Australians have one hell of a cheek criticising Donald Trump when our own circus is in such a parlous state because we don't have, can't have, a leader like him. In Australia pretence wins over substance.

Liberal, Labor, and the new communist Greens simply do not represent an electorate that has been ground down so much that they have lost interest in politics and vote only because they have to. What a mess we are in!

Google Maps is going to update its app to show the new locations names ordered by Trump. Mt Denali becomes Mt McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico becomes the Gulf of America. MAGA smiles.

So what mhaze, they're not globally recognised name changes.
And Google, well that's just America standing in support of America isn't it?

"Gulf of MAGAland anyone?"

There's no coming back from America (or is it AmeriKKKa?).
Not for the world. America has chosen a felon. A chaos
agent - someone likely to cause a geopolitical earthquake
unlike anything the world has seen since 1945. Look at his
cabinet of misfits - alleged sex traffickers, fabulously
disqualified kooks and genuine villains.

In electing Trump a man who campaigned on open fascism -
A man who will gift Russian president Putin a victory
in Ukraine which means Russian troops could be a threat
to other NATO countries. The world could be at war.

A plurality of American voters (not a majority) have
voted for cruelty, racism, bigotry, and stupidity with
their eyes wide open. And he's not going to resign.
Until the old man croaks free and fair elections are
a thing of the past.

And there's some here who want this for Australia.

Unbelievable!

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Dear mhaze,

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Of course, there are many populisms and populists around the world, cultural, socio-economic, political, etc. There are leftist and rightist populisms. We seem to be living in an age of populism.

As I indicated in my initial post on this thread, Trump’s recent decisions no doubt forbode the nature of the political agenda he has in mind for his second term as president of the United States :

Populism :

Populism is a political argument that pits ordinary people against a corrupt government elite, but the concentration of power in a charismatic leader, the sole representative of the people, can undermine the separation of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, indispensable for a durable democracy.

Authoritarianism :

Authoritarianism is a political system that has no mechanism for the transfer of executive power and limits civil liberties and political rights to its citizens. It is characterized by highly concentrated and centralized government power maintained by political repression and the exclusion of potential challengers.

Illiberalism :

Illiberalism includes tactics, and practices used by forces in power to roll back checks and balances. Illiberal leaders and political parties threaten democracy by targeting judicial oversight, pluralistic and fair political systems, independent media, and open civil society. Illiberal governments often intimidate regular citizens through digital surveillance tools. To avoid criticism, surveillance is usually done in the name of “national security measures”.

Imperialism :

Imperialism is the State policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. Imperialism involves the use of power, by military, economic or some subtler means.

If this is the route Trump intends to take, and any of it materialises, the backlash could be dramatic, to say the least !

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(or is it AmeriKKKa?)
How much more hateful & inciteful can one become ? The majority of African Americans voted against a society with people like Foxy !
Thank God the tide for stupidity in Australia I now turning against it too !