Why I Keep Posting Anti Trump Rants From Canada & Why Every Canadian Should Too.
A few days ago, somebody, probably an American, asked me why I do a daily mini rant on Donald Trump over on Facebook. “You’re a Canadian”, she said. "What concern is it of yours?”Think about that.
What concern is it of mine? Well here are a couple of the biggies and you can file these under doing my part to keep another democracy from disappearing.
Because that’s exactly what Trump and the movement he represents is trying to do.
The Canadian Economy
This person, as earnest as she sounded, obviously has no idea of just how interconnected our two countries actually are.
It’s estimated that 70% of our exports go to the United States. When their economy takes a hit, like it did in 2008, we took it about 20 minutes later.
So pardon me if I am concerned about our economy when it is closely tied to that of the US, and the guy who is in charge of it, to quote Lewis Black, “Bankrupted a casino, which is something that’s nearly impossible to do.”
US Tourism
I was talking to a travel agent at a networking group a week ago and he was telling me that literally hundreds of travel agents in Canada have stopped booking group tours to the US.
He went on to explain that because our culture is such a melting pot, the concerns over immigration, detention and deportation was simply too big to assume responsibility and or potential liability for.
And this fear, which impacts the travel reality for a lot of Canadians who were not born here, is directly a result of Trump’s draconian travel restrictions. Which of course is not only just poorly thought out, ill-advised, and badly enforced it’s also impacting very hard on the US tourism industry, because Canada is not the only country that reacted this way.
Trump’s Vacillation
All you have to do is watch CNN for an hour and you will see any number of people, reporting in any number of political areas, telling their audience that they have no way to determine how Trump will respond to any issue on any given day. This inability to have a firm point of view on just about anything is not only disturbing, but something that is making the country virtually impossible to govern.
As a result he has not managed to actually get anything of significance done, including keeping together an entire cabinet.
His Ties To Putin
As everybody who is paying attention knows, there is a very serious ongoing investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia that have influenced the outcome of the election.
This has been going on for quite some time, and what’s leaking out so far does not look good for Trump.
The simple fact that he would even be investigated for collusion with a foreign power is disturbing in and of itself.
And if it turns out to be true, he will not just disgrace the office of president, he and anyone else implicated, will be convicted of treason and live out the rest of their days in Leavenworth Prison.
His Habitual Lying
There is no question about this. He is a pathological liar. It is reported by objective fact checking organizations that during the election campaign, he lied approximately 179 times and during his first 100 days in office he has lied about 213 times.
That’s a hell of a lot of lying. And it’s really part of his style. In my experience people, who lie compulsively have very little grip on reality. This is not the kind of person you want to have running a big deal country like the United States.
I Could Go On
None of this is news. It’s all been out there for a while. And it’s been analyzed to death.
But at the end of the day, the risk that he poses to his own country, eventually becomes a risk to many other countries and a countless number of people.
He is causing chaos in many parts of America. He is generating real fear among many people who rely on the the social safety net, which is being taken away, and the health care system that the Obama administration has put in place.
I have a great deal of sympathy and empathy for the American people.
They had no idea that at this shit would rain down on them to the extent that is has and will continue to do as this administration tries to push forward.
From my point of view I believe it’s important that people understand what is going on here, which in many ways is a highjacking.
Only instead of a plane or boat, it’s a whole country.
If your business has reached the point where talking to an experienced communication professional would be the preferred option to banging your head against the wall or whatever, lets talk.
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Jim Murray
6 years ago #8
Yeah. I know.. I think the motto for America should be "Head Down and Carry On Regardless". This will pass, or explode, or implode or something. But absurdity like this never lasts. Melissa Hughes
Paul Walters
6 years ago #7
Paul Walters
6 years ago #6
agreed !!!
Jim Murray
6 years ago #5
Ouch. Pretty scathing indictment for somebody whose TV lies dead in a field, literally pushing up daisies.
Jim Murray
6 years ago #4
Phil Friedman
6 years ago #3
Jim Murray
6 years ago #2
America has the lowest unemployment rate in the world. Its economy is holding its own. Yeah there are areas that are depressed, but look around. There are whole countries out there who are in a state of complete chaos. The whole point of what I am doing here is to keep reminding people that their president is not playing with a full deck. You'll see when a lot of this stuff that he has proposed starts becoming the law of the land and the people who get hurt the most from it are the people who put the most faith in him. I agree that there wasn't much of a choice in this election. But sooner rather than later people are gonna start thinking that the status quo candidate looks pretty damn good by comparison. It's gonna get ugly. Because the man is a fascist.
Jim Murray
6 years ago #1
Come on Brian. Just using it to make a point. All you have to do is watch the interviews Trump does. He changes sides almost daily. It's not about the reporting it's about the dude who is bullshitting everybody all the time. A psychotic is a psychotic no matter which channle you see him on.