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He believes impunity is his inheritance.

Not bullshit. I'm very proud we live in a country that recognizes past harms and addresses them to move towards reconciliation. Otherwise, there will be a national trauma from which we cannot heal. All citizens deserve to feel that they are full and complete members of our nation, and if they don't we need to address that. It requires an openness to accepting the truth. We must make peace with the ghosts of our nation. Don't make it about Trudeau. It's not about Trudeau. Okay, so you seem to be saying the level of technology of a civilization determines their validity. I respectfully disagree.

It’s a mistake to think there was only one type of American in colonial times. There was in fact a sharp division between the Anglican royalists and the Presbyterian anti-monarchists. These are the two sides that fought in the war of independence – which at the time was considered a civil war. And it’s the royalists – the United Empire Loyalists – that settled Canada. So, America and Canada began with two different zeitgeists. Canada was founded on “peace, order and good government” and America on “individual liberty.” Americans are loud and Canadians are quiet. Americans are more attracted to spectacle, and Canadians are much more understated. We laugh at ourselves, and Americans take themselves much too seriously. We’re affronted by your garishness, since modesty more guides us. I distinctly remember watching the movie “Independence Day” in 1996, and thinking, “this movie would never have been made in Canada.” Another American saves the world! There is even a literary trope about it – America Saves the Day. American movies tend to be very much about self-promotion, and Canadian movies are much more elegant and personal. I am Canadian.

Uh, yeah, it went over your head.

Sorry, I can't help it if it went over your head.

You want me to explain it to you? Read the quote I was replying to, and my reply, and figure it out.

Trump? Isn't he the one who said, "Quiet, quiet, Piggy." when a female reporter asked him about Epstein?

I've never heard this. Uncalled for. Just stick to the issues. What an ignorant statement. First Nations peoples had flourishing civilizations before the Europeans came. You're still making it about you. Lol! You sound so ridiculous.

I don’t know if you are joking or not, but of course such a sentiment is antithetical to the very basic foundational principles upon with the USA is built. The USA is a land ruled by the law, not the whims of men. So, for example, in 1962, we have then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy remarking: "the orders of the federal courts can and will be enforced ... Every American has the duty to obey the law and the right to expect that the law will be enforced ... It is fundamental to our system that there be respect for the law and compliance with all laws..." But, since Trump’s inauguration, the Department of Justice has been corrupted. Listen to the perversion (compounded by a complicit Supreme Court) voiced by current Attorney General Pam Bondi: "No longer will we have rogue judges striking down President Trump's policies across the entire nation." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raZP-z9l9Zw&t=1s Here are the mission and values of the DOJ, according to their website: Our Mission The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. Our Values Independence and Impartiality. We work each day to earn the public’s trust by following the facts and the law wherever they may lead, without prejudice or improper influence. Honesty and Integrity. Our employees adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior, mindful that, as public servants, we must work to earn the trust of, and inspire confidence in, the public we serve. Respect. Our employees value differences in people and in ideas and treat everyone with fairness, dignity, and compassion. Excellence. We work every day to provide the highest levels of service to the American people and to be a responsible steward of the taxpayers’ dollars. These values have been completely corrupted from day one of the Trump administration. Recently, 60 lawyers who were fired or resigned from the DOJ were interviewed by the New York Times. The state of play at the DOJ is highly alarming, to say the least. From the opening of the article: President Trump’s second term has brought a period of turmoil and controversy unlike any in the history of the Justice Department. Trump and his appointees have blasted through the walls designed to protect the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency from political influence; they have directed the course of criminal investigations, openly flouted ethics rules and caused a breakdown of institutional culture. To date, more than 200 career attorneys have been fired, and thousands more have resigned. (The Justice Department says many of them have been replaced.) [...] Beginning with Trump’s first day in office, the lawyers narrated the events that most alarmed them over the next 10 months. They described being asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations and to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis. They also talked about the work they and their colleagues were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud. The Unraveling of the Justice Department Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.

Now, we’ll have to see whose side the DOJ is on – Trump, or the survivors. After all, Bondi gives Trump blind fealty. So, will the DOJ redact, or slow-walk it, under the guise of “national security” or “ongoing investigation” excuses

My post was factual, as opposed to these unfounded spins. But it's interesting, this type of reaction is pretty common from MAGA. Rather than engage with the issues, they take any perceived criticism of Trump as a personal attack on them, and that is because they have fused their identity with Trump. So, they react to the person presenting them with a reality they don't want to face by attacking the bearer of of the facts who in their mind threatens not only Trump but themselves. Their ego is tied in with Trump's, and his ego-annihilation would mean the ego-annihilation of themselves. This is all rooted in a shared hate, and that's why MAGA will never examine or refute the false reality that Trump has constructed for them.

I thought that was the one you meant, but the words you used have different meanings than hollowing and weakening, which means to the point of the federal government not being able to do their jobs or provide needed services. For example - not paying federal public defenders since July (action 1775), undermining the independence of the FDA (action 1772), dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (action 1749), closing seismic monitoring stations in Alaska (action 1729) ... and so on ... You're the one that made it about illegal immigration for some unfathomable reason! All dumped by Trump.

that wasn't a category. You made that up. Talk about obtuse! If the only thing you are aware of is "enforcing immigration laws" and completely in the dark about the myriad of ways in which Trump is turning the presidency into an autocracy, you are woefully uninformed.

Find me one action in the list that didn't happen.

Lol, what an inflammatory title! From the article - In 2014, $723,405 was awarded to World Vision Inc., an international evangelical charity, and of that amount, $200,000 was to be directed to a sub-grantee, Islamic Relief Agency. Not millions. But if it was in 2014, why didn’t Trump decimate USAID during his first term to save the world from terrorism? And how does this 2014 payment justify the killing of over 600,000 this year? And if it's terrorism you are concerned with, I would be interested in hearing your opinion of Trump cozying up to Mohammed bin Salman at the White House? (Co-incidence that Osama bin Laden used Saudi people for 9/11?) This title is misleading. Yes, the guy was a crook, but he didn't profit to the tune of $550 million - rather he collected bribes totaling $1 million - still a crooked thing to do - but how does that justify decimating USAID? Lol! You linked the White House. Are you not aware they lie about everything? Did you check the links in the article? They are all to a Daily Mail article! Yeah, I know, I could hardly believe it myself. I don't see how pointing out facts to you indicates any kind of hate. Check the link to the impact tracker in the OP to see where the funds used to go. Don't over 600,000 needless deaths bother you?

Excuse me if I accept the narrative of the First Nations people - the people affected - over yours.

Saying this to someone who points out to you the many authoritarian actions of Trump demonstrates really warped thinking. Yes, I know that you don't know.

You clearly have limited understanding about slavery. You have limited understanding of slavery, too, since it takes away someone's humanity. I like what Frederick Douglass had to say about it. He said, "Knowledge makes no man fit to be a slave." So, following from that, the ignorance of you and Deluge seems to make you both fit to be slaves.

Boo!

Isolationism is not good policy. There are practical concerns, too, with worldwide soft power. The only foreign nations Trump is keeping good relations with are the ones he can personally profit from.

And you think slavery is the answer?????

Wow, that's an interesting response and it adds to my insight about Trump supporters.

That's just false. I did have a point. It's you that does not have any counterpoint.

The Trump Action Tracker is a project led by Professor Christina Pagel, a UK-based health services researcher and science communicator. Professor Page created and maintains the dataset underlying the tracker, drawing on her background in data analysis and evidence-based policy to monitor and document how the trajectory of Trump’s presidency is aligned with the authoritarian playbook. According to the website: We are documenting the actions, statements, and plans of President Trump and his administration that echo those of authoritarian regimes and may pose a threat to American democracy. The total authoritarian actions taken by Trump since his inauguration now add up to 1786 (changes daily). Here's a summary as of today: Violating Democratic Norms, Undermining Rule of Law Undermining Democracy (494/494 actions) Hollowing State / Weakening Federal Institutions Hollowing State (147/147 actions) Suppressing Dissent / Weaponising State Against 'Enemies' Suppressing Dissent (461/461 actions) Controlling Information Including Spreading Misinformation and Propaganda Controlling Information (219/219 actions) Control of Science & Health to Align with State Ideology Attacking Science (313/313 actions) Attacking Universities, Schools, Museums, Culture Attacking Education (155/155 actions) Weakening Civil Rights Weakening Civil Rights (352/352 actions) Corruption & Enrichment Corruption (132/132 actions) Aggressive Foreign Policy & Global Destabilisation Foreign Policy (220/220 actions) Anti-immigrant or Militarised Nationalism Nationalism (362/362 actions) Here’s the last three actions added to the growing list: 1786. The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday. 1785. A US judge on Monday found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned with Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey, the former FBI director, and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey’s defense team. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ruled on Monday that the justice department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” on its way to indicting Comey. 1784. A new report from former military officials warned that there was a risk of the armed forces being politicized by the administration. The report warns that increasing domestic military deployments, such as using national guard troops for immigration enforcement in the US, and removing senior military officers and legal advisers have made the armed forces appear to serve partisan agendas.

In all this, you have neglected my main point.