Reply to: Trump's legacy

[SueEllen]

I see he's lost out in the Supreme court - only 3 of them sided with him over the constitution.
Turns out the International Emergency Economic Powers Act "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs".

Trump's dad had Alzheimer's.

With his rants, which are frequently incoherent, and other actions I'm wondering if he has that issue as well....

Particularly as there is a completely legit way he can impose tariffs as the Republicans control both houses.

[WTFH]

Damn. I was hoping he'd died. . Placeholder for the Orange Mother****er.

Some might say Kiddie, not Mother.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Damn. I was hoping he'd died. . Placeholder for the Orange Mother****er. .

[WTFH]

I see he's lost out in the Supreme court - only 3 of them sided with him over the constitution.
Turns out the International Emergency Economic Powers Act "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs".

[NotAllThere]

I quite like Bruce Springsteen's latest.Good job 2026 rhymes with Minneapolis.

[willendure]

Actually, having worked in Belfast in the late 70s and with relatives serving in what was the Ulster Constabulary, I think they were. And the GFD and the cotinuing persecution of the serving military is another example of settling a dispute with a total lack of justice. Feel free to dissgree.

Happened to go on one of the Belfast black taxi tours recently. What struck me is how the catholic side retain so many connections to oppressed peoples the world over, and all their murals these days are about that. Go over to the protestant side and all the murals are about men wanking with guns, flags, poppies, and zero compassion for anyone else.

Yeah, I think the IRA were wrong, but also desperate people who did desperate things. Heartbreaking to learn that the troubles on Falls Road kicked off with the sniper shooting of two innocent civilians, a man on the street (who I think was actually a protestant in the wrong place at the wrong time!) and then a young boy who came to the window of his flat to see what the noise was about and was also shot.

How many palestinian civilians killed in the latest genocide, 80K or something like that? Anyway, its all been said before...

[WTFH]

All gone a bit quiet on Greenland from DonTheCon.

He (and his base) have the attention span of a goldfish. He needs to change the topic (such as his recent thoughts about bombing Iran), anything to deflect from the failure to release the Epstein files, or the public execution of American citizens by his masked goons.

[quackhandle]

All gone a bit quiet on Greenland from DonTheCon.

I did read Denmark/EU bloc threatened to dump US securities if he persisted, however it was on social meeja so take with a pinch, etc.

qh

[WTFH]

And the GFD and the cotinuing persecution of the serving military is another example of settling a dispute with a total lack of justice. Feel free to dissgree.

Do you think the GFD was a bad thing?
The recent repeal of the Legacy Act is a good thing, as it was skewed that people could be protected from prosecution for "solving" other cases, and it applied to anyone - not just soldiers and RUC but also perpetrators of bombings and shootings.

[NotAllThere]

I don't know the source for the quote "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" but it remains apt.

It will probably never universally be agreed whether someone repelling occupation by a foreign power is a terrorist or a freedom fighter. It's a matter of perspective.

I think the quote is not universally applicable. Sure, freedom fighters are often labelled by the oppressive government as terrorists, so far that it's true. However, if the strategy is to achieve political aims by instilling fear in the civilian population - that's terrorism.

Rape, for example, or attacking civilians at pop concerts really are not "freedom fighting". They are not valid means of repelling occupation by a foreign power. Attacking government infrastructure, army barracks, politicians of the foreign power - well, they probably are.

[Protagoras]

But I'm not allowed to think all terrorists are bad people.... (OK, I will exempt Mandela, but he was fighting against a hateful regime)

I don't know the source for the quote "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" but it remains apt.

It will probably never universally be agreed whether someone repelling occupation by a foreign power is a terrorist or a freedom fighter. It's a matter of perspective.

[malvolio]

Regarding Hamas, do you think that the UK government was wrong to negotiate with the IRA? If they hadn't, we'd never have got the Good Friday agreement.

Actually, having worked in Belfast in the late 70s and with relatives serving in what was the Ulster Constabulary, I think they were. And the GFD and the cotinuing persecution of the serving military is another example of settling a dispute with a total lack of justice. Feel free to dissgree.

I don't know whether a 1-state or 2-state solution is the best long-term plan, but I don't think it's fair to say that anyone who advocates for a 2-state solution is anti-semitic. I think it's also pretty clear that Israeli state policy is to get rid of all the Palestinians from Gaza, either by killing them (even during a so-called ceasefire) or by forcing them to leave the country.

Just read Hamass stated aims for the region. Nuff said

Coming back to the original topic, I disagree with most of what Trump's administration is doing (e.g. executing their own citizens in the street). However, that doesn't mean that I hate all Americans. Likewise, I disagree with what Netanyahu is doing in Israel, but that doesn't mean I hate all Jews.

But I'm not allowed to think all terrorists are bad people.... (OK, I will exempt Mandela, but he was fighting against a hateful regime)

[hobnob]

Inviting Hamas to the HOC and actively supporting calls for a Palestinian state doesn't exactly shout pro-semitic to me.

Regarding Hamas, do you think that the UK government was wrong to negotiate with the IRA? If they hadn't, we'd never have got the Good Friday agreement.

I don't know whether a 1-state or 2-state solution is the best long-term plan, but I don't think it's fair to say that anyone who advocates for a 2-state solution is anti-semitic. I think it's also pretty clear that Israeli state policy is to get rid of all the Palestinians from Gaza, either by killing them (even during a so-called ceasefire) or by forcing them to leave the country.

Coming back to the original topic, I disagree with most of what Trump's administration is doing (e.g. executing their own citizens in the street). However, that doesn't mean that I hate all Americans. Likewise, I disagree with what Netanyahu is doing in Israel, but that doesn't mean I hate all Jews.

[malvolio]

If you believe Corbyn was anti-semitic you will believe anything (or maybe a Zionist).

Inviting Hamas to the HOC and actively supporting calls for a Palestinian state doesn't exactly shout pro-semitic to me.

[willendure]

Truss was always delusional. Her budget actually made perfect sense and would have worked, if she'd bothered to cost it and establish a time line.

I don't think she was delusional, I think her plan was actually the best one we've had in a long time and might have actually shifted the needle on our economy. You need to cut tax to grow - cut tax to grow, impose tax after you've grown. No point in whining on about it, but it was the execution of the plan that was too rushed that did them in.

If you believe Corbyn was anti-semitic you will believe anything (or maybe a Zionist).