Well Miriam,
I'll give you #2. Donald Trump is highly skilled(crafty and cunning)
in manipulating the media. But as for #1? His public support has
dropped into the low 30%. Of course as long as that low percentage
includes his Billionaire Supporters, he can continue to bully the
American People around. But he's no Joe Stalin. More like Josip
Tito.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/25/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,
Here's the definition of demagogue from an online dictionary.
1.
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and
prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
"a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press"
Mustafa is exactly right. There isn't a better description of how Donald J.
Trump has been functioning.
Miriam
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Mostafa,
Donald Trump, a demagogue? Hardly. Perhaps a demagogue wannabee.
But what Donald Trump is, is a master con artist. He is a Carney huckster,
a scam artist, a prognosticator. While I disagree with most of his beliefs,
and while I believe that he comes from that school which teaches, Why tell
the Truth when a Lie will do just as well, I do not for a moment underrate
his masterful skill as a manipulator.
In my opinion, Donald Trump is as sane as the Wizard of Oz. He is a skilled
master in the use of the media, even turning it against itself as he Tweets
himself into the news almost on an hourly basis. Donald Trump has the
American People mistrusting the very media he cons into reporting on his
every move. If he is nothing else, Donald Trump is a masterful promoter.
He sits on top of a vast House of Cards, somehow keeping it all from
imploding. And his greatest slight of hand is to keep us so distracted that
we never notice his Trumpsters busy looting every fund in the federal
treasury.
And in all of this success, Donald Trump has sold himself to America
as being as crazy as a Loon. He is not. He is crazy like a Fox.
Do not underrate this man.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/25/19, Mostafa Almahdy <mostafa.almahdy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Honestly, a demagogue is the fairly proper term to describe Trump.
Ultimately, the petulant president has just announced to reopen the
government for three weeks period with unclear budget deal.
Nevertheless, he threatened to impose another government impasse on
February fifteenth if his wall's proposed six-billion budget hasn't
been congressionally ratified. Going farther, he again, threatened
with declaring a state of national emergency. A right which he says,
afforded to him by the constitution. This reprehensible figure has
entered the White House because of the majority of voters who selected
him. He's been causing us a mass headache ever since. I hope he's just
shooted by some demented torpedo. That's not odd to suddenly occur
therein though. I'm tired of his intolerably imperious rhetoric. He
thinks he owns the world when he arrogantly insists to forcefully
impose trade tariffs on majorly economic rivals such as China. For
just your information, the US's popular Apple product, iPhone, wholly
relies on Chinese manufacturers for its firm hardware production. So,
China actually owes the US a fortune. I'm truly sickened at how the US
abuses other nation's natural and industrial resources. Currently, it
invades the golf region for oil. Furthermore, it attempts to
economically restrict a broadly industrious nation like China for the
same reason. It besieges its mutual boundaries with its closest
regional neighbor, Canada, with incessantly coerced security guard for
essentially authoritative considerations. Now, it wants to build a
wall on its borderline with Mexico because gangs and criminals
relentlessly pore in illicitly. Well, you may look at any humanly
calamitous situation in the world to find the US standing behind its
initial eruption. Look at the humanitarian crisis in Syria with daily
deadly forays, the chaos in Iraq and the vicious emergence of the
fringe element called Da'ish by the CIA and the immensely destabilised
security status in longly invaded Afghanistan. After nearly
eighteen-years of invasion and combat mission in Afghanistan, how
prosperous is the US in tackling terror cells? The US is to be
persistently defied on a broader scale. Innocent people killed, women
widowed and children now live unpityingly in insensate refugee camps.
Americans, however, live safely with their dogs. But, God is Just. If
you caused people to die, He'll make you die with unhealed diseases,
natural disasters, fatal shootings and beyond. The world is at
incredible rage with America's foreign policy. This anger is not just
in the Middle East. It has extended to China, Japan, India and South
America. Nevertheless, sane Americans still have an opportunity to
rectify this awful portrait of their country. They must practice
unceasing pressure on their government to alter its unbearable policy.
This chance may not last for long though. So, catch it out before it's
no longer possible. Lastly, some may say, what's our fault Mustafa?
We're just lay citizens. Excuse me, if you pay money to the government
on a regular basis, it commits these enormous offences with the tax
revenue paid by you. So, you're part of the matter, even though if
it's indirect one. So, no, you're not opted out.
On 1/25/19, Brian K. Lingard <BKL@xxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Clifford & List:
What I have seen of Donald J. trump he has no opinion on anything. He
is entirely driven by George Gallop and fellow Pollsters.
He describes his grievous falsehoods, as Alternative Facts. Some
would say they are barefaced lies; however, you may not call someone
a Liar in The House or USSS Senate.
He wants to set up a broadcaster to beam his propaganda at The People.
Wait
until he finds a previous Congress specifically prohibited Uncle Sam
from doing this.
As a kid, used to listen to Radio Havana, Peking and Moscow et al
describe US War Atrocities in Vietnam. They also explained how you
hide roads under a few inches of swamp water.
Mentioned about the war atrocities to my parents. They said it
sounded like Communist Propaganda. Couple of weeks later, decided to
watch CBS Evening News on WBEN channel 4, Buffalo, NY.
Did not normally watch American news.
Lead story, presented by Walter Cronkite was exactly what the
Communist stations had been broadcasting about for two years or more!
Called to my parents, having supper in the other room that if the
stuff I told them about was Communist Propaganda, Walter Cronkite
just said the same thing, less bombastic style.
My parents said if Walter says it, must be true!
In about a week or so, CBC TV and radio news was carrying the story.
Guess
some members of The House & Senate watched Walter's newscast. They
began asking very interesting questions of the Secretary of Defense,
he said he would get back to them on this.
Took a few days, however, he told the House & Senate unfortunately it
was true! The MPs were investigating. There sure were many
Commissioned Officers facing The Music at General Courts Martial,
receiving demotions & long sentences served in Kansas.
One morning the Today Show mentioned the USN was re-commissioning the
USS New Jersey to shell Nam. Story aired once, and then vanished. The
Communist stations ran with it. Several months later, it was Headline
News everywhere.
Sometimes if you want to know what is going on with Uncle Sam, you
need to read Probda, Isvestia or Red Star. Probda is Russian word for
Truth, Isvestia, NEWS; Red Star was the USSR version of The Stars &
Stripes for their troops, sailors & aviators.
Alternatively, tune in Radio Moscow, Havana, or Peking. One evening
Radio Havana played The Black Fly song written by a survey crew in
Northern Ontario! Never thought I would hear that song coming from
Havana.
I hope that The Democratic Party of the USA keeps Uncle Sam closed
until:
09:00 AM EST, January 20, 2021. This is when the replacement for U. S.
President will be inaugurated by the Clerk of the US Supreme Court
and
1/3
of the Senate and a brand new House are all sworn in.
Friend of nine says The Joint Chiefs Of Staff will hold a Coop De Ta
before the closure drags on that long.
If Uncle Sam defaults on his debts, his creditors like 800,000 unpaid
civil servants, including many excellent lawyers, can file an action
at the Bankruptcy Courthouse to force Uncle Sam into Chapter 7, 11 or
13. The Justice may have a sense of revenge, ordering the liquidation
of Uncle Sam's assets, starting with the property located at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC, then Air Force One, Marine
Corps One, Andrews Air Base working his way to area 51 to raise
enough funds to pay Sam's delinquent debts.
Perhaps some nice Russian Oligarch will buy the place on Pennsylvania
Avenue.
As with other bankrupts, the stuff will be sold by Public auction on
the front steps of the Courthouse. I will ask if they accept VISA!
Would like to live in DC. Decent climate spring & fall, nice big
lawn, helipad, nice view of the neighbors over on DuPont Circle.
Brian K. Lingard
From: Mostafa Almahdy via acb-chat [mailto:acb-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent:
January 24, 2019 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [acb-chat] [blind-democracy] Re: Hatred, intimidation
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On 1/24/19, Clifford <clifford@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Frank and List Members:
You and I heard quite different accounts of the events involved here.
It is my understanding that the catholic school students were on a
trip to D.
C. and most were wearing caps with a pro-trump initials which drew
the Attention demonstrators in the area and that is was the
demonstrators And a few under the influence who aggressively
challenged the Students. The mainstream reporters initially put the
same spin on This, which is reflected in your statement. It appears
that school Age children are targets of the media, if they dare to
wear a cap with, Magma on their caps.
These are trying times and the "mainstream" media are a large part
of The problem
News should be factual and not simply anti Trump spin.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
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Subject: [acb-chat] Hatred, intimidation and make America white
again
Now that the hour plus long video has surfaced of a group of
Catholic School students engaging in multiple confrontations in our
nations Capital the picture is clearer and worse than ever. There
was a group Of black Hebrews loudly protesting the president's
policies, namely The wall. The group of teens and their chaperones,
wearing MAGI hats Loudly counter protested with build the wall and
go back to Africa chants. At this point the confrontation was mostly
peaceful with the Teens staying about 15 feet away from their
intended targets. At that Point three Native Americans started playing
their drums and chanting.
This is where things took a turn for the ugly. The teens surrounded
Them and started to close in their circle around them, blocking
their Exit or retreat. Taking it a step further one of the teens, in
a threatening move, took off his shirt and got directly within
inches of The Native Americans who were powerless to retreat. While
the apologists will be quick to point out that no
Assault occurred; let us look at another crime that does not get
as Much air time. It is called menacing. Yes, in many locales that
is a Felony. It is to act in a manner, which would make the victim
believe They are in jeopardy of injury or death. Evidentially those
lads were Willfully ignorant of the legal consequences of their
actions. If a Group of black, Hispanic, or Muslim males surrounded a
member of the Privileged class or a police officer in the manner
these lads did they would have been shot. Let us look at another
example that occurred on This list. There was a theory set forth by
some here who believe their Status as members of the privileged
class allows them to forego tipping a wait staff. Those folks are
willfully ignorant of something known as "theft of service", which
is a very real crime in many Places. What these two aforementioned
examples teach us is that when You are a member of the privileged
class you can be as willfully Ignorant of the law as you choose to
be; because in the end the laws do not apply to you. So like it or
not, those fine lads from their Wealthy, plaid tie, blue blazer,
embroidered breast pocket private School have become the face of the
new privileged class and an icon of everything that is wrong with the
ever-increasing socio-economic divide.
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(Seeking knowledge is compulsory from cratle to grave because it is a
shoreless ocean.)