tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post2971385829148281124..comments2024-01-03T15:44:32.214+11:00Comments on Anthony J. Langford: (Part of) Why Trump WonAnthony J. Langfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-49513461831507840902017-01-05T07:50:31.615+11:002017-01-05T07:50:31.615+11:00On the ABC news last night they were talking about...On the ABC news last night they were talking about Trump changing the decisions of many companies that had announced they were going to move their companies offshore and out of the US. One of those companies was Ford which had announced it was no longer going to spend 1.5 Billion creating a new plant in Mexico. So it would seem Moore was right. Incidentally, I recently heard that most of the pundits were predicting Mick Romney would win the 2012 election, and he didn't. I watched a Fox News discussion about it and they were blaming single women who only cared about abortion for the loss. In the recent Victorian election I am under the impression that most media predicted a return of the Liberal govt. They got it wrong there too. So it would appear that the media get it wrong a bit. Graham Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430135062211828206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-17648264053413939172016-12-02T16:36:08.646+11:002016-12-02T16:36:08.646+11:00Good point Graham. Suss.
I like Moore, for the mo...Good point Graham. Suss. <br />I like Moore, for the most part. He's is in tune with grass roots people I believe. <br />I didn't predict it but I was looking for my mates address to send a xmas card on a previous text and found this:<br /><br />Me: 'Will Trump trump?"<br /><br />Him: "No fucking way. Media beat-up bullshit. They will say anything to keep us plugged in. Desperate."<br /><br />Me: "I dont know. He's got 90% of the media's coverage. And Americans are pretty gullible. And complacent."<br /><br />Him: "True. Could happen here. We're nearly that dumb and our media is just as useless."<br /><br /><br />Interesting I thought.<br />Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-2934484218124082202016-11-27T20:15:54.703+11:002016-11-27T20:15:54.703+11:00Why did Ford wait until the 20th after the electio...Why did Ford wait until the 20th after the election? Must have wanted Trump to win with his other lie/promise of 45% tariffs against China. I suppose we will have to wait for a few months for the media to search through all the crap and then see what Trump actually does. Interesting to see that a real lefty in Moore still predicted a Trump win though. Graham Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430135062211828206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-81110286008820380512016-11-24T12:30:41.592+11:002016-11-24T12:30:41.592+11:00So essentially Trump told the punters what they wa...So essentially Trump told the punters what they wanted to hear, lies and all, manipulated the media to his own ends, and will no doubt back flip on many promises once he's in. Yep. Sounds just like a normal politician to me!<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-82475433183742248542016-11-21T13:11:25.332+11:002016-11-21T13:11:25.332+11:00Too bad that what he told those folks was a lie. F...Too bad that what he told those folks was a lie. Ford announced yesterday that what Trump said didn't happen. They had no intention of moving anything to Mexico...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-76703424050590863282016-11-21T09:16:54.588+11:002016-11-21T09:16:54.588+11:00Thought you might be interesting in media watch th...Thought you might be interesting in media watch this week, it gives a number of reasons for Trump winning. Facebook and the misinformation on it is blamed by many. But Michael Moore said that Trump would win, he has a documentary coming out and part of it was shown where Moore talked about Trump visiting the rust belt in the US and saying to Ford that if they moved their car manufacturing to Mexico, he would put a 35% tariff on any car they tried to import back into the US. So it seems he spoke to the disaffected voter, Clinton didn't.<br />Graham Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430135062211828206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-87191687975424034702016-11-17T16:08:15.268+11:002016-11-17T16:08:15.268+11:00Look up Pussy Riot - Make America Great Again on y...Look up Pussy Riot - Make America Great Again on youtube. Classic. Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-26801016501954180282016-11-17T10:06:39.153+11:002016-11-17T10:06:39.153+11:00Thanks for your insight guys. His racism is pretty...Thanks for your insight guys. His racism is pretty frightening that's true, and certainly the racists have come to the party. I'm sure there's plenty of nasty t-shirts. Yet there was footage of a democrat attacking a trump supporter on an escalator just yesterday, so no one's doing themselves any favours with this type of protest. No one's saying you have to like it, but if you believe in democracy, don't you have to accept it? What's the solution? Communism? Fascism? He's toned down the bullshit talk to focusing on jobs. Apparently. Look, im not a supporter but he was voted in. Democracy at work haha. The Divided states of America. It's terrible really.<br />Anyway, not sure how it works there but here leaders can be toppled from those inside their own party, but it'll be interesting to see how things play out. <br />I just think the side of 'good' could have won those swinging states if they'd been smarter about directing their policies and working the media like Trump did. Controversy and big talk sells and that's exactly what he did.Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-22240555414348250812016-11-15T12:15:58.616+11:002016-11-15T12:15:58.616+11:00Yes, I agree with Pat. I also think Trump is not s...Yes, I agree with Pat. I also think Trump is not smarter, but more stupid, than given credit for. He has no clue how to run the country, so he's appointing people to do the work of overturning Roe v Wade (illegalizing abortion), systemic racism against Muslims, Blacks, AND Jews - he's appointed rabid anti-Semites - etc. This means not even all Whites are safe. I do believe we're collectively powerful enough to fight back - the numbers are in favor of the side of what's just and fair. But of course our power is limited. We'll have to fight however we can. Don't get me wrong, I don't favor violent protests. Yet we have to fight against a terribly beastly force. It's likely to come to that. Bush didn't spew any of Trump's racist rhetoric, neither Bush.<br />We'll see though. A lot of grassroots organizing is well on the way, none of it promoting any form of violence. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-86172269587728072242016-11-15T11:29:24.291+11:002016-11-15T11:29:24.291+11:00Hi Anthony! This a great and thought provoking pos...Hi Anthony! This a great and thought provoking post. Trump being president is scary enough, but when you add Steve Bannon into the mix, it scares the crap out of me. If you're not familiar with Bannon, Google his name. This guy is the voice of white nationalism. <br /><br />When Trump's says "make america great again," he's really saying "make america WHITE again." Some of the hats and tee shirts at his rallies actually said that. Another popular one was "Hillary is a cunt. They even broke out one of the more popular t shirts from the last election, it was "put "white" back in the white house. I'm not optimistic at all about what is to come. Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-27637047063640200532016-11-15T00:53:21.869+11:002016-11-15T00:53:21.869+11:00Thanks Robyn. I understand what yr saying, but hat...Thanks Robyn. I understand what yr saying, but hate has never succeeded against hate. It only breeds more conflict. These protests only do damage; like a fuck you to democracy. Its hypocritical. If you don believe in democracy, then what does that say? A fascist state?<br />Judgement clearly has many faces. Besides, he's already softened. And as i said, he played the media (and his own followers) like a cheap record. <br />We've already seen a completely different Trump; he's smarter than most gave him credit for. The media gave him victory. Give it time. He's far more in tune that Bush Jnr for example. The worst leader any nation has presented, ever. A shocking example, at a crucial time. Arent we still dealing with his disastrous decisions? Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-81261930969324391632016-11-14T10:39:50.737+11:002016-11-14T10:39:50.737+11:00Yes and no about the protesting, Anthony. I hate h...Yes and no about the protesting, Anthony. I hate hate. We hate hate. We cannot tolerate it. We must not allow for it. This means screaming and shouting against it, if that's what it means. This means lives with be lost in the fight against it. That's always what it's meant. <br /><br />Love to you. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-26009282752597446682016-11-13T15:47:56.570+11:002016-11-13T15:47:56.570+11:00Interestingly. this popped up today.
https://au.ne...Interestingly. this popped up today.<br />https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/33191301/cricket-star-shane-warne-attacks-australian-nanny-state/#page1<br /><br />Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-1371561142045295072016-11-13T15:47:34.676+11:002016-11-13T15:47:34.676+11:00When I mentioned the working class being forgotten...When I mentioned the working class being forgotten about, I did mean rural areas too. I realise that many did not vote. It's those swinging states that turned. The ABC is left and always has been. So is SBS. (Q & A, Insight etc). And you will only see a 'racist rant' online if it comes from a white person. People still voted for One Nation regardless, and they would not have done so ten years ago.<br />I appreciate your thoughts and comments. <br />And I agree, Trump will soften. He knows the media better than most and used them to his advantage. Anthony J. Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027216695415849158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-36224086878498662792016-11-13T08:42:29.938+11:002016-11-13T08:42:29.938+11:00Incidentally, in Australia, just as a sign that th...Incidentally, in Australia, just as a sign that the major parties are out of touch with rural Australia, there was a by election for a seat in NSW in Orange yesterday, the Nationals formally had a huge majority, they look like loosing to the Shooters and Fishers party. https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=CosnWO_8Oq7M8geM66bgCg#safe=off&q=orange+by+election<br /><br />One Nation only got about 5% of the vote Australia wide, if there had not been a double dissolution election none of them would probably have got in. <br /><br />Those on the extreme right like Cory Bernardi who claim it is all the fault of the left (Labour) being out of touch, forget that his own party is out of touch too.<br /><br />Incidentally, I think Labour and the Democrats in the US are very much to the right. I think Fairfax has moved to the right recently. So the left has very little media influence in Australia - about all there is is Radio National and its puny audience. I believe the ABC to be more factual, and mixed. Just heard Macca on his very popular program Australia all Over, lauding Trump. <br />Graham Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430135062211828206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703135896090475473.post-50234004530046805382016-11-13T08:30:35.699+11:002016-11-13T08:30:35.699+11:00I will disagree about it being about the left, I t...I will disagree about it being about the left, I think it's more about the fact that rural Americans have been left out of the discussion by both the republicans and democrats in the US. They are not part of the Information revolution. Clinton appeared to be all about elitism, with pop stars surrounding her - she had history too. 46% of Americans eligible to vote did not vote. 27% of the population is Hispanic, only half of them voted. One of the reasons might be the massive gerrymandering of many US states which many might think makes it pointless to vote. Trump is already back tracking, no wall, no mass deportation of illegal immigrants, keeping part of Obama care. But the huge problem is US action on the climate will go backwards and probably lead the world backwards. Trump promises massive tax cuts, and massive expenditure on infrastructure. So he is either going to have to run up a massive amount of debt, or forget the infrastructure spend. I can't see him forgetting the tax cuts. Incidentally good old Rupert Murdoch was a massive media supporter of Trump. Graham Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430135062211828206noreply@blogger.com