Crazy American Politics

[InversneckieDob]

It's interesting (and a little scary) to read Orlanndo's take on things.

He seems a reasonable person, so I'm guessing the stuff he's saying is a not uncommon opinion Stateside.

The Americans I've communicated with have a different take. Hugely different. 

They do not see any positives in the Trump presidency and tend to see it as the same abomination as those of us outwith America.

They are pinning everything on the mid-terms and the Dems getting control of both houses.

Then there will be at least an attempt at checks and balances.

If the elections go ahead fairly,  their take is that this is inevitable.

Through online groups, I've spoken with a number of folk from Minneapolis/Minnesota.

They're certainly seeing no positives from this carry-on, they're living a dystopian nightmare. 

I think in terms of the longer term picture, the UK has to be less dependent on the U.S. democracy has been proven so fragile there it has to be considered a failing state.

Brexit is daily being shown as the disasterous folly it was, on SUCH a wide variety of levels.

The UK is more vulnerable than ever.

What a time to be alive.

Thank fuck I'll be deid or lang.

[InversneckieDob]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/alex-pretti-killing-nra-pro-gun-groups?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Could this be the start of the turning point?

NRA turning is interesting,  if the right-wing religious nutters turn.....