O/T Donald Trump

[sawmiller]

Agree CT, Paris is a different country. Bit like London.

Well, what an interesting afternoon that has been. Skype session when visiting a business associate to US and speaking with one of their extended family members who voted for Donald.

Lives in Austin and is looking forward to all of the criminal and non-doc Mexicans sent home/jailed. Also very keen on the death penalty and discussions in Texan Rep members to extend this to those who cause death through reckless driving (drink, using phones etc..). Also thinks jail term for those who have/undertake abortions - 10 year min.. Sounds like some very big changes on the way...

will we follow suit? What do folk think of the death penalty coming back here within the next decade?

[Ellis_D]

Trump is brilliant. I would love us to have someone like him in power. Nigel Farage needs to run again.

I'd love the death penalty to come back for child murderers. But I can't see it coming back anytime soon, if ever.

[CAMiller]

Trump is brilliant. I would love us to have someone like him in power. Nigel Farage needs to run again.

I'd love the death penalty to come back for child murderers. But I can't see it coming back anytime soon, if ever.

Problem is the cost of it all due to appeals and the time between crime and chair doesn't seem to add up to any level of deterrent. Maybe the punishment should be applied immediately? Put a noose around the neck whilst in the dock, ask the foreman of the jury for the verdict (all agree, all 100% sure) and if it's guilty pull the lever.

Death penalty is an option here in Washington State but criminals get to use it as a bargaining chip. For example, Gary Ridgeway (The Green River Killer), guilty of murdering 49 women (more likely 75) but had the death penalty waived if he gave information on where he'd dumped the bodies. Consequentially he's doing 49 life sentences.

[great_fire]

Let's be honest, has the mood in France ever been a generous one for the English, Brexit or not?

They weren't even that when we liberated them in WW2.

Remember, more French fought for the Axis powers than the allies.

[millavanilla]

Well, what an interesting afternoon that has been. Skype session when visiting a business associate to US and speaking with one of their extended family members who voted for Donald.

Lives in Austin and is looking forward to all of the criminal and non-doc Mexicans sent home/jailed. Also very keen on the death penalty and discussions in Texan Rep members to extend this to those who cause death through reckless driving (drink, using phones etc..). Also thinks jail term for those who have/undertake abortions - 10 year min.. Sounds like some very big changes on the way...

will we follow suit? What do folk think of the death penalty coming back here within the next decade?

Crazy crazy Americans...

[sCORaFU]

Sharky

Don't confuse the politicians (not Frog of course) with the real French.

We've been more than welcomed by 99%

Very true. Just back and made welcome. Personally think that many would feel the same as us. Next years French election will be the yardstick as to how they feel about Europe and issues raised by Brexit and the Trump victory. Who was the first European politician to congratulate The Donald? It was Le Penn.

[millmoormagic]

Crazy Americans, even crazier Brits who support the buffoon, and his chinless sidekick Farage, how their kind of politics gains popularity amaong working class folk is beyond me.....

As for the French, i've holidayed in France, touring all over, for the last few years and i've had nothing but respect and friendliness shown to me by the French people, though the drivers in Paris are all f*cking lunatics....

[frogmiller]

Sharky

Don't confuse the politicians (not Frog of course) with the real French.

We've been more than welcomed by 99%

You're right Peri, I do mean politically they've changed. They already have changed the number of of european member states to 27 even though it's still 28.
I think but I'm not 100% sure that the armesdice speech has changed. It used to mention our help as in United Kingdom but now say European allies. They do mention the Canadians along side the Americans entering the WW1 in 1917 together. I'll get a copy of the speech that is given to all of the mayors to read out the next time I visit.

When the true cost of Brexit hits the farming population then the opinion of a lot more will evident.

I saw Farage ont television last night with a smug look on his face saying that he'd had meetings with some of Trumps aids. He said that the Americans aren't too happy with Theresa May and co. If Farage wants the best for the British he goes about it the wrong way.

Trump on the other hand looks like a rabbit in the head lights for me.

[animallittle3]

You're right Peri, I do mean politically they've changed. They already have changed the number of of european member states to 27 even though it's still 28.
I think but I'm not 100% sure that the armesdice speech has changed. It used to mention our help as in United Kingdom but now say European allies. They do mention the Canadians along side the Americans entering the WW1 in 1917 together. I'll get a copy of the speech that is given to all of the mayors to read out the next time I visit.

When the true cost of Brexit hits the farming population then the opinion of a lot more will evident.

I saw Farage ont television last night with a smug look on his face saying that he'd had meetings with some of Trumps aids. He said that the Americans aren't too happy with Theresa May and co. If Farage wants the best for the British he goes about it the wrong way.

Trump on the other hand looks like a rabbit in the head lights for me.

Don't get me wrong I'm not a supporter of Farage or ukip but I think the government are missing a trick not using Farage as link to Trump , brexits happened and Trump is in the white house , this isn't the time to be playing party politics , deals need to be cut sooner than later and the country's more important than stuffy Tories playing the everything's under control game because we all know it isn't .

[gm_gm]

Crazy Americans, even crazier Brits who support the buffoon, and his chinless sidekick Farage, how their kind of politics gains popularity amaong working class folk is beyond me.....

As for the French, i've holidayed in France, touring all over, for the last few years and i've had nothing but respect and friendliness shown to me by the French people, though the drivers in Paris are all f*cking lunatics....

Let it go...you lost sonny