(08-03-2025, 03:53 AM)LightAngel Wrote: Yes, get your anger out because it is not healthy to hold it all inside.
I will start....
Trump has completely destroyed himself when he decided to run cover for child abusers! 
He already destroyed himself when he was creating problems with my country (Denmark) over Greenland.
He also destroyed himself with his new tariffs because it will create lower growth and higher unemployment. These tariffs also have a social impact - it is those with the lowest income who suffer the most and therefore he is letting down many of his voters.
This topic is created for all of us to share our thoughts about all the madness in our world.
So what do you think?
Do you prefer to live in your own bubble, or will you fight for your freedom?
I prefer a balance, I fight for my freedom and the freedom of others, but I also have a need to create my own bubble.
However, I also know that I need to leave my safe bubble every now and then - just study history, and you will get the answer why.
I once talked to The Danish girl, and she thought that Americans idolized their culture was hilarious, because she said Danes complain more than any other nationality on Earth.
Which led to our coming up with the "Freedom Is Tough All Over Metric." Whereby the lack of adversity you actually experience is directly related to how much you overblow the shit that really happens.
Trump is a to-the-manor-born trust fund baby that never stopped crying, and is not going to feel the financial pinch of his policy, and its obvious he doesnt care about who will.
Tariffs are looking to be the thing that would most effect me when they finally sell down cheaper inventory. But I have a solution and a passport, a Tijuana, and 800 dollars/trip duty free to bypass the tariffs altogether. I just have to travel to the most violent city on Earth to do it.
The cartels generally leave the tourists of Norte, Rio, and Revolución alone and remove the faces of people who don't. Though everyone is on their own with Federalis if they drive there.
I plan to park at the border and go play Knockoff Roulette. Where you know almost everything is counterfeit but you guess on the apparent quality, and hope trained monkeys didn't sew them together. You can tell stitch quality too.
Some knockoffs are actually not that bad, it just takes checking and a bit of luck.. But with up to $800 a trip (assuming thats still how it works), you can go to their tariff free boutiques, or their cheaper department stores and just risk lower quality Ross-like shit.
Speaking Spanish makes it easier, and you get yourself directed to the higher quality merchandise for not being a total gringa.
I'm lucky. I live somewhere where I can try to bypass Trump's protectionism. Those not 1/2 hour from Mexico are not as lucky.
For the most part President Jackass has to do things to
other people and evoke crocodile tears to really impact me in any way. Like splitting up family's because they have one criminal case from 15 years ago type stuff.
It's all things he's not targeting me with that piss me off most, and the things that could directly affect me that I'm finding ways around out of contempt.
Though I'll keep this tread marked for future bitching when it arises.