20 May 22
@sonhouse saidBecause he’s so extreme the only vote he’s going to garner is the hard core trump base and that’s not nearly enough to beat the democrat candidate. The base may just have cost the gop the governorship.
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Why would the GOP be worried about this dude? You figure a real person won't have a chance?
20 May 22
@sonhouse saidDoug Mastriano will run for govenor in Pennsylvania in autumn.
I hope this SOB loses the governor's race come November, he is a dyed in the wool Trumpite, that's all we need is another election denier, which is what he is.
You can look him up on wikipedia, where a long article on him is available.
It would help so much, not to take granted that everybody knows what you are posting about.
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20 May 22
@ponderable saidDon't you know? Everybody in the whole world knows everything about all levels of USA politics, because they're important! But nobody in Europe understands anything about USA politics, because they're exceptional and our newspapers lie about them!
Doug Mastriano will run for govenor in Pennsylvania in autumn.
You can look him up on wikipedia, where a long article on him is available.
It would help so much, not to take granted that everybody knows what you are posting about.
20 May 22
@earl-of-trumps saidThere is an old saying.
Why Euros have an interest in American politics is a mystery (to me) 🙄
When America sneezes, the world catches cold.
With the rise of countries like China and India, that may be less apparent.
While Europeans and Canadians (me) can't vote in US elections, what happens there affects all of us.
We are not shareholders (voters).
But we are stakeholders.
21 May 22
@earl-of-trumps saidBecause they have an interest in not seeing Fascism take hold again.
Why Euros have an interest in American politics is a mystery (to me) 🙄
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21 May 22
@earl-of-trumps saidWell, if you'd stuck to the Monroe doctrine and not spread warfare, drug trafficking, and anti-democracy all over the world, we wouldn't be. But we kind of have to, because you're harming us.
Why Euros have an interest in American politics is a mystery (to me)
And don't bring up WWII, you'll only look like more of an ignorant jingoist than you already do.
22 May 22
@shallow-blue saidSaid the guy from the country who supplied Ecstacy to the entire American Southwest in the 90s
Well, if you'd stuck to the Monroe doctrine and not spread warfare, drug trafficking, and anti-democracy all over the world, we wouldn't be. But we kind of have to, because you're harming us.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-attwood-stock-broker-to-drug-dealer-2016-6?amp.
But, after a while, Attwood thought: ‘"Alright, so where are these LA guys getting the pills from?"
He found out that the ecstasy was coming from a production plant 5,000 miles away in Holland.
Atwood has an interesting youtube channel and wrote a couple of books about his career as a European drug lord in Arizona.
22 May 22
@earl-of-trumps saidBecause Spain has deep historic connections to large parts of the USA
Why Euros have an interest in American politics is a mystery (to me) 🙄