Trump's Un-American Activities

@josie_ The Queen is a class act. She took it all in her stride and showed just how shabby Donald was in comparison.

@boiboing _Her popularity and approval ratings is way above that of Trump. and that's not "fake news".

Not as rude as his meeting with your Queen Elizabeth. Completely leaving the queen behind and walking ahead.

Trump is a con man and Putin a thug. If there is any connection between them it would be tied to Russian organized crime. Putin is the leader of Russia's new oligarchy, they have dealings with the Russian mafia which allegedly uses the Trump organization for money laundering. I don't give much credit to the "pee-pee" tapes. It's more about "following the money" trail which the Mueller investigation is pursuing that is disconcerting to Trump. Although he may be dumb enough to get caught in a "honey trap".

@josie_ Putin is dangerous, the other is an idiot and if there is one who will get caught in the "honey trap" is surely not Putin.

@LadyDuck _I fear Trump more than Putin. An "idiot" with his pudgy fingers on the nuclear button is insanely more dangerous.

@josie_ In Trump's shoes, no...India is gone case. I have enemy on west in Pakistan, I have enemy on east and North with China, I have enemy in south thanks to our interference with Sri Lanka. We can at the best become the battleground, not ally. LOL. Think about it, the US has a huge deficit with China ..and China and Pakistan are becoming buddies. While China has to spare less resources for Pakistan, the US would have to spare more for India both for fortifying its arms as well as giving for industries. Second thing is, the distance between India and the US...across the seas or lands increases the risk of exposure during wars. The US has tasted something of a defeat in Vietnam because of that, has it not? Even Afghanistan and Iraq do not qualify as victories. Pakistan will help China unconditionally as well, just to win over India, it is still smarting under defeats and loss of East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh). So if you could get Bangladesh its independence, we will give Kashmir its independence. Moreover, there is a sense of guilt too. The US gave monies and extracted their pound of flesh by taking the help of Pakistan for war against terrorism. In the process, Pakistan is now facing problems with Talibaan. Agreed that part of the problem was also because refuge was given to Talibaan people around the time, including Osama Bin Laden, but the fact remains that Pakistan is not out of the hell and is now in as bad a situation as many of the middle eastern nations where terrorism reigns. Such hell creates an understanding and belief among people that can go against the US. Touching India would be dangerous for the US since Pakistan would view it as betrayal of trust after it had let the US use its territory for bombing Afghanistan. Then terrorists from Pakistan would be targeting Americans. Bad deal. With Russia, it just has to ignore a few diplomats and overlook some truths. I think Trump's focus is on ensuring that there is money around for paying social security dues, medicare, medicaid, and monies for food stamps for another 20 odd years. The last thing he wants is war. If he touches India, confrontation is likely and that would be Pakistan and China versus India and the US. While Pakistan and China would find it easier to marshal their forces, the US has to come across the seas to do what it has to, and that means high risk of casualties. Defeat is what Trump does not want to take on his record. LOL.

@josie_ In Trump's shoes, no...India is gone case. I have enemy on west in Pakistan, I have enemy on east and North with China, I have enemy in south thanks to our interference with Sri Lanka. We can at the best become the battleground, not ally. LOL. Think about it, the US has a huge deficit with China ..and China and Pakistan are becoming buddies. While China has to spare less resources for Pakistan, the US would have to spare more for India both for fortifying its arms as well as giving for industries. Second thing is, the distance between India and the US...across the seas or lands increases the risk of exposure during wars. The US has tasted something of a defeat in Vietnam because of that, has it not? Even Afghanistan and Iraq do not qualify as victories. Pakistan will help China unconditionally as well, just to win over India, it is still smarting under defeats and loss of East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh). So if you could get Bangladesh its independence, we will give Kashmir its independence. Moreover, there is a sense of guilt too. The US gave monies and extracted their pound of flesh by taking the help of Pakistan for war against terrorism. In the process, Pakistan is now facing problems with Talibaan. Agreed that part of the problem was also because refuge was given to Talibaan people around the time, including Osama Bin Laden, but the fact remains that Pakistan is not out of the hell and is now in as bad a situation as many of the middle eastern nations where terrorism reigns. Such hell creates an understanding and belief among people that can go against the US. Touching India would be dangerous for the US since Pakistan would view it as betrayal of trust after it had let the US use its territory for bombing Afghanistan. Then terrorists from Pakistan would be targeting Americans. Bad deal. With Russia, it just has to ignore a few diplomats and overlook some truths. I think Trump's focus is on ensuring that there is money around for paying social security dues, medicare, medicaid, and monies for food stamps for another 20 odd years. The last thing he wants is war. If he touches India, confrontation is likely and that would be Pakistan and China versus India and the US. While Pakistan and China would find it easier to marshal their forces, the US has to come across the seas to do what it has to, and that means high risk of casualties. Defeat is what Trump does not want to take on his record. LOL.

A stronger US-India alliance to deter China's influence would be a better choice compare to any US alignment with Russia. While it may be true that international relationship is about making compromises, Let us not forget the saying "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Unfortunately Trump has manage to alienate most of the US allies and when the time comes to play hardball with China, his slogan "America first" might become "America alone".

If Trump gets bad publicity he only has himself to blame. Not everything the media report about him is "fake news" as he so often complain about.

McCarthyism came about because of the communist bogeyman the US gov't was foisting on the American people. Of course the military-industrial complex benefited from the arms race. (Pres. Eisenhower warn about this). Decades later has anything really change?

Actually I've stopped watching the local news so I'm more inform about the shenanigans of Trump compare to those of Duterte's.