Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

PA is Red wrote:

I know its an off cycle election but Keller got 68% of the vote last night. In 2016 the Republican only got 62%, guess people in PA like having their jobs back!!

Expected result. His district is solidly Republican, and the Democrats ran a no name candidate.

The economy is humming though...no doubt about that. This is DESPITE Trump, not because of him, but the majority of voters will vote for the status quo when the economy is good.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Runningart2004 wrote:

Manufacturing jobs are dead. I know Trump wants us to cling to this 1950s ideal America where we made stuff but we have moved on from that. Technology and cheap labor overseas means it makes little sense to make stuff in this country.

Alan

Of course that is globalist belief system. Robotics and the cost of transporting goods to this country makes that not necessarily true. Last thing this country needs is more plastic crap that ends up in a landfill.

Just pointing out that ridiculing the necessity of a skilled manufacturing labor force and then pivoting to robotics as the savior of domestic manufacturing might not be the strongest of arguments.

Promises made, promises broken.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-border-wall-1-5bn-125026051.html

Money well spent.

Pelosi drops the C-bomb! Coverup, not collusion. What got Nixon sh•t-canned.

Ciro wrote:

Promises made, promises broken.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-border-wall-1-5bn-125026051.html

Money well spent.

Trump has been tweeting about this - claiming that wall renovations are 'new wall' etcetera.

He's terrified of being asked over and over 'hey man where's the wall?' He'll gaslight this from here to eternity though, and the deplorables will believe whatever he says.

relatedly, I love what Amash said in response to McCarthy's claim that Amash votes with Pelosi more than he does with the Rs.

Amash said something like 'That's just kevin - he's a liar, we all know that.'

Rs have to lie from day to night to stay in office. But they have better suits and haircuts and are against the perceived endless persecution of white people, so they are secure in office. And the deplorables are not, let's say, fact based in their voting decisions.

jesseriley wrote:

Ghost means well, but he’s just old & bitter. These types are too busy waving the flag to realize they’re traitors who don’t remember their lessons in the Constitution from 60 years ago. Trump’s a traitor, ride that train if you want.

I just laugh at your daily posts of bitterness and arrogance. As if you have any answers that actually can stand the test of time.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

jesseriley wrote:

Ghost means well, but he’s just old & bitter. These types are too busy waving the flag to realize they’re traitors who don’t remember their lessons in the Constitution from 60 years ago. Trump’s a traitor, ride that train if you want.

I just laugh at your daily posts of bitterness and arrogance. As if you have any answers that actually can stand the test of time.

Globalism has withstood the test of time well, yet you are an isolationist who never learns.

Huh? While both parties are challenging Chinese economic practices? I doubt you really understand the issues caused by globalism and why there is a revolt against it in the developed world.

agip wrote:

Ciro wrote:

Promises made, promises broken.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-border-wall-1-5bn-125026051.html

Money well spent.

Trump has been tweeting about this - claiming that wall renovations are 'new wall' etcetera.

He's terrified of being asked over and over 'hey man where's the wall?' He'll gaslight this from here to eternity though, and the deplorables will believe whatever he says.

relatedly, I love what Amash said in response to McCarthy's claim that Amash votes with Pelosi more than he does with the Rs.

Amash said something like 'That's just kevin - he's a liar, we all know that.'

Rs have to lie from day to night to stay in office. But they have better suits and haircuts and are against the perceived endless persecution of white people, so they are secure in office. And the deplorables are not, let's say, fact based in their voting decisions.

Rs and FOX have been criticizing the Dems for letting those spooky freshmen congresswomen run loose and speak their minds.... something they are obviously terrified of allowing in their own circle given the total bashing of Amash

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Huh? While both parties are challenging Chinese economic practices? I doubt you really understand the issues caused by globalism and why there is a revolt against it in the developed world.

This would not be my area of expertise.

Genuine question, when Trump has his products made overseas isn’t that globalism?

Ciro wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Huh? While both parties are challenging Chinese economic practices? I doubt you really understand the issues caused by globalism and why there is a revolt against it in the developed world.

This would not be my area of expertise.

Genuine question, when Trump has his products made overseas isn’t that globalism?

Globalism is post WWII economics and alliances brought under the auspices of the UN (and subsequently the EU). This includes things like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization. It's not necessarily global supply chains but that's a consequence of free trade practices and pacts (i.e. globalization).

Anti-globalism is actually a broad concept that could cover a lot of things but it's usually meant as anti-corporatism or anti-plutocracy. It's also sometimes used as a dog whistle for antisemitism and hardcore nationalism.

Racket wrote:

Ciro wrote:

This would not be my area of expertise.

Genuine question, when Trump has his products made overseas isn’t that globalism?

Globalism is post WWII economics and alliances brought under the auspices of the UN (and subsequently the EU). This includes things like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization. It's not necessarily global supply chains but that's a consequence of free trade practices and pacts (i.e. globalization).

Anti-globalism is actually a broad concept that could cover a lot of things but it's usually meant as anti-corporatism or anti-plutocracy. It's also sometimes used as a dog whistle for antisemitism and hardcore nationalism.

Appreciate the definition and obviously there’s a lot involved in that.

From his overseas hotels and golf resorts, to his overseas manufactured products, to his overseas loans - it seems to me that Trump utilizes the global supply chain more than most. His supporters really should demand more of him.

Racket wrote:

Ciro wrote:

This would not be my area of expertise.

Genuine question, when Trump has his products made overseas isn’t that globalism?

Globalism is post WWII economics and alliances brought under the auspices of the UN (and subsequently the EU). This includes things like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization. It's not necessarily global supply chains but that's a consequence of free trade practices and pacts (i.e. globalization).

Anti-globalism is actually a broad concept that could cover a lot of things but it's usually meant as anti-corporatism or anti-plutocracy. It's also sometimes used as a dog whistle for antisemitism and hardcore nationalism.

Don't forget just racism generally.

Ciro wrote:

Racket wrote:

Globalism is post WWII economics and alliances brought under the auspices of the UN (and subsequently the EU). This includes things like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization. It's not necessarily global supply chains but that's a consequence of free trade practices and pacts (i.e. globalization).

Anti-globalism is actually a broad concept that could cover a lot of things but it's usually meant as anti-corporatism or anti-plutocracy. It's also sometimes used as a dog whistle for antisemitism and hardcore nationalism.

Appreciate the definition and obviously there’s a lot involved in that.

From his overseas hotels and golf resorts, to his overseas manufactured products, to his overseas loans - it seems to me that Trump utilizes the global supply chain more than most. His supporters really should demand more of him.

BUT, the BIGGEST thing is that he has hired TONS of illegal workers...from South America, from Poland, from who knows where else. "He's a phony and a fraud" - Mitt Romney (agreed with my many)

Flagpole wrote:

Ciro wrote:

Appreciate the definition and obviously there’s a lot involved in that.

From his overseas hotels and golf resorts, to his overseas manufactured products, to his overseas loans - it seems to me that Trump utilizes the global supply chain more than most. His supporters really should demand more of him.

BUT, the BIGGEST thing is that he has hired TONS of illegal workers...from South America, from Poland, from who knows where else. "He's a phony and a fraud" - Mitt Romney (agreed with my many)

Absolutely, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more subservient group.

The revolt against globalism (Trump, Brexit, Yellow Vest) is in part the loss of well paying jobs in developed countries. Some of your explanations are simplistic and one reason you and others continue to misunderstand the strength of disaffection.

So, today, our wackadoodle President not only said he won't work with Democrats on anything until they stop with investigations (the big baby), and repeated the "No Obstruction" crap line, but he also said this to the press (paraphrased):

"Pelosi said I'm involved in a coverup. I don't do coverups, and you people know that better than most."

What?!

George Harrison (My Sweet Lord) you Trumpers are nutso.

Oh yeah...this also:

Mueller is coming.

The clown is done.

Ciro wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

BUT, the BIGGEST thing is that he has hired TONS of illegal workers...from South America, from Poland, from who knows where else. "He's a phony and a fraud" - Mitt Romney (agreed with my many)

Absolutely, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more subservient group.

Yep. Greased up and bent over with a gag in their mouths.

Ciro wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

BUT, the BIGGEST thing is that he has hired TONS of illegal workers...from South America, from Poland, from who knows where else. "He's a phony and a fraud" - Mitt Romney (agreed with my many)

Absolutely, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more subservient group.

For the sake of argument though, that's an anti-globalist view that encompasses anti-neoliberalism (i.e. hyper free market capitalism). If there's people willing to do the work for less then why not let them? If you have a problem with it, then don't spend money on Trump products. If enough people have a problem with it and demand that Trump hire local people or else they won't buy his stuff then the free market will force him to do so or go out of business. Anti-globalists will say that the local government should step in and force Trump to hire locally.

I am not saying either is more correct than the other, but you asked what globalism was all about and this is just a small taste