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Aussie105

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3. Watching from Australia

Reply to progree (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 01:36 AM

Apr 2019

with great interest.

I've got to wonder at the pork barrelling, hate spreading and fear mongering in US politics.

And the brainless idiots who want to act out, with physical violence, their objections to the abstract happenings in politics.

We have an election on the 18th of May. Some elements of American style rumour, fear and hatred generation appearing at the moment.

I hope we can fight it. Focus on the policies, rather than personalities. And work out which political promises are realistic and which are sucker bait.

American style politics. It's not something for the politics of any country to aspire to.

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Omar reports more death threats against her since Trump tweet [View all] progree Apr 2019 OP

I don't remember *any* time when a president incited violence against a member of Congress. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1

We have to assume his fans and vast majority of Congressional Repugs are OK with Trumps dangerous riversedge Apr 2019 #18

Even 2+ years later, Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #21

Nothing better happen to her, or Trump should be charged with reckless endangerment. vsrazdem Apr 2019 #2

Yeah right, watoos Apr 2019 #10

+1 ck4829 Apr 2019 #23

Watching from Australia Aussie105 Apr 2019 #3

Wonder if the Russians are aiding and abetting your political problems too?! democratisphere Apr 2019 #5

Russia Aussie105 Apr 2019 #8

Smart. democratisphere Apr 2019 #9

How do you know 1/3 of our voting population is stupid? watoos Apr 2019 #12

Nobody owns the polls & that thing has a consistent approval rating of 34-40% depending. catbyte Apr 2019 #27

A lot of it is fueled by Murdoch owned right wing rags Blues Heron Apr 2019 #19

CNN and msnbc are also complicit, watoos Apr 2019 #28

Pelosi tells Trump to take it down blm Apr 2019 #4

Never would have believed one giant a-hole and his rethuglicon henchpeople democratisphere Apr 2019 #6

K&R ck4829 Apr 2019 #7

Republicans enabling terrorizing anyone duforsure Apr 2019 #11

There should be consequences ck4829 Apr 2019 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #13

Yes, its been going on for a long time. Our local knuckledraggers hate the Somali community here nt progree Apr 2019 #15

Wingers are cowards... Maxheader Apr 2019 #14

Yep ck4829 Apr 2019 #25

The House can censure a president & tRump has plenty of censurable offenses. nt yaesu Apr 2019 #16

Even the dangerous talk from Trump seems to be OK for his fans and Repugs. riversedge Apr 2019 #17

Twitter, if you can hear me.... Talitha Apr 2019 #20

The President of the US prodigitalson Apr 2019 #22

tRump, when asked if he had any second thoughts on the video after reports of increased threats... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #26

We know that Trump is a monster, watoos Apr 2019 #29

And trump and the fascist gop duforsure Apr 2019 #30