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Comment on Trump by senior foreign diplomat at UN: (Original Post) tblue37 Tuesday OP
Many of us know that he's barking mad and are deeply embarrassed, Ocelot II Tuesday #1
Remember the book ...... THE. Ugly. American?? Those Re thr GOP politicians Trueblue1968 Tuesday #17
They are making too much money to care. Plus, there has been a 40 year project to get where we are... Hekate Tuesday #25
This. tblue37 Tuesday #34
That is kind malaise Tuesday #2
Americans bdamomma Tuesday #3
The majority of Americans love it or don't give a damn. Irish_Dem Tuesday #4
Or are barking mad themselves. tblue37 Tuesday #5
NOt true. Look at the map of No Kings events scheduled already. There are thousands of Indivisible groups all Amaryllis Tuesday #6
You are not correct. Please look at the data. Irish_Dem Tuesday #9
The majority of Americans don't get a say. Chemical Bill Tuesday #15
Logic fail Wiz Imp Tuesday #28
I believe some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #7
Your grandmother was wise. tblue37 Tuesday #8
My mother used to say that to me Blaukraut Tuesday #10
Yep. Grandma was German also... some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #11
sadly, justsomeguy01 Tuesday #20
The dude nails it. republianmushroom Tuesday #12
I'm Constantly Amazed By The People,Including many Friends,Who Buy Into Him! BBbats Tuesday #13
Real diplomats don't strive to become cheap celebrities. To Trump everything is about showbiz. Ping Tung Tuesday #14
1/3 of Americans don't see it; another 1/3 don't care - and here we are. LeftinOH Tuesday #16
Yes, some of us do... Orrex Tuesday #18
Does this mean he's not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #19
OF COURSE HE'S GETTING IT! Are you insane??? some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #23
Lol! Thanks for that. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #30
I am embarrassed by trump LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #21
Me too some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #26
Yes many do what would you Tree Lady Tuesday #22
Totally DIVORCED from reality... ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #24
I know what you mean some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #27
Wind damage from both ends, no doubt. tblue37 Tuesday #33
Whoops.... some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #35
Would make a good nationwide commercial. nt wiggs Tuesday #29
Real Americans Do.. I see how "embarrassing" it Cha Tuesday #31
It's the latest example of what Patriots in Cha Tuesday #32
i am apalled. pansypoo53219 Tuesday #36

Ocelot II

(127,439 posts)
1. Many of us know that he's barking mad and are deeply embarrassed,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:25 AM
Tuesday

but the people with the power to do anything about him won't do it.

Hekate

(99,594 posts)
25. They are making too much money to care. Plus, there has been a 40 year project to get where we are...
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:58 PM
Tuesday

Modern home-schooling, previously a relic from pioneer days, was heavily promoted by a billionaire theocrat starting about 50 years ago. Charter schools seemed good unless you looked at how money was being stolen from regular public schools, leaving them ever further behind. Our school-tax money went to both enterprises. Sending the ill-educated off to interfere in school boards and to lead the charge on cleansing libraries — no accident.

So — cui bono? Billionaires apparently love for the masses to be debt-ridden (student loans do it for those trying to better themselves) . And ill-educated. And, apparently, chronically sick as well. It’s easy to get people to turn on each other — misogyny, racism, antisemitism, the festering notion that the poor are getting what belongs to me, me, me.

Sell the masses another electronic toy to massage their brains. Track their every move. Compile all their federal info.

Billionaires Without Borders are not just convinced that democracy has run its course and they should be running the show, but they have convinced a big chunk of the American populace of the same.

And the 40 - 50 year project? The SCOTUS has been captured. The Mad King is giving his rich and powerful backers everything they could dream of. The suffering of ordinary people means nothing. International embarrassment means nothing.

Amaryllis

(10,704 posts)
6. NOt true. Look at the map of No Kings events scheduled already. There are thousands of Indivisible groups all
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:30 AM
Tuesday

over the country in the American resistance.

Irish_Dem

(75,395 posts)
9. You are not correct. Please look at the data.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:40 AM
Tuesday

One third of Americans voted for Trump. They love him.
One third of Americans did not vote for Trump.
One third of Americans did not vote.

Doing simple math, this means that two thirds of Americans either
love Trump or don't give a damn. This is a definite majority of Americans.

We have to face reality whether we like it or not.

Chemical Bill

(2,939 posts)
15. The majority of Americans don't get a say.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:44 PM
Tuesday

Many chose TSF because of this. But we know that this will never help the majority of Americans.

Wiz Imp

(7,519 posts)
28. Logic fail
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:19 PM
Tuesday

A large portion of non-voters and even a significant number of Trump voters are never made aware (for a variety of reasons) of most of Trump's insanity. Not being aware is not the same thing as not caring.

Also, claiming everyone who voted for Trump "loves" him is beyond ridiculous. Plenty of people voted for him who don't like him but bought into some of his lies. Many polls include non-voters and even people not registered. Those polls recently have consistently sown about 60% of people disapproving of Trump. Across some issues, it's significantly more than 60%.

Sorry, but there is overwhelming evidence that more than 50% of the country do not approve of his actions. There is plenty of evidence that people who are uninformed about things he says and does, become horrified when they se and hear things like this speech.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,139 posts)
7. I believe
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:35 AM
Tuesday

so many Americans were on the bottom rungs economically for so long, they believed Trump's rhetoric and he fueled their anger.

They will only see the horrifying failure of the ACTUAL CRUEL man once his policies REALLY begin to strangle them, deport them, frighten them more than they've ever experienced in the past.

As my grandmother used to say, "He who does not listen has to FEEL.

Blaukraut

(5,973 posts)
10. My mother used to say that to me
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:42 AM
Tuesday

It sounded more ominous in German, or because it usually preceded a spanking. But the general wisdom of the phrase can't be overstated.

justsomeguy01

(26 posts)
20. sadly,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:28 PM
Tuesday

99% of them will never connect those things to Republicans, and will be just as easily fooled by the next Republican (and by their current Senators, Representatives, Mayors, and school board members. Most do not search out information, and even passive viewing of corporate TV & Social media will not enlighten them. Even the Democratic party is unwilling to say "Republicans", or "Corporations"; some are barely willing to criticize Trump.

BBbats

(242 posts)
13. I'm Constantly Amazed By The People,Including many Friends,Who Buy Into Him!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:23 PM
Tuesday

This "speech" to me was proof he's losing it

Ping Tung

(3,724 posts)
14. Real diplomats don't strive to become cheap celebrities. To Trump everything is about showbiz.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:39 PM
Tuesday

He is grotesque and is making America the same.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,563 posts)
19. Does this mean he's not getting the Nobel Peace Prize,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:24 PM
Tuesday

that everybody under the sun, says he should get?

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,260 posts)
24. Totally DIVORCED from reality...
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:52 PM
Tuesday

I have to speculate that those sitting in were scratching their heads, wondering what was being said.

Embarrassing is being kind! This man is a fucking raging lunatic!!!

Cha

(314,619 posts)
31. Real Americans Do.. I see how "embarrassing" it
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:23 PM
Tuesday

it is for Traitor and Putin's Puppets.

I'm not embarrassed.. this is ALL on them

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