Cognitive Capability of the Leader of the Free World Is Being Questioned

[Whyayeman]

The Pope is in the Vatican, arguably the leader of the free world if followers are anything to go by. Stalin, not so much.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

List of Countries by GNP (2018)

United States $20,637,489,438,263
China $13,371,980,315,793
Japan $5,206,950,777,523
Germany $3,900,831,288,897
United Kingdom $2,776,344,283
France $2,758,940,620,597
India $2,713,849,397,679
Italy $2,044,562,148,878
Brazil $1,902,286,218,698
South Korea $1,689,209,625,243
Canada $1,667,638,046,649
Russia $1,506,136,905,122
Spain $1,373,591,030
Australia $1,328,936,835,420
Mexico $1,159,034,989,291

So Justin Trudeau is more powerful on the world stage than Vladimir Putin.

If money is the measure, then Trump is pretty low on the list.

 

[atpollard]

 

[Aryeh Jay]

To be fair, the current Pope was only seven when Stalin said that.

 

[atpollard]

If money is the measure, then Trump is pretty low on the list.

Ummm ... was there ever any question that even the richest man in the world is a small player on the scale of Nations? I for one am GLAD for that. The issue is that the EU has the financial resources to counterbalance any superpower if they chose to. An alliance of Asian Democracies have the financial resources to offset the Chinese economy if they chose to. The WORLD does not require US leadership because of lack of resources, only a lack of will to cooperate and use THEIR resources.

The "leader of the free world" should not be the leader of the nation with the biggest stick, but the leader with the best plan and ability to articulate that plan to others. Where are the "Mighty men of Valor" lifted up by God to lead His people into peace?

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. [Hosea 4:6]

 

[atpollard]

To be fair, the current Pope was only seven when Stalin said that.

So Stalin was beaten by a 7 year old with no "divisions".

 

[Aryeh Jay]

So Stalin was beaten by a 7 year old with no "divisions".

Stalin wasn't beaten by the Catholic Church and Pope Francis was not the Pope as a child.

Oops! Sorry, I forgot that facts mean nothing.

 

[atpollard]

Stalin wasn't beaten by the Catholic Church and Pope Francis was not the Pope as a child.

Oops! Sorry, I forgot that facts mean nothing.

I officially pronounce you completely void of any sense of humor.

Carry on curmudgeoning about past and present US Presidents without me.

 

[Yttrium]

I was worried about Trump, and I'm worried about Biden. I haven't seen sufficient evidence suggesting either of them have age-related mental problems that impair their ability to function in office. But I'll be keeping an eye on them.

(Trump's non-age-related mental problems, on the other hand...)

 

[Steve11987]

However, Trump talks off the cuff, uses a lot of colloquialisms, and sometimes exaggerates (as almost all of us do in ordinary speech when we say things like "everybody knows....").

Biden, however, often lapses into gibberish, or has to take long pauses in the middle of a speech in order to recapture his train of thought, forgets where he is at the moment, and avoids or refuses to talk to reporters, etc. without a script. AND he was NOT this way only a few years ago.


No, the two situations are not at all the same.

"Sometimes exaggerates"??? Sometimes? The guy couldn't tell the truth on a bet!

 

[Steve11987]

This thread is not about Trump or how I feel about him.

It was a question. You don't answer questions?

 

[loveofourlord]

So Stalin was beaten by a 7 year old with no "divisions".

Not defending stalin, but this line of reasoning is pretty bad considering that he be 142 if still alive, and the people back then died also.

 

[Whyayeman]

I only mentioned Stalin's famous remark about tanks because I thought GNP was not the only measure of influence countries wield.

I sort of wish I hadn't, now. I am struggling with why any of this should be relevant to Biden's cognitive function. As Obama said on the campaign trail Presidents have to deal with more than one thing at once. Biden is certainly managing that OK.

 

[loveofourlord]

I only mentioned Stalin's famous remark about tanks because I thought GNP was not the only measure of influence countries wield.

I sort of wish I hadn't, now. I am struggling with why any of this should be relevant to Biden's cognitive function. As Obama said on the campaign trail Presidents have to deal with more than one thing at once. Biden is certainly managing that OK.

It matters, as like with Obama the GOP are starting the trend of ignoring all the real reasons to be upset at Biden and make up millions of fake ones.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

It matters, as like with Obama the GOP are starting the trend of ignoring all the real reasons to be upset at Biden and make up millions of fake ones.

Well what can you expect from a Party that does a complete 180.
Masks are tyrannical.
Masks are patriotic.
Trade wars are easy.
China is killing us and it's Biden's fault.
Mr. President, do something, they are storming the Capitol.
It looked just like a regular tour.

 

[TLK Valentine]

It matters, as like with Obama the GOP are starting the trend of ignoring all the real reasons to be upset at Biden and make up millions of fake ones.

#onetrickelephant

 

[DerSchweik]

There is nothing wrong with comparing Biden to Trump. In fact, comparing a current president to his predecessor (or to previous presidents) has been done throughout the history of our nation. Why is it suddenly unacceptable to Trump supporters to compare the current president to his predecessor?

This thread is not about Trump or how I feel about him.

IOW... Ditto

 

[DerSchweik]

So making up lies about his sanity isn't attempting to attack him and his job?

Are you calling me a liar?

 

[DerSchweik]

It was a question. You don't answer questions?

It was an off-topic question.

Next?

 

[loveofourlord]

Are you calling me a liar?

No, but your not doing your due diligence to actually fact check or be sure your not spreading lies. Repeating lies is almost as bad ad lying.