President Trump
Aug 14th 2020, 10:22 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by caretaker
Are we supposed to search under batshittery or what?
Aug 14th 2020, 10:24 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
I don't even know to be honest, I pretty much get all my news from Canadian sources these days, maybe I have become more Canadian then I realize. 
IMO the only decent online news sites in Australia are SBS and (to a lesser degree) the ABC. They're somewhat like the Guardian and the BBC. I do read CNN sometimes but I don't think anyone could accuse them of being non-biased.
ps I've probably gone off topic so I'd better shut up now!
Aug 14th 2020, 10:27 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
That's probably a good thing, it'll make you feel more at home
IMO the only decent online news sites in Australia are SBS and (to a lesser degree) the ABC. They're somewhat like the Guardian and the BBC. I do read CNN sometimes but I don't think anyone could accuse them of being non-biased.
IMO the only decent online news sites in Australia are SBS and (to a lesser degree) the ABC. They're somewhat like the Guardian and the BBC. I do read CNN sometimes but I don't think anyone could accuse them of being non-biased.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:28 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by robin1234
I finally bit the bullet and paid for NYT. £3 a month ... really nothing. (I’m in the US now but same difference.) Honestly, the NYT is basically the only real newspaper left standing.
Originally Posted by caretaker
I've seen the f word mis-spelled on garage doors.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:28 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by zzrmark
... And Adolf Hitler had a significant role in the design of the VW Beetle, Stalin industrialized the USSR. Your point is?
Aug 14th 2020, 10:29 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by paulry
Wow, that is quite a stretch: Comparing Trump with Hitler and Stalin.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:36 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by paulry
Well he's not all bad. This is a very significant win.
https://www.economist.com/books-and-...s-masha-gessen
[may be behind paywall]
A very good point, really. The paulry's of this world will latch onto small things that sound normal, even good, whilst missing the much bigger picture.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:45 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
"Two days after Donald Trump was elected, Masha Gessen argued in the New York Review of Books that he was “the first candidate in memory who ran not for president, but for autocrat—and won.” The piece offered advice, such as “Do not be taken in by small signs of normality.”
https://www.economist.com/books-and-...s-masha-gessen
[may be behind paywall]
A very good point, really. The paulry's of this world will latch onto small things that sound normal, even good, whilst missing the much bigger picture.
https://www.economist.com/books-and-...s-masha-gessen
[may be behind paywall]
A very good point, really. The paulry's of this world will latch onto small things that sound normal, even good, whilst missing the much bigger picture.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:46 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by paulry
And your bigger picture is?
Last edited by Giantaxe; Aug 14th 2020 at 10:52 pm.
Aug 14th 2020, 10:50 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
If you can't see it, well, there's not much chance of a rational discussion with you.
Aug 14th 2020, 11:18 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by Nutek
Hopefully it's something he can pass on to donald.
Aug 14th 2020, 11:24 pm
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Re: President Trump
Originally Posted by paulry
I would genuinely be interested to see what your bigger picture is - if indeed there us one other than hatred of Trump no matte what he does. I can't promise that I'll agree with much/any or all of it but lets see how rational your big picture is.
