tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8019334699039277794..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Man Who Would Torch the PlanetSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80436626508451276882016-12-09T09:53:13.032-05:002016-12-09T09:53:13.032-05:00hi anon... I agree with you, the biggest problem w...hi anon... I agree with you, the biggest problem was the low voter turnout, which was exasperated by voter suppression. And I do recognize that not all of Trump supporters are deplorables just very desperate people. However the fact remains that in an election with some razor thin margins, Jill Stein and her people cost Clinton at least three states. And I still think that Bernie and his followers would have put enough pressure on Clinton to keep her relatively honest, and that anything would have been better than a Trump presidency. Still as I have said many times before, from great evil can come much good. If this doesn't finally force progressives to come together and create a great movement for change, nothing ever will. This is a great chance, and the Americans should seize it with both hands...<br /><br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18352433926591381822016-12-09T09:43:35.520-05:002016-12-09T09:43:35.520-05:00hi anon...wait a minute, I'm a Canadian, so I ...hi anon...wait a minute, I'm a Canadian, so I had every excuse to gloat about how Harper was humiliated beyond recognition, ran off like a coward, and is having even trace of his legacy demolished by Justin Trudeau.<br />But why are you celebrating the victory of an American president, as if he was your own. I care what happens in the United States but the only thing I REALLY care about is what happens here. And in this country the Cons are being destroyed, or even more enjoyably destroying themselves...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88240095061387838692016-12-09T09:38:26.342-05:002016-12-09T09:38:26.342-05:00hi aka Joe...I understand how you feel. I still cl...hi aka Joe...I understand how you feel. I still cling to hope that sanity will prevail, but having a climate change denier appointed to sabotage the EPA has shaken me to the core. However, as I said above, the planet is heating up so fast Trump may not escape the consequences of his actions. For the day even the dumbest Americans finally realize the danger, will be the day Trump melts, and takes the Republican party to hell with him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15740345809765731542016-12-09T09:28:53.297-05:002016-12-09T09:28:53.297-05:00hi anon....did you read this over before you sent ...hi anon....did you read this over before you sent it? Did you write it in a moment of madness, or have you been reading too much Breitbart or the lizard Rebel? But whatever, let me assure you of something. Donald Trump will never be mentioned in the same breath as the Great Abraham Lincoln. He is already the most despised president in U.S. history, it can only get worse, and his term in office will be both short and brutish. Which of course couldn't please me more. I'm really going to enjoy watching that orange puff ball implode, and that's all history will remember. He lied, he won. he tried to govern, and failed most miserably.... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63427223659629092982016-12-09T09:20:49.476-05:002016-12-09T09:20:49.476-05:00hi anon...what does that have to do with climate c...hi anon...what does that have to do with climate change? The fact that so many women voted for a depraved misogynist predator is their problem not mine. But what I will say is that as the planet continues to warm, Trump will start melting, and he will pay a heavy price for what he is doing....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33712531784933163092016-12-08T15:54:54.610-05:002016-12-08T15:54:54.610-05:00Simon, what I find appalling is 45% of the eligibl...Simon, what I find appalling is 45% of the eligible voters did not bother to vote at all. Those who did not vote were not all disgruntled Sanders supporters. Jill Stein's influence was relatively small and probably less than those who were disenfranchised through gerry-pandering and other nefarious GOP strategies.<br /><br />Many folks who lost ways of earning decent wages in the Rust Belt States contributed to Clinton's loss. They were not all deplorables. Clinton only paid some lip service to those who lost employment opportunities due to globalization and automation. Clinton would have ignored them completely, except Bernie forced her to pay some attention. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84498248238618409252016-12-08T11:54:03.931-05:002016-12-08T11:54:03.931-05:00Aw boo hoo. You had a good laugh when Trudeau won,...Aw boo hoo. You had a good laugh when Trudeau won, boasting about how he's going to dismantle Harper's legacy.<br /><br />What goes around comes around. Now it's our time to gloat, while Obama's legacy is... what's that word you like to use all the time? Destroyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37863513438397880962016-12-08T11:47:29.191-05:002016-12-08T11:47:29.191-05:00Sadly, I do not have much faith in our leaders to ...Sadly, I do not have much faith in our leaders to take this issue seriously enough to avoid catastrophe. When one of the most powerful leaders in the world deliberately makes choices that side with the deniers while ignoring mounting evidence that we are endangering the planet, it is difficult to feel optimistic. This isn't one of those things where we can fix it later when the battle has finally been won, like with big tobacco, we're already on the precipice of disaster and it will take the earth many many years to undo the damage we have wrought upon her. I don't know what it's going to take to get these paid off politicians to take this seriously but their money will not help them when the devastation finally reaches it's peak and their nice million dollar homes are underwater and the superstorms that are becoming more frequent continue to destroy their communities. Foolish. aka Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994754414466215429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10109292488665408602016-12-08T10:43:48.731-05:002016-12-08T10:43:48.731-05:00Wow... We're some kind of unstoppable juggern...Wow... We're some kind of unstoppable juggernaut and here I thought we were the little guys, what with the IPCC, constant climate conferences, and billionaires like Soros, but no, apparently we're the evul Empire who don't care if the planet burns.<br /><br />Okay then, I embrace my storm-trooper identity.<br /><br />Burn the planet! MUHAHAHAHA! <br /><br />He really said that Global Warming was bullshit? AWESOME! <br /><br />Donald Trump is going to rival George Washington and Abe Lincoln. I should bet on the United States!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62891981328021488832016-12-08T10:14:20.252-05:002016-12-08T10:14:20.252-05:00Enjoying your victim blaming, Simon? I guess the m...Enjoying your victim blaming, Simon? I guess the majority of white women who voted for the pussy grabber all get a pass, amiright?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com