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EarlG

(21,892 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:47 PM Mar 2016

Pic Of The Moment: The Economist Updates Its Global Risk Assessment



Trump Presidency Is a Global Threat, Economist Intelligence Unit Warns


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Pic Of The Moment: The Economist Updates Its Global Risk Assessment (Original Post) EarlG Mar 2016 OP
That's scary stuff! In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #1
Too many people wrote Hair DrumpFührer off as a joke Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #7
Have you ever played the game of Bridge? In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #8
That's a poker hand. Bridge hands have 13 cards. But your point is otherwise good. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #20
whoops, it's been a few years In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #23
Dave... The graphic shows numbers 20-4? "Top Ten?" N/T TygrBright Mar 2016 #2
"ranking the election of Trump a 12 on a scale of one to 25" greyl Mar 2016 #5
Wow, I suppose it's like watching the funding and rise of Hitler. fasttense Mar 2016 #3
A TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS AS SCARY .... yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #4
Trivia note but the people on the deck mostly survived. It was the poor folks in steerage who TeamPooka Mar 2016 #10
Thanks for that... yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #11
Point WELL taken Fritz Walter Mar 2016 #24
Trumpites....... MyOwnPeace Mar 2016 #6
Wow. Trump will wear it as a badge of honor though. Fucking idiot that he is. nt TeamPooka Mar 2016 #9
And that will only increase his popularity with white trash voters LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #12
"White trash"? warrprayer Mar 2016 #13
I'll reword it. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #16
Much better warrprayer Mar 2016 #21
What are the chances... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #14
Chances are pretty high with the creepy Nazi nutters. They will chant Trump should be #1#1 Person 2713 Mar 2016 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #15
It would put him just behind The "Economist" itself. forest444 Mar 2016 #17
I see Trump ranks just above Jihadi terrorism world wide wally Mar 2016 #18
if this is not already on Facebook ashling Mar 2016 #19
And, the Economist NewJeffCT Mar 2016 #22
One of the gravest threats to world order, Republican voters. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #25
Yup,this is global nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #27
The "Republican Party" should be a mainstay on that list. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #28
All the more reason to vote for Bernie Lorien Mar 2016 #29
ted cruz no less in my opinion barbtries Mar 2016 #30
The landslide against this guy is going to blow minds. joshcryer Mar 2016 #31
No bears? Bossy Monkey Mar 2016 #32
I agree Trump's a threat, but there's no mention of climate change. Weird. Scuba Mar 2016 #33
In fairness, those are economic fears. malthaussen Mar 2016 #34

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,786 posts)
7. Too many people wrote Hair DrumpFührer off as a joke
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:37 PM
Mar 2016

He is an entertainer, which means he is inexperienced and has a big ego. He is no joke.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
3. Wow, I suppose it's like watching the funding and rise of Hitler.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:07 PM
Mar 2016

I wonder if the tRump will accept money from other countries? It maybe illegal but some very wealthy Americans managed to funnel money to Hitler.

TeamPooka

(24,155 posts)
10. Trivia note but the people on the deck mostly survived. It was the poor folks in steerage who
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:05 PM
Mar 2016

bore the brunt of the 1500 deaths
the folks up top were the 1st class passengers and most of them were put into life boats.

Fritz Walter

(4,281 posts)
24. Point WELL taken
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:41 PM
Mar 2016

With the evaporating middle class, that puts most of the US population in steerage.

The one percent -- Wall Street types, Kock Bros., Sheldon Analson, et al. -- in their own private lifeboats. No doubt humming "Nearer My Drumpf To Me."

MyOwnPeace

(16,887 posts)
6. Trumpites.......
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:36 PM
Mar 2016

will see the opinion of this British magazine as proof that we don't need to pay no heed to any ferr'ners - we should just kick their ass if they've got a problem with him!

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
12. And that will only increase his popularity with white trash voters
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:12 PM
Mar 2016

Ooooooooooo He's dangerous! Thems a'scared of 'im.

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
13. "White trash"?
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:36 PM
Mar 2016

Seriously?
Don't you mean "low information voters"?
And we have some great pro - Bernie people with Southern accents.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
16. I'll reword it.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:54 PM
Mar 2016

...his vastly Caucasian supporters (from the West, East, North and South) who have no problem with their choice of leader espousing racist, sexist, hateful, and violence-inciting rants, and in fact only cheer him on more afterwards, and thus displaying behaviour that belongs in the non-recycle bin.

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
14. What are the chances...
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:50 PM
Mar 2016

That Trump & his supporters are pissed that the Chinese beat him in this ranking?! After all he is the best, and he will make sure that Trump wins in this if he gets the presidency.

Response to EarlG (Original post)

forest444

(5,902 posts)
17. It would put him just behind The "Economist" itself.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:55 PM
Mar 2016

Or rather, the crisis-inducing neocon advice it likes to dispense.

ashling

(25,771 posts)
19. if this is not already on Facebook
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 03:21 PM
Mar 2016

and other social media, it needs to be. unfortunately,
I cannot do that from this phone or I would

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
31. The landslide against this guy is going to blow minds.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:39 AM
Mar 2016

We might even get Texas to turn blue, that's just how horrific his candidacy is for the Republicans.

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
34. In fairness, those are economic fears.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 09:24 AM
Mar 2016

Global threat to economic security, not necessarily a precursor to WWIII. It's kind of a no-brainer, because Mr Trump is impossible to predict, and the economic market hates uncertainty.

-- Mal

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