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From: Dave Froble <davef@tsoft-inc.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:00:22 -0400
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On 7/24/2024 8:15 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2024-07-24, Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
>> On 22/07/2024 23:01, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> In article <v7bce3$3k676$1@news.xmission.com>, Richard <> wrote:
>>>> Just out of curiosity, how have you been responding to all the people
>>>> who repeatedly ratched up the hysterical incendiary rherotic by constantly
>>>> calling Trump "Hitler" and constantly claiming he is a threat to democracy
>>>> and so-on.
>>>
>>> You see, Americans traditionally have not approved of authoritarian
>>> governments.  We did actually start the country in reaction to a British
>>> king who was becoming increasingly oppressive.
>>>
>> [SNIP]
>>
>> It always amuses me that the USA didn't just stick "Elected" in front of
>> "King" and toodleloo along.  ;-)
>>
>> It's not like they don't have much the same power...
>>
>
> And you now have a choice between someone who has openly declared he
> is going to tear down the system and rule for the benefit of his friends,
> or someone who makes Bernie Sanders look right-wing (and I didn't think
> _that_ was even possible. :-))
>
> I also strongly disapprove of Mr Trump's choice of VP. That guy sounds
> utterly clueless about the rest of the world and the realities of the
> real world. He sounds like he would utterly burn the rest of the world
> for his own benefit if he could get away with it.
>
> OTOH, Ms Harris needs to learn gravitas and to stop behaving like a giggling
> teenage schoolgirl if she wants to be elected (and to be taken seriously
> by the rest of the world.)
>
> Simon.
>

And once again, the USA is incapable of coming up with anything better, even 
with over 300M people to choose from.  It's all about matter1 no matter which 
side you're looking at.

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