by Trevor » Fri May 24, 2024 3:00 am
There's been this idea for the past twenty years that changing demographics would give Democrats a permanent majority. Only... that's not what's happening. I live in a conservative area and even some Hispanics plan to vote for Trump. No matter how much they say: "The economy's doing great, and you're too stupid to know how good you have it", most people aren't buying. I've seen how prices have skyrocketed in the past four years, and rule of politics: if you're in office, you're responsible.
It's amazing that even people in Chicago, New York City, and others are unhappy about the torrent of migrants. Democrats are likely to be in for a nasty shock. The accusations of racism mean little at this point, given the definition's become: "you disagree with me/are a conservative/voted for Trump"
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As for overseas events, the Russians haven't improved much in terms of their combat performance. They're losing around 100 tanks a month and that's just what can be independently verified. However, given Russia is now on a wartime footing, they might win through sheer weight alone. Ukraine's done amazingly well, given the limitations they've been forced under. The fighting in Kharkiv is only a "breakthrough" by the standards of this war: around 200 square kilometers.
Problem is, Europe's inability to stand on their own two feet hasn't changed. In fact, they're more dependent on us than ever. The aid bill provides several months of breathing room to get their house in order, but many are treating it as "America's got it handled; we don't need to rebuild our militaries." There are exceptions, like Poland, the UK, and Finland, but too many struggle to do what's necessary. Even without the U.S., NATO is far stronger than Russia. What's lacking is political will.
There's been this idea for the past twenty years that changing demographics would give Democrats a permanent majority. Only... that's not what's happening. I live in a conservative area and even some Hispanics plan to vote for Trump. No matter how much they say: "The economy's doing great, and you're too stupid to know how good you have it", most people aren't buying. I've seen how prices have skyrocketed in the past four years, and rule of politics: if you're in office, you're responsible.
It's amazing that even people in Chicago, New York City, and others are unhappy about the torrent of migrants. Democrats are likely to be in for a nasty shock. The accusations of racism mean little at this point, given the definition's become: "you disagree with me/are a conservative/voted for Trump"
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As for overseas events, the Russians haven't improved much in terms of their combat performance. They're losing around 100 tanks a month and that's just what can be independently verified. However, given Russia is now on a wartime footing, they might win through sheer weight alone. Ukraine's done amazingly well, given the limitations they've been forced under. The fighting in Kharkiv is only a "breakthrough" by the standards of this war: around 200 square kilometers.
Problem is, Europe's inability to stand on their own two feet hasn't changed. In fact, they're more dependent on us than ever. The aid bill provides several months of breathing room to get their house in order, but many are treating it as "America's got it handled; we don't need to rebuild our militaries." There are exceptions, like Poland, the UK, and Finland, but too many struggle to do what's necessary. Even without the U.S., NATO is far stronger than Russia. What's lacking is political will.