I get the impression you like him.@chac54 @Jaybifla
Here's an article about it:
Can Trump Travel As President? Here’s Where His Convicted Felon Status Could Be A Problem.
More than a dozen countries across the world refuse to grant travel visas to people with a felony on their records, a category that now includes President-elect Trump.www.forbes.com
I doubt any country will ban him because of his stature, but we'll see. And it's not over yet as Trump definitely intends to appeal, and unless I'm mistaken, that could go up to the Supreme Court. He's also still appealing the E. Jean Carroll verdicts.
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I only said he's going to appeal as he and his lawyers have stated so. He's probably going to exhaust all of his appeals. And I just doubt any country would ban him, but we'll see.
Most countries don’t love and respect him. In fact, most despise him. He already tried to get the sentencing thrown out before Friday and the SCOTUS said no. 2 republicans joined the 3 democrats. All of his appeals regarding this case have failed. Yes, we will see what happens but I hope he fails at every turn. He is an AWFUL excuse of a human being.
I honestly try to have a balanced view on things. I heard reports that some countries stopped respecting the U.S. when Biden took over, saw him as senile, weak, and that that emboldened certain nations to engage in wars. Is that true? And there's the whole debate on open borders.
It would have been interesting to see how Harris would have run things—she came across as stronger than Biden—but let's hope for the better: world peace and protection of LGBT+ rights and sex work.
If you think Republicans are going to do anything to protect LGBT rights you are kidding yourself. And I haven’t heard those things about other countries not respecting Biden. My beef isn’t so much with Donald Trump as it is with Republicans in general. Hell, just look at the justices that supported marriage equality and which ones didn’t. It’s always been in the Republican platform that they believe marriage is only between a man and a woman. And Clarence Thomas’ stupid ass has already said he’d like to revisit it. You didn’t see all the republicans that refused to codify it?
Honestly, it’s your right and your business to support who you want, but when it comes to LGBT rights please know who is for us and who is against us. You just really seem to word things a certain way than to just say, “I am a Republican and I voted for Trump”. Most of my family voted for Trump. I have more respect for people who just say they support him and don’t care what he’s done or what people think. You can’t really argue with that. But to just make up excuses and treat people like they’re dumb and don’t have any god damn common sense is just silly. I can see and hear with my own eyes. I don’t need articles or the news. I’ve heard all the vile things he’s said about people, countries and the lies he told about being a womanizing piece of shit. He’s told and shown us who he is and he ain’t that much younger than Biden. He’s not lowering grocery prices and gas. He didn’t get Mexico to pay for his stupid ass wall. And I’m sorry, but when he told everyone he grabs women by the pussy on that access Hollywood tape, I have no doubt that he sexually assaulted E Jean Carroll and paid off Stormy Daniels. That bus tape was all I needed to hear. It was OJ being chased by the police. It was Casey Anthony dancing her ass off in a club when her daughter was missing. I don’t need a jury or a news show. We all saw January 6th and republicans are still trying to say it was a peaceful protest. I’m tired of being treated like I’m dumb and don’t have eyes or ears or smart enough to know the difference between truth and bullshit, and who supports me and who doesn’t.
This is awful to say, but sometimes I wish republicans would fuck over the LGBT community just to open the eyes of all the log cabin gay republicans and make them realize they vote for the very people who want to shit on them. I think of republicans like Nancy Mace’s stupid ass with all of their bathroom bullshit and then Kaitlyn Jenner voting for these people. Makes me want to vomit.
I'm Canadian, and I therefore never voted in an U.S. election. Speaking of Canada, there are things I love about Trudeau—his defence of the LGBT+ community—but there are things I just don't approve of like sending over $12.4 billion to Ukraine while in Canada, many children go hungry, some working families (since COVID-19) are now resorting to food banks, and so many are now homeless, even sleeping in dense forests or parking lots. I'm all for support of Ukraine, but more should be invested here. And Trudeau has just recently pledged $200M over some overseas program I truly don't approve of...
Honestly, there is not one politician with whom I may agree w/ everything at 100% all the time! I therefore vote for parties that align the most w/ my overall concerns.
Honestly, there is not one politician with whom I may agree w/ everything at 100% all the time! I therefore vote for parties that align the most w/ my overall concerns.
juanjo
BSB Addict
I understand how you feel. Every time I return to the US I feel more and more disconnected because of the insanity. The far-right is separate to move everything back to the 1930s, preferably in Germany. When it comes to Trump and his soon-to-be 2d Presidency, no country is going to refuse him entry because he is a convicted felon. He is the President of the United States and diplomacy requires that issues like that be ignored. That said, he is despised by a lot of world leaders because of his stupidity and his all-around douchebaggery. The interesting thing here is to see just how much he gets away with this time around. He is going into office as a lame duck. The Republicans are all going to be posturing and scheming over who will run in 2028. They have a razor's edge margin in the House and in twelve months the fight will start for control of the House. If Trump craters the economy with tariffs and roundups of suspected illegal aliens among other stupidity, that is going to upset a lot of folks. The House Republicans are already looking to make cuts to Medicare, Social Security, food stamps, and other programs. They claim they intend to cut the budget by 1 trillion. That is a huge amount of money to try and cut in a single year.
And it is a given that to the extent they can get away with it, the Republicans will screw over the LGBT community.
I was reading yesterday that Idaho is already moving to ban same sex marriage and retroactively at that!
Here's an article about it:
"The draft memorial, signified as RS 31836, in the Idaho legislature, was presented to the House State Affairs Committee by the committee's vice chair, Republican Representative Heather Scott."
"In 2015, the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Obergefell legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Since then, the court has shifted to a more conservative majority following former President Donald Trump's appointment of three justices.
However, same-sex marriage rights were bolstered in late 2022 when Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed into law, the Respect for Marriage Act. The law "requires that interracial and same-sex marriage must be recognized as legal in every state in the nation," the president said.
Trump is set to take office in less than two weeks. For the first time in history, he has appointed an openly gay and married Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent. During his first administration, Trump named Richard Grenell, then U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence, making him the first openly gay person to hold, in acting capacity, a Cabinet-level position."
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/idaho-same-sex-marriage-measure-2012655
This is what I don't like about certain Republicans: they are too reactionary when it comes to LGBT+ rights and sex work. Let us firmly visualize the failure of Heather Scott's efforts in that regard.
As for certain Democrats, I find them way too lax in terms of terrorism, open borders (with no proper vetting at all), and overall crime and violence in general. Also, it's important to help other countries, but one's own nation must always come first! Way too much extreme poverty in the United States (and Canada, for that matter), and there needs to be a better healthcare system, etc.
On the abortion issue (mentioned in the aforementioned article), pro-lifers and pro-choicers can unite, join forces and work together to reduce unplanned pregnancies as much as possible (through adequate sex education, rules of consent, access to contraception) and provide long-term help to expecting parents (more so than just throwing a few nappies).
Again, it took Democrats to somewhat codify same sex and interracial marriage requiring it to be recognized as legal. Did you research on how many republicans were against that? It took Joe Biden and Democrat control of house and senate to make that happen. Also, that only means each state is required to recognize it. The republicans can still overturn marriage equality requiring the decision to go back to the states. Yes, it would have to be recognized in my state but I’d have to fly to another state to actually get married because I know Georgia would be first in the list to not perform marriages. And, “first in history”? What was Pete Buttigieg? He has always been openly gay and is the current Secretary of Transportation.
And while it is great that Trump has nominated 2 openly gay men to his cabinet, 1) they haven’t been confirmed yet and 2) the Republican Party still hates the LGBT community.
I agree that we need better health care. A friend posted today that he was quoted $630 a month for health insurance. I personally don’t have health insurance because I can’t afford it. It is called the affordable care act but it isn’t affordable for everybody. What it does do is cover people with pre existing conditions.
And finally, abortion. Abortion is a medical term for terminating a pregnancy. It isn’t exclusive to women who aren’t ready to have a family. There are women who require abortions to save their own lives because of complications. These are women who have planned their pregnancies and because of medical complications an abortion is required to save their life and possibly their chances to have future children.
I will make one prediction…..if sex work or entertainment is banned or changed to make it harder to consume, republicans will be the reason why. They’re the “Christian” party.
What do y'all think about Canada becoming the 51st States?
www.bramptonguardian.com
angusreid.org
I'm amused by the idea as I would no longer just be North American, but American as well!
It'd facilitate things for me and other actors and singers who'd like to reside and work in the United States from time to time.
And the Canadian economy has gone down the shitter. Right now, one Canadian dollar is only worth 70 US cents. The first article linked above makes a point that it would be necessary for Canada to join the US if the economy keeps dwindling like this.
Is Donald Trump’s plan to make Canada the 51st state a real possibility? Here’s one big reason it could happen
Bad financial management could be the reason Canada joins the United States, writes columnist Peter Watson
www.bramptonguardian.com
Canada as 51st State? Four-in-five Americans say a merger should be up to Canadians; 90% of us say ‘no’ -
Americans oppose a merger 2:1; just 52% say if Canada does join the U.S., it should get ‘full statehood’ January 14, 2025 – Comments once dismissed as “trolling”, “musing” or “Trump just being Trump” have taken on more serious overtones as the U.S. president-elect persists in talking about...
angusreid.org
I'm amused by the idea as I would no longer just be North American, but American as well!
It'd facilitate things for me and other actors and singers who'd like to reside and work in the United States from time to time.
And the Canadian economy has gone down the shitter. Right now, one Canadian dollar is only worth 70 US cents. The first article linked above makes a point that it would be necessary for Canada to join the US if the economy keeps dwindling like this.
What do y'all think about Canada becoming the 51st States?
Is Donald Trump’s plan to make Canada the 51st state a real possibility? Here’s one big reason it could happen
Bad financial management could be the reason Canada joins the United States, writes columnist Peter Watson
Canada as 51st State? Four-in-five Americans say a merger should be up to Canadians; 90% of us say ‘no’ -
Americans oppose a merger 2:1; just 52% say if Canada does join the U.S., it should get ‘full statehood’ January 14, 2025 – Comments once dismissed as “trolling”, “musing” or “Trump just being Trump” have taken on more serious overtones as the U.S. president-elect persists in talking about...
I'm amused by the idea as I would no longer just be North American, but American as well!
It'd facilitate things for me and other actors and singers who'd like to reside and work in the United States from time to time.
And the Canadian economy has gone down the shitter. Right now, one Canadian dollar is only worth 70 US cents. The first article linked above makes a point that it would be necessary for Canada to join the US if the economy keeps dwindling like this.
You think it's bad now, just wait...
juanjo
BSB Addict
Personally, I would love to see Mexico, the United States, and Canada form a union similar to the EU where they share a common currency, have free trade and travel, and while setting their own individual national policies, being united on matters of trade, defense, and such. Far too many people seem to think that Canada is just like the US but with too much hockey and a funny accent. It is not. It is a unique country with its own national culture and that is very often different from the way people in the US view the world. They are not "just like us", never were, and never will be. There are numerous ties and exchanges between us. Canadians are constantly overexposed to US culture and there are a huge number of them working in the US. The same is true of Mexico. There are millions of Mexicans who have moved to the USA over the existence of the two countries. And there are roughly 9 to 10 million native-born US citizens who are also Mexican citizens or permanent citizens. I am one of them. In Puerto Vallarta, there are roughly 40,000 to 50,000 US/Canadian citizens who live full or part-time in a metropolitan area of around 450,000 people with another 5 million tourists mainly from the US but also Canada and Europe. The US relies on Canada and Mexico for agricultural products, manufactured goods and components, and raw materials. The US imports 40% of its fruit and produce from Mexico. It imports 45% of its aluminum and 25% of its steel from Canada. People in the US would be using corn cobs to wipe their arses if it were not for all the paper products imported from Canada. And it would be asking Mexicans to build houses out of adobe if the Canadians stopped exporting lumber products.
Together, the three nations would be far stronger economically and physically than they are now but not if a union was imposed upon them by an orange-tinted egotistical wanker.
Together, the three nations would be far stronger economically and physically than they are now but not if a union was imposed upon them by an orange-tinted egotistical wanker.
