So you think trump is better on Israel/gaza policy?

No. Ideally you should win a vote by presenting a good platform and showing the candidate to be a good leader - specifically by not dividing people and talking about enemies within the country. Talk about perspectives and differences in platforms and leadership track records. Being ‘the most important’ election is a good reason to tell people to really pay attention to the options and actually get out and vote. If Americans are too stupid to understand that, they deserve the orange moron they got and the long term damage it is doing to the country.

So you figure trump is better?

How would that have made her win? Her policy, and the history of the Democratic Party in contrast to the republicans is that she would be better for the people. Better is better. It doesn’t matter how much really. If people wanted better, they would already vote for her.

It seems like you are projecting this ‘open contempt’. In an ideal democracy, a politician should state their platform and people should select the best one and vote.
She was clearly a better candidate with better policy than trump - and if people saw that they should have voted for her. Saying ‘she didn’t pander to me enough’, or ‘wasn’t perfectly aligned with my ideals’ is stupid in the face of trump as the other option.
Yes, she could have said a bunch of pings - she could have lied and attempted to get votes through a populist approach, and maybe that’s what the democrats need to do, as sad as it is. But that’s only because too many Americans are stupid and won’t vote for the obviously better candidate for … reasons.

Why should she have to play games ‘motivating’ people who could see she was significantly better than trump? People didn’t bother to vote against trump - so they got trump. They have no one to blame but themselves.

People in the U.S. are responsible for their government. They should be shutting the country down with strikes and riots until the fascist morons in charge are hanging by their own entrails.

It will be great, but it won’t go according to plan. Make sure you and the mom are braced for this so it doesn’t throw you. Breastfeeding may be difficult, there may be other medical issues, you will be so tired that you may make small mistakes along the way. Be understanding of each other. Accept any help that other people offer - it takes a community. Try to enjoy it. The days are long - but the years fly by.

So she couldn’t have won no matter what. You’re saying she wasn’t a bad candidate, I guess.

So if you’re so cozy with the U.S., why care about selling them some equipment?

So she should have shifter further right to try to capture the votes in those specific swing states?

I’m happy for Canadians to be even more dissuaded from going to the U.S.

Sure. You realize how bad trump is, way worse than even Hillary. But it’s Americans that voted for trump over Hillary. It’s the stupidity of Americans that you should be blaming.
It’s so funny how far people go to try to absolve themselves of responsibility.

How does this affect the wellbeing of people in Canada (except to provide them with jobs?)

From cnn:

Trump chastised reporters for what he cast as unfair treatment when it comes to his health and stamina, adding, “You people are crazy.”

But over the next hour and a half, Trump struggled to embody the sharpness and vigor he had just laid claim to.

In fact, he seemed to wage a lengthy and often-losing battle with a midday nap. Even as his Cabinet was assembled to engage in one of his favorite activities – singing the praises of Trump – he repeatedly appeared to doze off.

It was the kind of scene, in fact, that Trump once upon a time ridiculed as evidence of a president’s lack of stamina and fitness for the job.

it goes on

It’s not a matter of explaining Marxism ffs. It’s that russia is attacking Ukraine. Countries want to join nato to protect themselves from exactly what russia is doing. Russia’s current actions are destabilizing and dangerous for the rest of the world. Other countries will always prioritize their own best interests; but in this case, many countries’ best interests are to support Ukraine against russia so as to weaken russia and teach them not to be aggressive. Russia needs to be forced to change course.

I wish. But no, they’ll support Trump Jr for King.

Reminder: it’s fiction. ;-)

What you miss is that by supporting appeasement to russia, you are the one encouraging more war. Yes russia wants to keep expanding. Putin has said this directly.

NATO ‘expansion’ is when countries ask to join and then are admitted . Around russia, countries join nato for the defensive pact. If russia doesn’t want countries on their borders banding together to protect themselves from Russian aggression, then they shouldn’t have been so aggressive. Russia has absolutly no right to attack it’s neighbors just because they want to be able to defend themselves.

Yes, it sucks for the civilians on all sides when Russia attacks. The only solution is for russia to stop attacking - which they could do any day. But they’re a war mongering country, so will only stop when they run out of the ability to attack.

The long term efficient thing is to support Ukraine and continue to wear down and embarrass russia. If russia is allowed to expand based on violent expansionism, it will only be encouraged to do more - and that will cost Europe more in lives and resources in the long run. Of course, they don’t want to slap russia too hard, or it might have a tantrum and escalate. So the slow bleeding off of its capabilities is the goal. It really sucks for the Ukrainians, but they clearly would rather fight it, than become part of the shithole country that russia is.