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The Politics Thread USA Edition

IndoMike

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Americans really have no idea of "Socialism" They think if they have an NHS America would become Cuba!
Cuba might not be such a bad example to follow:

"The Cuban healthcare service has stood the test of time. It has afforded a foreigner like myself the opportunity to study a career free of charge while many of my colleagues are thousands of dollars in debt after attending medical schools in the US. It ensures that open heart surgery doesn’t result in lifelong indebtedness. It has created globally competitive biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It doesn’t turn people away because of their socioeconomic status. It is a system that has been there for its people. Yes, it has its flaws and challenges which need remedying, but it is not merely a propaganda tool for the powers that
 

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Cuba might not be such a bad example to follow:

"The Cuban healthcare service has stood the test of time. It has afforded a foreigner like myself the opportunity to study a career free of charge while many of my colleagues are thousands of dollars in debt after attending medical schools in the US. It ensures that open heart surgery doesn’t result in lifelong indebtedness. It has created globally competitive biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It doesn’t turn people away because of their socioeconomic status. It is a system that has been there for its people. Yes, it has its flaws and challenges which need remedying, but it is not merely a propaganda tool for the powers that
You tell the average American that Mike! 😀
 

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You tell the average American that Mike! 😀
But it is actually true .

The average American thinks Calcutta is in Europe.
And the average American used to think that the genius that was Charlie Chaplin was a rabid communist.
Don't overestimate the brain power of the average American : just remember what happened in the last US election and the reaction of Republicans and rednecks.
My Dad was in a Wellington and then Lancaster during the 2nd World War and he said they were more worried about being bombed by the US bombers flying overhead than the anti-aircraft flak coming from the Germans. And that's the truth.
 

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Trump banned from instagram and Facebook for 2 years, and with no Twitter, he'll now have to talk to the wife ! :LOL:
 

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The Loony Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell attended a Qanon Get together yesterday, Still saying it was all one big fraud and thinks Trump is going to be put back into office sometime in August??? When Biden's gets arrested!! Also That General Flynn who Trump pardoned said at the same meeting that a Coup against Biden is "American" and needs to be done, These loonies are still around.
 

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The Loony Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell attended a Qanon Get together yesterday, Still saying it was all one big fraud and thinks Trump is going to be put back into office sometime in August??? When Biden's gets arrested!! Also That General Flynn who Trump pardoned said at the same meeting that a Coup against Biden is "American" and needs to be done, These loonies are still around.
And still The Republican Party will not distance themselves.
 

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Trump banned from instagram and Facebook for 2 years, and with no Twitter, he'll now have to talk to the wife ! :LOL:
My information is that he is assiduously opening up multi accounts
 

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And still The Republican Party will not distance themselves.
No they won't, Apparently their vaccine rollout is going by Party lines, Democrats are taking it, Republicans are not, The US is so divided I can't see Biden ever bringing it together, Republicans have even block the inquest into the 6th Jan Capitol Building riot.
 

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No they won't, Apparently their vaccine rollout is going by Party lines, Democrats are taking it, Republicans are not, The US is so divided I can't see Biden ever bringing it together, Republicans have even block the inquest into the 6th Jan Capitol Building riot.
You do wonder if The Republican's might come to realise that whilst Trump and others that follow his path carry a large and very loyal following that they are worried about losing, he also seems to be putting off those that might vote Republican ordinarily and hardening the Dem's vote and actually getting them out to vote. There was a lot of talk of "look how many votes Trump won", but look how many Biden won.

It certainly is a split nation, but The Republican's could easily end up with more splits internally whilst being on the losing side. Almost a mirror image of the UK but more out there...or American.
 
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