Should Trump be taken literally ?

@whowasthatmaskedman So they're getting what they deserve?
Be careful what you wish for!

@ffony Perzactly! And all will be judged by his words and actions. After all. They elected him to lead...😷

@whowasthatmaskedman The pied piper

@ffony Pretty much....But it doesnt really matter. America is that deep in the hole that the hundred billion or so trump will grift off the top wont make any real difference to Americas fate...Whether you are a follower or just an American citizen. You will pay..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman We're all paying, now and in many ways, for our culture of over consumption and world wide greed. And it will get worse, probably right up to the collapse of our so-called civilization; maybe even the viability of human life on the planet. I'm really old and it's not rhetoric when I say I hope to leave before it can get much worse. If I didn't have family & friends I might bale out just about now.

@ffony Be careful what you with for. The whole world is going to be hit by what is coming. The question is will it be a speed bump or a brick wall. For many of us, it will mean no progress for a while. For others. it will mean losing a lot..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman I'm not worried about what I wish for (there no longer is any such thing) - just dismayed by what I see around the world, see where it's going, and glad I won't live long enough to experience the very worst of it.

@ffony I hear you and am in a similar boat. But I long ago stopped worrying about the world (or specific parts) Thats what they used to pay me for. But I now worry only about those close around me. And the problems I can actually influence myself. There is quite enough there to keep me busy'
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@whowasthatmaskedman That's great, but do you watch the nightly news?

@ffony Almost every night..Bear in mind we have a couple of reliable fact based new services for overseas and local news. Mostly leaving the opinions to you to work out.. I do pity the Americans there. My background is economics. So I always look for the numbers, not the opinions.😷