The Donald J. Trump Presidency

John Boy Walton wrote:I never would have pegged him as the white supremacist that he actually is. He hid it well.

Ned Braden wrote:

undo wrote:I've decided I don't want him to die.

Tune in tomorrow to find out why!

I found this slate read to be pretty good, but gotta admit, it didn't convince me to not root for his death. I'm not getting my hopes up, but i'd be lying if I said I didn't have a special bottle picked out to toast to his wonderful and hilarious demise. You still hope he doesn't die? Or was this just a news source pitchbot style post?

jesus jones wrote:

John Boy Walton wrote:I never would have pegged him as the white supremacist that he actually is. He hid it well.

also, no the fuck he didn't

jesus jones wrote:

John Boy Walton wrote:I never would have pegged him as the white supremacist that he actually is. He hid it well.

also, no the fuck he didn't

undo wrote:

Ned Braden wrote:

undo wrote:I've decided I don't want him to die.

Tune in tomorrow to find out why!

I found this slate read to be pretty good, but gotta admit, it didn't convince me to not root for his death. I'm not getting my hopes up, but i'd be lying if I said I didn't have a special bottle picked out to toast to his wonderful and hilarious demise. You still hope he doesn't die? Or was this just a news source pitchbot style post?

Overall, I have had conflicted feelings about it but none worth sharing that are not already contained in the article you shared. Nothing you haven't heard before.

Seeing the chance suddenly slip away, I regret the subconscious heal I must have cast on him in the delerious mercy I must have felt for him in an unguarded, vulnerable moment. I don't want him to suffer or whatever. His body is a cage and his soul is longing to be set free. I only want what's best for him.

undo wrote:Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.

-Mercenaries, such as the employees of Blackwater (AKA whatever it is currently called) make 2-4 times as much money as an average marine
-They are contracted by the government, so this salary is paid for by US taxpayers (or they are contracted by private companies that the government is paying for essential services like Haliburton was in Iraq and paid by them, but this is still indirectly paid for by taxes)
-They are not part of the military and, this, are not subject to the "rules of war" (not going to understand I know exactly what those are across the board but some are pretty obvious or at least ought to be) so they can conduct themselves however they choose with little to no supervision
-There is nothing holding them accountable to any rules or behavior, this they can and will harass, intimidate and murder civilians at their own discretion. Aside from the generous salary, this is no small part of the appeal for most men who will apply for such a job.
-Retaliation from insurgents against this brutality will, 99% of the time, be directed at US military.

John Boy Walton wrote:Were you guys fans of Trump before 2016? Did any of you watch Apprentice, think Trump was a bad ass, and crush on Ivanka?

Ned Braden wrote:

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