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mstateglfr

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So the country is going to give up on MAGA, and turn to Communism? Could happen I suppose. The whole world is turning slowly toward Socialism/Communism. Most of the last holdouts are in the Western Hemisphere, basically the Americas. Canada is very socialistic, but many of their people are not. The Bible does detail this progression very well. Hard to tell where the world is prophetically, but it seems we're much further along than I thought. Trump admin. could very well be the last death throes of freedom & liberty.
You are giving a false choice in claiming the US can either be MAGA or Communist.
That is absurd.

The US has grown exponentially by being a Mixed Economy. This is the reality of many Western countries too.
Also, an economy and society that has social programs is not necessarily a Socialist country.

I am gobsmacked that you just claimed Trump may be the last president to oversee freedom and liberty.
- Trump's Administration has quite literally ignored Due Process and argued against the Constitutional right of Due Process. They have deported people without trial or even verification that they have the correct person.
- Trump's Administration is continually suing News outlets for what has been an accepted right for centuries now, and strong arming them into settling at the threat of criminal charges and losing access.
- Trump's Administration has threatened lawfirms with losing court access if they don't agree to Trump's demands.
- Trump's Administration has threatened to cut off research and educational funding to colleges that don't teach what/how Trump wants them to teach.
- Trump's Administration has strongarmed Congress into basically giving up much of its power to allow Trump to do what he wants.


Freedom and Liberty are not what Trump cares about. Those concepts have eroded for decades now. You are being lied to if you are being told Trump will save Freedom and Liberty.
 

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The number of foreign car manufacturers that have put domestic factories in the US keeps getting larger. It's somewhat confounding to me that Apple and Google can't assemble some of their cell phones in the United States, but BMW, Mercedes, Honda, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Toyota and Hyundai can assemble some vehicles here. Seems like with Apple and Google's market cap and cash position they have plenty of capital to deploy domestic manufacturing plans
 

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So the country is going to give up on MAGA, and turn to Communism? Could happen I suppose. The whole world is turning slowly toward Socialism/Communism. Most of the last holdouts are in the Western Hemisphere, basically the Americas. Canada is very socialistic, but many of their people are not. The Bible does detail this progression very well. Hard to tell where the world is prophetically, but it seems we're much further along than I thought. Trump admin. could very well be the last death throes of freedom & liberty.
Settle down Mr Genespage Boomer
 

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You are giving a false choice in claiming the US can either be MAGA or Communist.
That is absurd.

The US has grown exponentially by being a Mixed Economy. This is the reality of many Western countries too.
Also, an economy and society that has social programs is not necessarily a Socialist country.

I am gobsmacked that you just claimed Trump may be the last president to oversee freedom and liberty.
- Trump's Administration has quite literally ignored Due Process and argued against the Constitutional right of Due Process. They have deported people without trial or even verification that they have the correct person.
- Trump's Administration is continually suing News outlets for what has been an accepted right for centuries now, and strong arming them into settling at the threat of criminal charges and losing access.
- Trump's Administration has threatened lawfirms with losing court access if they don't agree to Trump's demands.
- Trump's Administration has threatened to cut off research and educational funding to colleges that don't teach what/how Trump wants them to teach.
- Trump's Administration has strongarmed Congress into basically giving up much of its power to allow Trump to do what he wants.


Freedom and Liberty are not what Trump cares about. Those concepts have eroded for decades now. You are being lied to if you are being told Trump will save Freedom and Liberty.
What media outlet has trump
Stongarmed qnd shutdown ? Troll
 

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My comment was on your being an insufferable douchebag on literally every subject you post on but in the words of mstategflr you can go an 17 blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

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Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

yourself.
Yet you chose this thread to vomit your BS.

I know you hate data driven analysis and conversation, but I’ll keep dishing it out. In the hopes that folks like you MIGHT one day listen. Thus the world becomes a better place.
 

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Yet you chose this thread to vomit your BS.

I know you hate data driven analysis and conversation, but I’ll keep dishing it out. In the hopes that folks like you MIGHT one day listen. Thus the world becomes a better place.
Pointing out you are an insufferable douchebag is literally the first post I made on this thread and that isn't BS, that is fact.
 
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What media outlet has trump
Stongarmed qnd shutdown ? Troll
I didn't claim a media outlet has been shut down.
Please do not misrepresent what I posted.

It's notable that out of all I posted, your only issue was with something that I didn't even type.
 

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The hardline tariffs are quickly losing any teeth.

- High rates that quickly dropped to 10%.
- Exemptions for certain industries.
- Exemptions for specific products.

So much growl and such little bite.
Lots of exemptions. We have tariffs only on fortune cookies now. 3-D Chess Art of the Deal that Trusts the Plan.
 
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I didn't claim a media outlet has been shut down.
Please do not misrepresent what I posted.

It's notable that out of all I posted, your only issue was with something that I didn't even type.
What news outlet has trump,wrongly sued ?
 

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You are giving a false choice in claiming the US can either be MAGA or Communist.
That is absurd.

The US has grown exponentially by being a Mixed Economy. This is the reality of many Western countries too.
Also, an economy and society that has social programs is not necessarily a Socialist country.

I am gobsmacked that you just claimed Trump may be the last president to oversee freedom and liberty.
- Trump's Administration has quite literally ignored Due Process and argued against the Constitutional right of Due Process. They have deported people without trial or even verification that they have the correct person.
- Trump's Administration is continually suing News outlets for what has been an accepted right for centuries now, and strong arming them into settling at the threat of criminal charges and losing access.
- Trump's Administration has threatened lawfirms with losing court access if they don't agree to Trump's demands.
- Trump's Administration has threatened to cut off research and educational funding to colleges that don't teach what/how Trump wants them to teach.
- Trump's Administration has strongarmed Congress into basically giving up much of its power to allow Trump to do what he wants.


Freedom and Liberty are not what Trump cares about. Those concepts have eroded for decades now. You are being lied to if you are being told Trump will save Freedom and Liberty.
"What can be, unburdened by what has been" stay strong to your beliefs!!
 
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mstateglfr

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What news outlet have they sued wrongly ?
What news outlet has trump,wrongly sued ?
Still waiting gopher troll
Calm down. It's a Saturday night - I was watching a movie with one of my kids.

ABC, CBS, and DM Register.
Multiple others have been threatened, but I think so far haven't been sued.

The claim of defamation is simply absurd, given he is an established politician and damages can't be shown.
The claim of election interference is simply absurd, given a poll is allowed to be incorrect and interview are allowed to be edited(and both things have happened in Trump's favor too).



I will once again point out that you arent even attempting to respond to all the other things I listed. Instead, you are focusing on this one comment about the frivolous lawsuits he has filed.
The guy's Administration is violating Due Process, and it's crickets from you. But how dare frivolous lawsuits be mentioned!
 

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Got a link to trumps unmerited lawsuit and that it was unmerited ? your word is worthless
 

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Calm down. It's a Saturday night - I was watching a movie with one of my kids.

ABC, CBS, and DM Register.
Multiple others have been threatened, but I think so far haven't been sued.

The claim of defamation is simply absurd, given he is an established politician and damages can't be shown.
The claim of election interference is simply absurd, given a poll is allowed to be incorrect and interview are allowed to be edited(and both things have happened in Trump's favor too).



I will once again point out that you arent even attempting to respond to all the other things I listed. Instead, you are focusing on this one comment about the frivolous lawsuits he has filed.
The guy's Administration is violating Due Process, and it's crickets from you. But how dare frivolous lawsuits be mentioned!
So do you have a link to these lawsuits ? And how are they unmerited ?
 

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Got a link to trumps unmerited lawsuit and that it was unmerited ? your word is worthless
So do you have a link to these lawsuits ? And how are they unmerited ?
Why do you keep posting the same thing twice?

If you are going to play this game, I am out. Have an actual conversation instead of expecting me to post a bunch of info so you can try and find a crack/unknown to focus on.

If you genuinely don't know about the 3 lawsuits I mentioned, read about them and then come back to this thread. And I feel back for you.

I already stated why they are frivolous.
 

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If you are going to play this game, I am out. Have an actual conversation instead of expending me to post a bunch of info so yocu an try and find a crack/unknown to focus on.

If you genuinely don't know about the 3 lawsuits I mentioned, read about them and then come back to this thread. And I feel back for you.

I already stated why they are frivolous.
So you are just making up crap as usual, trump is filing unmerited lawsuits against media outlets, but you won’t link to said lawsuit or show how how it is unmeriTed ?

lol
 

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So you are just making up crap as usual, trump is filing unmerited lawsuits against media outlets, but you won’t link to said lawsuit or show how how it is unmeriTed ?

lol
You misrepresented my comment and then called me a troll.
You again called me a troll because I didn't reply quickly enough to your arbitrarily set time frame.
I still answered your question and told you the outlets that were sued, then added why they are frivolous.
Now you are claiming I made this up.

You don't know what I am even referring to, yet I am a troll and making stuff up.
Shameful

At this point, if you still don't know what is being discussed then it's up to you to read. Google it.
 
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You misrepresented my comment and then called me a troll.
You again called me a troll because I didn't reply quickly enough to your arbitrarily set time frame.
I still answered your question and told you the outlets that were sued, then added why they are frivolous.

At that point, if you still don't know what is being discussed then it's up to you to read. Google it.
Yes , I’m well aware of the timeline. You claimed Trump filed frivolous lawsuits against media outlets. Once again could you link to said lawsuit and explain how they are frivolous ?
 

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Once again could you link to said lawsuit
Plural. Lawsuits.
Yes, I could provide links. No, I won't.
Your posts on this have been combative and you have repeatedly insulted me. You could have googled it by now since I listed the defendants of these frivolous lawsuits.

The list of examples I provided that have taken place in only a few months show Trump and his administration are not trying to save Liberty.
That was the point I was making.
If you aren't aware of an example I mentioned, look it up instead of calling me a troll and liar.

and explain how they are frivolous ?
I already explained. And I also already pointed out that I already explained.
 
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Yes , I’m well aware of the timeline. You claimed Trump filed frivolous lawsuits against media outlets. Once again could you link to said lawsuit and explain how they are frivolous ?
85, I agree with you on most things. But it’s a well known fact that Trump sued these media groups, he even got paid in some cases. Whether or not they are actually frivolous will never be agreed upon, since that will fall in line with everyone’s politics.
 

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85, I agree with you on most things. But it’s a well known fact that Trump sued these media groups, he even got paid in some cases. Whether or not they are actually frivolous will never be agreed upon, since that will fall in line with everyone’s politics.
Yep, the lawsuits are very well documented.

And I agree with you that whether they are viewed as frivolous or not is subjective and largely based on ideology/support.

I intentionally called the frivolous though because that is a term that the right has weaponized over the last 20 years to frame many lawsuits as BS, regardless of merit.


While ideology will largely determine if each person views a lawsuit as frivolous or not, what shouldn't be subjective is how we all define 'actual damages' when it comes to defamation, or the protection of free speech in news reporting.
These things shouldn't be subjectively supported or defined because each side is then putting themselves up for punishment each election cycle, depending on who is elected.
We shouldn't allow, or even want, a back and forth of whoever is in power suing media that aligns with the other side.
Maintaining accepted definitions of 'actual damages' for defamation and supporting free speech are critical.
 
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Whether the lawsuits are frivolous or not is part of the plan. As is the case with tariffs and restoring manufacturing, Trump has a plan. Whatever happens and anything that might happen is part of the plan. It's irrelevant to consider motives and reasons because those can change and be defended, something that's part of the plan.
 
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So the country is going to give up on MAGA, and turn to Communism?
I can definitely see it. The House will almost certainly flip in the midterms, but the GOP holds onto the Senate. Sens Collins and Tillis lose making it 51-49. In 2028, the democrats win the WH, the Senate flips, and the democrats eliminate the the filibuster. (Ratty Chuck Schumer said he was going to do so once Sinemia and Manchin were out of the way). With only needing simple majorities, they eliminate the Electoral College, pass amnesty for the 30 million illegals here, make mail-in voting the law of the land, and make DC and Puerto Rico states. The Republicans are then relegated to forever being the minority party.
 
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I can definitely see it. The House will almost certainly flip in the midterms, but the GOP holds onto the Senate. Sens Collins and Tillis lose making it 51-49. In 2028, the democrats win the WH, the Senate flips, and the democrats eliminate the the filibuster. (Ratty Chuck Schumer said he was going to do so once Sinemia and Manchin were out of the way). With only needing simple majorities, they eliminate the Electoral College, pass amnesty for the 30 million illegals here, make mail-in voting the law of the land, and make DC and Puerto Rico states. The Republicans are then relegated to forever being the minority party.
You can see a turn to Communism, yet don't even mention anything that would be viewed as a tenet of Communism?
Communism is largely an economic theory. You ranted about power, but ignore economics.


This country wouldn't be going Communist, if not for Trump. That is baseless fear mongering and shows a total lack of reasonable assessment.
 

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Yes but…



This is the place where he’s right.

America’s culture isn’t in manufacturing at this level and your talking about correcting lazy employees sounds not so vaguely like herding cats.

Corporations know this. This is why they spend money to get their product produced elsewhere.
Exactly. Laziness isn’t the issue, it’s the almighty dollar. The MAGA have already insulted and tried to destroy the black population and lower class as much as they can. They aren’t going to pay Leroy or Jethro $15 bucks an hour to put widgets together when the Vietnamese kid will do it for 50 cents an hour.

Hundreds of US cities died because “the plant” went out of business. We aren’t ever going to go back to that period of time. We aren’t going back to the 40s and 50s no matter how much Heir Drump wants it to happen.
 
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Is that the point of the tariff war...to bring manufacturing back to the US?

Or it the point of the tariff war to make trade 'more fair' for the US by negotiating trade deals?


Because those concepts largely don't align. A 'more fair' trade agreement wont result in a bunch of reshored manufacturing.
Naw. It’s to keep 20 lbs per year of fentanyl from crossing that lawless Canadian border
 

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Yes , I’m well aware of the timeline. You claimed Trump filed frivolous lawsuits against media outlets. Once again could you link to said lawsuit and explain how they are frivolous ?
Baaaaaaaa Fox News baaaaaaaaa
 

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You are giving a false choice in claiming the US can either be MAGA or Communist.
That is absurd.

The US has grown exponentially by being a Mixed Economy. This is the reality of many Western countries too.
Also, an economy and society that has social programs is not necessarily a Socialist country.

I am gobsmacked that you just claimed Trump may be the last president to oversee freedom and liberty.
- Trump's Administration has quite literally ignored Due Process and argued against the Constitutional right of Due Process. They have deported people without trial or even verification that they have the correct person.
- Trump's Administration is continually suing News outlets for what has been an accepted right for centuries now, and strong arming them into settling at the threat of criminal charges and losing access.
- Trump's Administration has threatened lawfirms with losing court access if they don't agree to Trump's demands.
- Trump's Administration has threatened to cut off research and educational funding to colleges that don't teach what/how Trump wants them to teach.
- Trump's Administration has strongarmed Congress into basically giving up much of its power to allow Trump to do what he wants.


Freedom and Liberty are not what Trump cares about. Those concepts have eroded for decades now. You are being lied to if you are being told Trump will save Freedom and Liberty.
Let me just destroy democracy to save it…you forgot he’s talking about a 17n military parade like every other dictator in the world holds as a display of power. We’ve, in the span of a few months, realigned to be on the side of the bad guys and all MAGAs can say is “I’m still with Trump”. His cult like power is unbelievable but I’m seeing it…
 

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I agree with some of what this guy wrote but disagreed a lot of what he said. Several things that need to be fixed in this country’s labor. Number one is litigation. My god some of the litigation filed by labor against big companies is unbelievable. I don’t know how companies in this country stay profitable. From litigation to government regulations to lazy employees need to be corrected.
Don’t worry. Trump is dismantling the efficacy of the legal system before your eyes and ignoring whatever it orders. That’s freedom in action!
 

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I stopped reading at #3. That guy is bad at research. You’re going to want to change the thread title.
That’s a good MAGA. Whatever you do don’t learn anything that isn’t MAGA approved or written by MAGA approved media. It would be a shame to start paying attention to experts now. Trump has done a number on some brains out there…
 

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Got a link to trumps unmerited lawsuit and that it was unmerited ? your word is worthless
Trump ignoring court decisions is not American, not conservative, not democratic, not moral, and is much more like Putin than Reagan. Give me one good reason for his assault on our courts?
 

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We're not becoming communist or socialist. Who is scaring people into thinking that's gonna happen? I remember when some Americans were scared we'd accept sharia law when only 1% of the country is Muslim. I could see some left-wing populist emerge who has the loyalty of a base similar to the way Trump has incredibly loyal followers who are emotionally attached to him as America's savior and support him regardless of what he does. Don't be surprised if there's a reaction to Trumpism when he's gone (such as the return of wokeness with a vengeance). But who really knows what the future holds.
 

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Probably not as easy as letting them leave in the first place but If it takes one year, two years or more is better than not having them come back at all. You have to start somewhere. Even if they are fully automated it is still good to have the ability to produce what we need here at home.
 
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I didn't claim a media outlet has been shut down.
Please do not misrepresent what I posted.

It's notable that out of all I posted, your only issue was with something that I didn't even type.
It was a long post.