sounds like he would utterly burn the rest of the world
for his own benefit if he could get away with it.

OTOH, Ms Harris needs to learn gravitas and to stop behaving like a giggling
teenage schoolgirl if she wants to be elected (and to be taken seriously
by the rest of the world.)

Simon.

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