President Elect's 'top team'

[Jacob]

Actions speak louder than words, and love him or hate him, one thing you can’t deny is that America was a more prosperous place under his first term than either of the Democrats presidents achieved before or after him. He did what he said, and if not achieving everything he promised he at least had a good go at making it happen. How refreshing, an elected representative that actual does what he said he would. Perhaps if the Democrats had done so, they may still be have a foot hold in either house or the Presidency.

But it isn't really true https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45827430

 

[John Brown]

Actions speak louder than words, and love him or hate him, one thing you can’t deny is that America was a more prosperous place under his first term than either of the Democrats presidents achieved before or after him. He did what he said, and if not achieving everything he promised he at least had a good go at making it happen. How refreshing, an elected representative that actual does what he said he would. Perhaps if the Democrats had done so, they may still be have a foot hold in either house or the Presidency.

Why can't we deny it?

 

[deema]

American has some serious issues, unprecedented illegal invasion from the south, eye watering national debt, lose of manufacturing overseas, and its NATO partners in the main (UK being an exception) not paying its fair share / committed level of expenditure to defend its boarders and relying on America to defend it all at their expense. States / cities that are now lawless with overwhelming crime levels causing businesses to shut up shop and run, drug epidemic, and an education system once the end if the world so far down the world league table most second world countries now look down on it. Mr Trump has suggested solutions to each major issue, the Democrats offered no solutions and failed to recognise the issues. When you take the emotion and ‘feelings’ out if it, it’s not hard to understand why the Republicans have achieved a revolution and taken over so completely.

 

[deema]

But it isn't really true https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45827430

The BBC lost its integrity to call itself a news channel many years ago. I prefer to refer to the USA government statistics created whilst the Democrats were in power. You can’t real suggest a right wing bias when the numbers are created whilst the left have the top jobs!

 

[TRITON]

most theologists don't have religious belief

Not sure I'd agree with that. Many with a theology degree are in the church. My uncle had degrees in philosophy and theology and worked for the church as a volunteer most of his life, and a cousin on my mothers side is a Monsignor at a higher stage you cant reach without a theology degree.
So thats 2 in one family

 

[John Brown]

The BBC lost its integrity to call itself a news channel many years ago. I prefer to refer to the USA government statistics created whilst the Democrats were in power. You can’t real suggest a right wing bias when the numbers are created whilst the left have the top jobs!

Could you provide a link to those numbers, please?

 

[deema]

Not sure I'd agree with that. Many with a theology degree are in the church. My uncle had degrees in philosophy and theology and worked for the church as a volunteer most of his life, and a cousin on my mothers side is a Monsignor at a higher stage you cant reach without a theology degree.
So thats 2 in one family

Nothing expresses the actual reality better than humour. I reminded of the episode if Yes Prime Minister where a new archbishop was to be selected.


It always seems hypocritical to have a say the Church or England and the Catholic church’s rolling in billions whilst preaching about helping the poor……charity begins at home, so why not use the billions to do good rather than what ever they do with it!

 

[RobinBHM]

Mr Trump has suggested solutions to each major issue

Has he?

Healthcare -No
Immigration -No
Protection of women’s rights -No
Economy - his ideas have been denounced broadly amongst experts

I prefer to refer to the USA government statistics created whilst the Democrats were in power

America have recovered from the pandemic faster than any other economy.

America has had one of the highest growth rates globally whilst inflation is now down to around 2.6%

Rate of employment has been high.

Bidens policies have been pretty good

 

[deema]

Could you provide a link to those numbers, please?

Sorry if this seems rude, but looking up USA economic data, reports, statistics is a very simple, google will take you straight there, and then chose what your interested in. Their reports tend to be very very long!

 

[John Brown]

Nothing expresses the actual reality better than humour. I reminded of the episode if Yes Prime Minister where a new archbishop was to be selected.


It always seems hypocritical to have a say the Church or England and the Catholic church’s rolling in billions whilst preaching about helping the poor……charity begins at home, so why not use the billions to do good rather than what ever they do with it!

I have no.interest in the church, in fact I'm a devout athiest, but I'd always thought that the expression "charity begins at home" meant that the practice of caring for others was something learnt or inculcated at home. Yet it often seems to be employed as an excuse for charity to remain at home. Have I got this wrong?

 

[TRITON]

Nothing expresses the actual reality better than humour. I reminded of the episode if Yes Prime Minister where a new archbishop was to be selected.


It always seems hypocritical to have a say the Church or England and the Catholic church’s rolling in billions whilst preaching about helping the poor……charity begins at home, so why not use the billions to do good rather than what ever they do with it!

The yes minister episode is very funny.
But in seriousness the catholic church spends billions on good causes every year

The Catholic Church has financed, built, equipped and runs 5000 fully functioning hospitals (70% in Third World); Pharmacies; mobile medical units to reach isolated vulnerable communities.

150,000 schools from primary to university and education programmes for girls in countries that do not educate them.

In addition countless supported living facilities for people vulnerable from physical, mental, learning disabilities, aged, homelessness shelters and hospices. - My uncle- the one who volunteered for them had polio as a child and lived for a time in one of these homes. I suppose thats maybe the reason he dedicated his life to the church in thanks for the support they had given him

Provision tens of thousands of weekly visits to lonely and housebound people worldwide.

Water filtration programmes and assisting disabled civilian peasant farmers and children with limbs blown off by US and European made landmines. Prosthetic limbs, special transport to enable them to be able to continue with education and learn new skills to support their families.

 

[deema]

Has he?

Healthcare -No
Immigration -No
Protection of women’s rights -No
Economy - his ideas have been denounced broadly amongst experts

Wow, you’ve probably hit on the most debated issues, ones which I suspect most people can say what his view is on each of them.

Immigration, after decrying Trump wanting to and actually building a wall in his first term, the democrats decided towards the end that a wall was a good idea after all. You may have missed his well published outlandish idea of rounding up illegals and dumping them back south which he proposed in his latest election campaign? I’m not sayin* whether he’s right or wrong just he proposed ‘simple’ solutions that are easily understood.

Many women would say he has done more for women’s rights by actually stating what a woman is and stating categorically no biological man will be able to claim to be a woman.

Economy, you may have missed his assertion of massive tariffs to protect American jobs? Or Elon to head up DOGE?


I can’t actual state the democrats position on any of the subjects you brought up! Harris seemed to dodge every question on the subjects.

 

[John Brown]

Sorry if this seems rude, but looking up USA economic data, reports, statistics is a very simple, google will take you straight there, and then chose what your interested in. Their reports tend to be very very long!

No, not rude, just evasive.

 

[deema]

No, not rude, just evasive.

I don’t believe either side, Democrats or Republicans didn’t accept or recognise the issues that I’ve suggested plus a number of others. It was just that one was more forthcoming and articulate with its proposed solutions than the other.

 

[RobinBHM]

Trump wanting to and actually building a wall in his first term

Trump never built a wall, he built 52 miles and repaired 450miles

Nothing like building a wall at all

whether he’s right or wrong just he proposed ‘simple’ solutions that are easily understood

So he sells political slogans….that’s not policies.

Many women would say he has done more for women’s rights by actually stating what a woman is and stating categorically no biological man will be able to claim to be a woman

Are you kidding me, Roe V Wade reversal has set back women’s rights 50 years.

Your trans point is a weak culture war defelection.

Economy, you may have missed his assertion of massive tariffs to protect American jobs?

That’s a political slogan

Trade experts and economists say it will be inflationary and thus cost jobs

I can’t actual state the democrats position on any of the subjects you brought up! Harris seemed to dodge every question on the subjects.

Have you looked for them?

I can state them

 

[deema]

@RobinBHM i have said whether you agree or disagree, he has ideas or political slogans that were popular with the American voters.
Roe versus Wade was reversed by the Supreme Court, not a political party.
Abortion is a very sensitive subject with heated debates and each side taking no prisoners in their perspective. Which ever way you view the subject, the real answer is that it has very little of anything to do with women’s rights in the broadest sense. On the important stuff like equal opportunity, education, pay, promotion, voting etc are in any danger by either party.

But back to the substance of the original post. For me, time will tell, he’s clearly appointing people he feels he won’t be in a political battle with, and who will get his ideas done. Governments would be wise to look at forging relationships with the new administration rather than say calling them ‘Nazis’. People do business with people, if you start of hating them ideologically your unlikely to either bring them closer to your perspective or indeed get through the door to have a debate in the first place.

 

[Ed Weber]

Actions speak louder than words, and love him or hate him, one thing you can’t deny is that America was a more prosperous place under his first term than either of the Democrats presidents achieved before or after him.

This is simply untrue
How exactly do you measure prosperous?
This is the age old Republican argument, as long as gas and groceries are less expensive, nobody cares if the whole place is burning down around them. Not to mention, the president has absolutely nothing to do with the price of gas or groceries.
And why, if everything was so great, are they constantly trying to tear everything apart?