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I have to wonder if the whole world isn't laughing at us

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Trump is very big in China (among the people, government does not like him) and Russia, and is 50/50 with Clinton in many countries such as Japan, Israel, etc.

Hopefully someone can help me out here - when did it become a positive thing for a presidential candidate that Russia and the PRC support them?
 
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Hopefully someone can help me out here - when did it become a positive thing for a presidential candidate that Russia and the PRC support them?
The PRC does not support him, the oppressed populace does. I would also say that having Putin's support is better than western Europe's right now.
 
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Invented by Karl Benz, Jonathan Ive, Tim Berners-Lee and Richard Pearse? :p

Purely in the spirit of "credit where credit is due", TBL didn't invent the Internet. He invented the WWW. DARPA would be due the majority credit for the actual invention of the fundamental Internet protocols, although the physical entity we see today is more the product of many dedicated individuals the world over.
 
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The PRC does not support him, the oppressed populace does. I would also say that having Putin's support is better than western Europe's right now.
You've obviously got a link to a poll conducted on the oppressed populate that shows this, right?
 
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The only poll mentioned in any of those was an online poll by that noted bastion of freedom, the Chinese state broadcaster.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you find it heartening that some Chinese people love him enough to form “Donald Trump Super Fans Club” and “God Emperor Trump” online groups, but it's not really enough to claim a majority grassroots support in China, is it?
 
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The only poll mentioned in any of those was an online poll by that noted bastion of freedom, the Chinese state broadcaster.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you find it heartening that some Chinese people love him enough to form “Donald Trump Super Fans Club” and “God Emperor Trump” online groups, but it's not really enough to claim a majority grassroots support in China, is it?
Why would I find it heartening? Did I claim to support Trump?
 
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I don't normally participate in the political forum, but I see nearly all of the "most replies today" are from this area. I popped in and glanced at a few threads.

Does it ever occur to any of you that the whole world may be laughing at us? Do you ever look to past Presidents, and wonder how it came to be that Trump and Hillary are the two main choices? Does anyone out there see this as an almost impossibly ridiculous situation?

I'm asking myself how this happened, and why ...

As a Canadian, I and almost everyone that I know are not laughing; rather, we are deeply concerned for your country and for all of you people. Trump possesses hubris that exceeds almost every mad, autocratic dictator in history. He is inconsistent in virtually everything he says; and has threatened other nations as well as groups of persons living in the US. Business wise, he has accumulated wealth not through good management and success, but by capitalizing on failure.

Clinton, on the other hand is not much better. Neither have a workable plan for moving forward, and your country, while beginning to rebound economically, does not need any setbacks right now.

Economically, we are doing OK here in Canada (except for the oil and gas industry) Because our economies are so integrated, we are not looking forward to the aftermath of the election, and the potential negative effects it will have for us. Either choice, I believe, will be seen as destabilizing by the rest of the world, and that will lower economic confidence with those countries with which you trade.

We truly are concerned.
 
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I would also say that having Putin's support is better than western Europe's right now.
Really?

Rather than having the support of America's oldest allies, with their shared values of democracy, freedom of expression and the rule of law, you would prefer the backing of Putin's corrupt mafia state?

I must say, that's ridiculous.
 
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Purely in the spirit of "credit where credit is due", TBL didn't invent the Internet. He invented the WWW. DARPA would be due the majority credit for the actual invention of the fundamental Internet protocols, although the physical entity we see today is more the product of many dedicated individuals the world over.
I know. A couple of the others were dubious too. I was just making fun of a rather crass post
 
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There are two levels of citizens on the land. US vs Cruikshank.
Second time I've seen this claim. I read up on that court case after the first time, and could see nothing about two tiers of citizenship. Got a direct quote?
 
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You're welcome. Because I've done the research. Have a great day
I'm curious; what research have you done that led you to the conclusions that the media's purpose is to control the masses, the news is lies and movies are truth and that this is how the Free Masons (upper levels controlling the media) do it.
 
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I'm curious; what research have you done that led you to the conclusions that the media's purpose is to control the masses, the news is lies and movies are truth and that this is how the Free Masons (upper levels controlling the media) do it.

The media in general cares about one thing first and foremost; RATINGS.
 
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