> his administration closed with an armed insurrection
This is an opinion held by the Left.
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This is an opinion held by the Left.
A response to what? I fully support kicking out illegal immigrants and dismantling government agencies that are only wasting taxpayer dollars.
When I called out hyperbolic hysterics I mean things like what you said here:
"The playbook is bizarrely tight to Hitler, Mussolini, hints of Stalin"
These people murdered/executed millions of innocent people.
Has Trump come close to executing even one person?
That's why it's hard for me to take the Left seriously when they engage in hysterics like this.
That bill had concessions that loosened asylum restrictions and border closure measures. Why would would Republicans who want a secure border pass that when they could wait for Trump to become president and get everything they want in terms of a strong, secure border and tough laws against illegal immigrants?
Besides, even if it did pass, Biden has shown he is unwilling to enforce laws on illegal immigration.
> So you agree that an executive order ending birthright citizenship is bad?
If it turns out to be unconstitutional, then it's illegal and yes, therefor "bad". That's up to the courts to decide. Either way, I absolutely support legally repealing birthright citizenship.
> You still haven't demonstrated how having a trade imbalance implies that we're "being screwed"
Ok, looks like you're right on this, a trade imbalance is not necessarily bad for the US. It is bad for specific domestic industries that are affected by it though. I'd argue to a certain extant a nation has an obligation to protect its businesses in the context of international trade.
Here are some examples of common sense - Don't let biological men (humans with XY chromosome and a penis) into women's restrooms and locker rooms - Don't let biological men compete in women's sports because it's unfair and dangerous - Don't let violent thugs enter our country and if they do, kick them out.
wrong. From the border chief:
"In the past seven days, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,577 individuals attempting to enter the country illegally, a significant 55% decrease from the previous week’s 10,281 apprehensions. This trend indicates that our enhanced border security measures produce results. With more boots on the ground, we’re making a substantial impact to the security of our borders."
https://x.com/USBPChief/status/1884723200048693297
Yes, we'll see in four years. I look forward to it!
Curious to know what differences do you discern between store and fresh eggs? Not doubting you, just curious to know.
Nope. A trade deficit is when your trading partner buys more of your goods than you of theirs.
> to a degree that you crashed the global economy.
If you're talking about the Great Recession of 2007-2009, then, nope, you're wrong again:
"The causes of the Great Recession include a combination of vulnerabilities that developed in the financial system, along with a series of triggering events that began with the bursting of the United States housing bubble in 2005–2012."
nope, border encounters have dropped significantly after Trump took office.
To your last points, I won't address because you throw up unsubstantiated accusations that has become the Leftist party line. There's no discussion to be had here.
No he did not. Biden's first acts were to repeal Trump's stringent immigration orders. After 3 and half years with another election looming and seeing the disaster that caused, all of the sudden, his administration wasn't so hot on open borders anymore. If he enforced immigration laws, we wouldn't have so many people who have illegally entered the country.
> Trying to revoke birthright citizenship is not “enforcing existing law”.
And I never claimed that. But I support an amendment towards that end.
> The concessions from Mexico and Canada were already planned from last administration.
Nope, the 10,000 troops Mexico just agreed to is on top of whatever other things they "promised" to do. And tariffs are off the table for now.
> Moreover, now there are retaliatory tariffs coming from them.
Nope, no tariffs have been enacted on either side at the moment.
> How does a trade imbalance imply that we are “screwed”?
US trade imbalance by year:
2020: $626 billion 2021: $858 billion 2022: $971 billion 2023: $1 trillion
We also have historically the lowest tariff rates in the world. Gee, I wonder if that's related. And then when we raise them to level the playing field, everyone bitches and whines.
> The stuff about NATO is a lot more complicated than you’re making it out to be.
> This is my biggest issue with Trump and his supporters, they treat everything as this incredibly reductive, black and white, “simple” issue.
Pretty hand wavy there.
My issue with liberals is the lack of common sense, e.g. allowing biological men to destroy women in sports, not being willing to define what a woman is, getting mad at Trump for enforcing immigration laws (i.e. not letting people enter the country illegally and kicking out those who do)
Dude, Musk founded Space X. It's because of these kinds of ridiculous comments that I find it hard to take the Left (at least the ones on the internet) seriously.
We'll see who's ultimately right in four years.
What a coincidence! I think exactly the same about you!
So the three branches of government are being dismantled? There won't be anymore Congress or Supreme Court?
It's really hard to take hysterical comments like this seriously.
By way of threats of tariffs, He's gotten Columbia, Mexico and Canada to enact policies in the interests of America.
America gets constantly screwed by other nations because we've allowed great trade imbalances and weak borders. Other nations have been happy to step back and let the US fund the UN, NATO, etc. Historically, we have the lowest tariffs and accept the most illegal immigrants in the world. Trump's changing that and I'm here for it.
Btw, I'm all for legal immigration. I'm one myself. My family escaped a communist country and has experienced life under a leader much more authoritarian that what the Left conjures up about the other side.
And what has been the lasting tangible effects of his last administration? Was it the end of democracy and the rise of fascism the Left loves to get hysterical about? Nope. And it won't be the case in this administration either. We can check back in four years to see who's right.
Sadly, based on the comments here and elsewhere, HN is not immune to political rhetoric.
Are you saying that’s because RoR was used? Doesn’t seem plausible. Messy bad code is the fault of the programmer, not the language/framework
You don't mind losing all your editor state? If you don't like working with multiple terminal windows, why not open a term within vim with `:term`?
Or they could said:
"Be kind because it's the right thing to do."
Where are these malarkey-free companies? I've worked at several small companies and they all had all kinds of malarkey.