What has Trump done now?

[Marty_d]

The sad thing is, many of those worse affected who voted him in, will still support him as their lives worsen.

[ClintonB]

If we can have a positive about trump, it would be every day that passes is closer to the end of his days. you can’t beat the reaper no matter how much money you have.

[old man emu]

I just had a thought! 

 

If you compare the US system of government with Canada and Australia which are of similar political age as the USA, you get the feeling that the USA's is stuck with the political concepts of the late 18th Century and has not evolved to deal with the influences acting upon its people. We might think that Australia's Constitution is rigid, but we have, on occasion, been able to update it to meet the desires of the people.

 

It seems that the political evolution of the government of the USA reached an evolutionary dead-end in the early 19th Century. That is probably why emerging Nations don't want anything to do with the type of democracy that the USA espouses. 

[rgmwa]

The US system of three supposedly co-equal branches intended to balance each other is really a system designed for conflict. When it gets way out of whack as it is now, it is anything but co-equal. When one of the branches is effectively one person who doesn’t want to play by the rules the system of checks and balances clearly doesn’t work very well. 

[facthunter]

Trump Just ignores the Rules whatever they might be . He's ABOVE all that. Neice Mary Trump reckons it's the way he was Brought up but I reckon it was at a Party.  Nev

[facthunter]

It's a mob of squabbling CROOKS. What an example to the World . Trump is making anyone they Buy from fund USA's shortcomings lifestyles and inefficiency with these Tariffs. The way the world is NOW. The USA market is something people can ignore and still get by.  America intends to Flourish at the expense of others including long standing allies. That's Not how a fair system Works. People will remember that essentially USA cannot be trusted.. Trump will next Penalise people who don't  play his game. Once you start this $#!t there's no end to it. NO rules doesn't work.. It's a Jungle. Nev

[old man emu]

Do you realise that if you have participated in this thread, and posted any comment that is not a posite reference to Trump personally, or his policies, you have given US Immigration cause to deny you access to the United States? Also, if you happened to have a few puffs of weed 50+ years ago in your youth, you can't come in.

 

So, if you had thoughts of watching any 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the USA, think about your chances of getting into teh country.

[onetrack]

It's not going to break my heart, and America is well down the list of countries I'd like to visit - especially an America run by the Orange Clown. I consider America an unsafe place to visit, with the massive number of firearms in public possession, with little ownership control, and many owned by permanently angry, foamy-mouthed ferals, who are classic MAGA adherents, and who prefer to shoot anyone they disagree with, or who "disrespect" them, or who "trespass" on their land. They really are a bunch of mentally-disturbed people.

 

Did you see where one of the Jan 6 rioters, who was pardoned by Trump, promptly set about stalking and killing 36 law enforcement officials who had made it onto his "kill" list, as regards his previous Jan 6 prosecution?

I mean, what kind of sicko keeps a "kill" list? A lot of MAGA adherents, no doubt. This bloke is another Timothy McVeigh, the instigator of the Oklahoma bombing, in the making.

 

Fortunately, U.S. law enforcement managed to nail him, and prove his murderous intent, and this obviously alarmed the entire judiciary, as he was jailed for life this time. Let's see if Trump pardons him again, seeing as he appears to be a Trump Golden Boy. I wonder how many more of these malevolently murderous Trump worshippers are out there, from the Jan 6 rioters?

 

Of course, they're all terrific Patriots, so it must be, they're being unfairly targeted by those evil Govt thugs.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/jan6-assassination-plot-sentence.html

[facthunter]

It's NOT safe for a goodly number of the residents, increasingly. Even some contestants are at risk depending on where they come from.  Nev

[onetrack]

Below is an excellent article, originally from the British Telegraph, pointing out how Trumps Big Beautiful Bill has just handed the Chinese the advantage in energy generation, and energy saving devices.

 

https://www.watoday.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-s-big-beautiful-mistake-will-have-china-licking-its-lips-20250704-p5mcfm.html

[red750]

There is a likelihood that the reason I have been locked out of Facebook is that I have made numerous negative comments in relation to Grump on that platform. It has been suggested that I open a new account under a different name. To access my old account I have to supply a video of my face from my webcam. That would no doubt be passed to immigration for facial recognition should I attempt to enter the US. Why would I?

[Marty_d]

Who'd want to visit the USA?

 

Its time is over. We should be forming stronger defence bonds with Europe, Canada, Japan, South Korea and NZ, as well as maintaining cordial relationships with China, India, and the rest of Asia.

 

If saying bad things about their dictator is enough to stop visitors, their whole tourism sector is going to go tits up.

[Jerry_Atrick]

 

[old man emu]

2 hours ago, Marty_d said:

Who'd want to visit the USA?

I'd like to take a trip to the USA solely for the purpose of viewing some of the magnificent scenery. I'd love to drive Route 66. However, as has been said, it is a dangerous place due to the human inhabitants. One could say that only 0.001% or less of the population is pshcyo, but when you have 300 million people, 0.001% still is a lot. And that's the diagnosable psychos. There are also heaps of people who just don't like strangers.

[facthunter]

 

   Money is GOD.   Where'd you get the 0.001% from? Nev

[old man emu]

6 hours ago, facthunter said:

 Where'd you get the 0.001% from?

Plucked it from the air. My intention was to suggest that  the percentage of psychos in a population is very low. I was just operating under the protection of my poetic licence.

[onetrack]

Oooh, errr - this is what Google AI says about the level of psychos in the world ......

 

General Population:
Estimates consistently place the prevalence of psychopathy in the general population at around 1%. This means that for every 100 people, one is likely to be classified as a psychopath. 

 

Variations in Estimates:
Some research suggests that the percentage could be higher, with some studies indicating that up to 4.5% of the general population may exhibit some level of psychopathic traits. 

 

Criminal Populations:
Psychopathy is significantly more prevalent in criminal and prison populations. Estimates range from 15-25% in adult prison populations. 

 

Business World:
Some studies have suggested that psychopathic traits may be more common in the business world, with figures around 3-4% cited for senior positions, according to Wikipedia. 

[Jerry_Atrick]

In my first 5 years hee, I reckon I had spent at least half of it in the USA, working as a "consultant". I wasn't an illegal immigrant as I came back to the UK at least every three months - often shorter periods. But about half of the work I was assigned to was in the USA. It is obviously now different to what it was, but I think the core is the same. Lots of guns, huge disparoty between the haves and the have nots. I don't have the numbers, but I would say the middle class has probably contracted in terms of standard of living and more are in the struggling, if not lower socio-economic class. 

 

Despite all the guns and all the mass shootings, etc. I genuinely didn't feel more threatened than in some parts of Australia. I remember stopping at Goondiwindi and thinking better of going out for a walk in the town on a Saturday night. I have been chased for no apparent reason down Chapel Street, Prahran. Melbourne has its fair share of organised crime murders, and sadly, it would seem it is heading the same way as the US in terms of the mental instability and criminal behaviour (tobacco wars, machetes, etc). The areas I stayed for consulting or visiting our local offices were Bismarck, North Daktota (great place - could move there); Philadelphia PA (that was not a nice place - unlike every other city I have been to, there were no real safe areas); Pittsburgh, PA (very safe); Three Mile Island, PA (stayed in Harrisburgh - quite literally the most boring place on earth - sucked the air out one's lungs; then visited Hershey of Hersey Chocolates.. second most boring place on earth); New York; Omaha NB; San Francsico, CA; San Diego CA; Portland, OR; and Dallas TX. Of those, I have flown GA from Dallas, Mandan (sister town of Bismarck); and Palo Alto. I have taken long drives in the US - from Las Vegas (never ever will I go there again) to San Francisco; From Buffalo NY to New Yorlk via Boston. 

 

Although it was clear there were problem areas, with the exception of Pholadelphia, it was similar to Australia in that you could see where to and where not to go, and you steered clear from trouble. Of course, it is on a magnitude higher than Aus, but the point is I didn't have a problem walking aroung Times Square at all hours - I even broke up a fight in a bar at some ungodly hour - and I am 5'7" and then weighed about 65kg.. Also, the Americans at home, are generally really nice people and not the loud mouth tourist stereotype. They are very friendly, warm and welcoming; they are generous (when they can be), and show a genuine interest in what is utlimately alien to them.  If the percentage of nutters is roughly the same as Australia, yeah, there are more nutters, but they are also spread out over a much larger inhabitable area than Aus. 

 

But, I have a firend in the USA who has just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I want to go and visit him, but I have to be honest, although I am not too worried about the possibility of being locked up, I can't be arsed dealing with the elevated nastiness, which was already a trait of the US immgration service. He is currently at early stages so no rush at the moment, but he has been hassling me to comr over for a few years.. I should have taken the opportunity before Chump was elected. 

 

The USA is such an enignma at all levels.. I do love going there.. far better than many other parts of the world..