Well folks it is the sequel nobody wanted except trumpites!
The world has just got a more dangerous place. Enjoy it while we can.
Well folks it is the sequel nobody wanted except trumpites!
The world has just got a more dangerous place. Enjoy it while we can.
I find it incredibly depressing and I can't look at it like Iain does, I think we could well see Fortress America and Trump turning away from the rest of the world and focussing on those he considers "the enemies within", MacCarthyism all over again? I wonder how many people will leave the country from fear? What will he do if someone like Bezos decides to headquarter outside the US? I can't see anything other than an unholy mess.
I hope Britain and Europe will become closer and co-operate more on security and economc issues. I think the world will orrientate more towards China with America off the international stage except for occaisional tub thumping from Trump. I don't think Ukraine will accept any dilution of its borders whether Trump thnks it's a good idea or not, it's to use one of his favourite phrases 'a bad deal'. I know he's said he wants to put massive import charges on China and lower ones on the rest of the world, I think the rest of the world and China should collectively tell him to do things with lots of FF's in them.
I think we could well see Fortress America and Trump turning away from the rest of the world and focussing on those he considers "the enemies within", MacCarthyism all over again?
I was thinking more along the lines of the night of the long knives from 1930s Germany. He shows clear fascist tendancies and made it clear he would purge his enemies within to give himself unlimited power...
What will he do if someone like Bezos decides to headquarter outside the US?
He could sieze the operation and turn it over to Musk to run. If it is in the "national interests" then he can get away with anything.
I don't think Ukraine will accept any dilution of its borders whether Trump thnks it's a good idea or not
Without heavy funding then Ukraine can't afford to keep feeding its war machine and Russia will be able to roll over it due to lack of ammunition in the end. Europe will have a hard time if Trump starts penalising them for supporting his mate Putins enemies as he has repeatedly said he will.
The thing is we can't do anything about any of this so it will just be like watching a horror film - just keep reminding yourself that it isn't happening to you and it makes it a bit less scary.
How can I bury my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening? It is happening and it's incredibly worrying and depressing.
I do wonder if many people like Bezos haven't got an exit stragegy in place already and can relocate at the click of a button? I certainly think many ordinary people with skills will leave, the sorts of people who make a country work, engineers, teachers doctors etc. We've seen it happen in other countries and it hastens the downward spiral of a country, I don't see this ending well for anyone.
How can I bury my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening? It is happening and it's incredibly worrying and depressing.
I do wonder if many people like Bezos haven't got an exit stragegy in place already and can relocate at the click of a button? I certainly think many ordinary people with skills will leave, the sorts of people who make a country work, engineers, teachers doctors etc. We've seen it happen in other countries and it hastens the downward spiral of a country, I don't see this ending well for anyone.
Follow logic WTF, where is there any logic in this situation, Anyway don't you know logic is just a set of excuses for your intuition!
I could say the serenity prayer from now until I die, but it's not going to make me feel any better about Trump or what he will do to the world. I may not be able to change anything, but that dosen't make me feel better, nor does being told not to worry that just feels like being gaslit and is incredibly patronising too.
How can I bury my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening? It is happening and it's incredibly worrying and depressing.
Because you cannot change it or influence it in any meaningful way.
If you follow your logic then you end up worrying about so much stuff you cannot control that you will end up in a tailspin.
A great way to deal with this it using the serenity prayer (not really a religious thing, more of a spiritual thing): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
I use a modified version of this:
grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they peed me off!
Obviously not intended 100% as written but this it it in spirit
