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To wonder what US Trump voters think now

527 replies

Indiependant · 04/01/2026 08:55

Their country's reputation trashed. The man they voted for heavily implicated in the Epstein scandal. Contempt shown to them abroad.
About to completely shift Ukraine. Enabling Netanyahu to commit mass murder of children with their tax dollars. No roaring economy. The environment fucked probbaky beyond saving due to their inaction.
What, in all honesty, do the 75 million who have caused this catastrophe think?

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PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 11:14

bestcatlife · 08/01/2026 11:06

"Or who knows maybe it is all headed off. Israel takes Palestine, Russia takes Ukraine, US takes Venezuala (and maybe Greenland), and China takes Taiwan. And the big boys all rumble a bit, but ultimately shake hands, make the awful deals and we in our rich, soft countries get to sleep relatively safely in our beds."

Do you think it will stop there @PurpleAxe
I feel that this is what we can hope for at this stage, anything further doesn't bear thinking about

It never stops. This is just humanity's current round of bullshit.

I think the above, with as little further bloodshed as possible is the best that could be hoped for. But I am pretty sure the citizens of the smaller countries mentioned will have other thoughts!

I think the old WWII alliances are on their way out, and there is a lot of shifting going on.

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:15

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:11

Like I posted previously you haven't popped some balloon of delusion you know. Bloviating on the state of play with some glee is morally repugnant. Yes, all such a f**king laugh isn't it, the immiseration of everyone on the planet other than the big boys. This one upmanship tone is peculiar, why does everyone and everything have to be a battle of strength and power, this is rehetorical by the way!

Rhetorical not that.

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 11:15

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:11

Like I posted previously you haven't popped some balloon of delusion you know. Bloviating on the state of play with some glee is morally repugnant. Yes, all such a f**king laugh isn't it, the immiseration of everyone on the planet other than the big boys. This one upmanship tone is peculiar, why does everyone and everything have to be a battle of strength and power, this is rehetorical by the way!

Mate, you are chatting shit on Mumsnet. Relax.

ThatCyanCat · 08/01/2026 11:16

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:11

Like I posted previously you haven't popped some balloon of delusion you know. Bloviating on the state of play with some glee is morally repugnant. Yes, all such a f**king laugh isn't it, the immiseration of everyone on the planet other than the big boys. This one upmanship tone is peculiar, why does everyone and everything have to be a battle of strength and power, this is rehetorical by the way!

This one upmanship tone is peculiar, why does everyone and everything have to be a battle of strength and power

Because that's how wars are won. It's literally the point of them. There's some sort of disagreement and if the guys involved won't both agree to a diplomatic solution, it goes to force, and whoever overpowers the other one wins.

It's why even Churchill said that jaw jaw was better than war war. It's a horrible way of resolving things, the worst. But it happens so yes, if there is a war, then strength and power will matter.

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 11:18

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:15

Rhetorical not that.

You should be proud of 'bloviating' though, haven't seen that for a while.

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:27

ThatCyanCat · 08/01/2026 11:16

This one upmanship tone is peculiar, why does everyone and everything have to be a battle of strength and power

Because that's how wars are won. It's literally the point of them. There's some sort of disagreement and if the guys involved won't both agree to a diplomatic solution, it goes to force, and whoever overpowers the other one wins.

It's why even Churchill said that jaw jaw was better than war war. It's a horrible way of resolving things, the worst. But it happens so yes, if there is a war, then strength and power will matter.

You have totally missed my point. I know why bloody wars are fought!

ThatCyanCat · 08/01/2026 11:38

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 11:27

You have totally missed my point. I know why bloody wars are fought!

Well, I've reread your post a couple of times and however many times I read it, you still seem to be asking not why we can't find better solutions, but why countries want to show strength and power. That's why 🤷‍♀️

SabrinaThwaite · 08/01/2026 11:49

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 11:18

You should be proud of 'bloviating' though, haven't seen that for a while.

That’s because Boris Johnson no longer participating in buffoonery on the UK’s behalf.

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 11:53

ThatCyanCat · 08/01/2026 11:38

Well, I've reread your post a couple of times and however many times I read it, you still seem to be asking not why we can't find better solutions, but why countries want to show strength and power. That's why 🤷‍♀️

I think it is my tone that is riling Goldenbear.

I don't take social media very seriously. This can make people quite angry.

Abhannmor · 08/01/2026 12:11

A more pressing question is ' what do British voters think of Trump now?'

And will it affect their support for his British Mini Me , the sometime Member of Parliament for Clacton.

user233675892 · 08/01/2026 13:14

Abhannmor · 08/01/2026 12:11

A more pressing question is ' what do British voters think of Trump now?'

And will it affect their support for his British Mini Me , the sometime Member of Parliament for Clacton.

And will it affect their support for his British Mini Me , the sometime Member of Parliament for Clacton.

Sadly, probably not. If they haven't dealt with the reality of the failed Brexit lunacy by now, they're unlikely to be interested in fact.

sleepwouldbenice · 08/01/2026 20:35

Abhannmor · 08/01/2026 12:11

A more pressing question is ' what do British voters think of Trump now?'

And will it affect their support for his British Mini Me , the sometime Member of Parliament for Clacton.

I hope so
but many of them are blind to the obvious similarities
again astounding narrow mindedness

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 20:58

Immiserating?

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 21:26

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 20:58

Immiserating?

It means causing people to become poor or impoverished.

It can be nice to pull the big/special words out. Like the good china and glassware. Shouldn't be kept only for Christmas.

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 22:12

Well that is a first for me. Thank you.

sleepwouldbenice · 09/01/2026 12:28

They are back to shooting each other now. Hey ho. You voted for this

Goldenbear · 09/01/2026 16:04

PurpleAxe · 08/01/2026 21:26

It means causing people to become poor or impoverished.

It can be nice to pull the big/special words out. Like the good china and glassware. Shouldn't be kept only for Christmas.

It can be, I agree!

SpringIsComingSoonFolks · 09/01/2026 17:53

He needs arresting!

NoKidsSendDogs · 10/01/2026 15:57

Sequinsoneverythingplease · 04/01/2026 20:35

And they say exactly the same about The Dems 😁

They really don't

NoKidsSendDogs · 10/01/2026 17:53

JamesClyman · 04/01/2026 11:20

They think he is wonderful. I doubt if any of this has made the slightest difference. I think the Dems are going to be in for a big shock come the mid-terms.

Not if there is an election and people actually vote. He got in bc nobody voted, not because most people wanted a dementia riddled pedophile in diapers.

user233675892 · 10/01/2026 18:03

NoKidsSendDogs · 10/01/2026 17:53

Not if there is an election and people actually vote. He got in bc nobody voted, not because most people wanted a dementia riddled pedophile in diapers.

Actually, I think it was a combination of people not voting and his inexplicable ability to turn out non-voters. My understanding is that lots of them, including young men, are now deserting him in droves.

NoKidsSendDogs · 11/01/2026 16:06

user233675892 · 10/01/2026 18:03

Actually, I think it was a combination of people not voting and his inexplicable ability to turn out non-voters. My understanding is that lots of them, including young men, are now deserting him in droves.

Here's hoping!

RedTagAlan · 11/01/2026 17:59

With the UK now saying deploying Brit troops to Greenland is possible, his base will be ecstatic. I can see the Breitbart headlines already. " ITS 1776 AGAIN".

Petrolitis · 11/01/2026 18:12

Sequinsoneverythingplease · 04/01/2026 10:30

It always makes me smile that so many are convinced that Trump is a single, uncontrollable zealot with no team behind him directing him where they want him to go. He’s just a figurehead and his worst impulses are checked. The majority of US citizens want what he is doing and don’t care what a load of middle class women from the UK (like this country is doing any better!) care about it, thankfully!

Edited

He is a zealot who tried to illegally overturn American democracy in an election and now continues to flout the rule of law.

Open and free discourse on his many many failings and constant monstrous behaviour is deeply important. Just because you somehow think women's opinions are of less weight does not make it so.

The question of whom Trump's backers are and what their motives pertain to is of course one that needs answering.

SabrinaThwaite · 11/01/2026 19:08

Quelle surprise:

Exxon's chief executive Darren Woods said: "We have had our assets seized there twice and so you can imagine to re-enter a third time would require some pretty significant changes from what we've historically seen and what is currently the state."

"Today it's uninvestable."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c205dx61x76o