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eppur_se_muova

(36,279 posts) Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:07 PM Dec 2019

Some interesting observations from Thom Friedman (yeah, I know) re. 45 on The Beat, 12/17/19 :

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MELBER: Given your view on the entire world, you`ve mentioned that there

are other countries that are increasingly rooting for Trump. What do you

mean by that?

FRIEDMAN: Well, I think both Russia and China will be voting Trump in 2020.

I`m not saying they will necessarily intervene. I`m sure the Russians will.

I can`t speak for the Chinese. And it`s for two reasons are one is because

they know that as long as Trump is President of the United States, America

is in turmoil. Are we sitting around thinking about artificial

intelligence, supercomputing? Are we debating the PISA scores? Our

education is. No, no, all we`re doing is talking about Trump.

MELBER: I mean, today we`ve been counting exclamation points in a letter.

FRIEDMAN: Exactly, we`re talking about his grammar. The other thing they

know is that as long as Trump is President of the United States, he can

never galvanize a global coalition against them. He can never galvanize the

Europeans in a coalition against Russia. And he can never galvanize the

Asians against China. And for both those countries, that is critical. They

know as long as Trump is there, they will never face a global coalition

against them.

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http://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/msnbc-live-with-ari-melber/2019-12-17

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Some interesting observations from Thom Friedman (yeah, I know) re. 45 on The Beat, 12/17/19 : (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 OP

I saw a report today that China tishaLA Dec 2019 #1

Clear and present danger blm Dec 2019 #2

And as you know, they're not the only ones sandensea Dec 2019 #3

With allies like these, who needs adversaries ? nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #4

Eccoqui! sandensea Dec 2019 #6

The chump has got to go. K&R crickets Dec 2019 #5

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)

1. I saw a report today that China

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:10 PM

Dec 2019

would rather have tRump than a Democrat because tRump is purely transactional re: trade, etc.,m whereas Democrats push them on things they don't want to deal with, like human rights.

blm

(113,081 posts)

2. Clear and present danger

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:12 PM

Dec 2019

sandensea

(21,650 posts)

3. And as you know, they're not the only ones

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:12 PM

Dec 2019

Big business-backed right-wing loudmouths in other important countries are keeping a close eye on what happens here over the next 11 months.

Not least because they want to see how much they, too, can get away with.

eppur_se_muova

(36,279 posts)

4. With allies like these, who needs adversaries ? nt

Reply to sandensea (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:14 PM

Dec 2019

sandensea

(21,650 posts)

6. Eccoqui!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:39 PM

Dec 2019

You'd think Republicans would've learned from their experience backing Latin American dictators in the '70s and '80s, that some people are nothing but trouble.

And very expensive trouble, as B of A and the other major banks that lent billions to them w/ U.S. government encouragement can tell you.

But that's how they are: block-headed.

crickets

(25,981 posts)

5. The chump has got to go. K&R

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:30 PM

Dec 2019

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