tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post3868581776790905890..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Don't look downUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47478876457437069702016-11-11T04:58:52.879-08:002016-11-11T04:58:52.879-08:00Oh and one more thing - I have seen numbers, now I...Oh and one more thing - I have seen numbers, now I don't know how true they are - that the majority of DT's supporters are not poor. But make between $50,000 to $150,000/year. BTW in comparison, in my entire life I have never made that much money in a year. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83895736972014131912016-11-11T04:56:30.805-08:002016-11-11T04:56:30.805-08:00Hey Tom, thanks for popping over to my blog yester...Hey Tom, thanks for popping over to my blog yesterday. I really appreciated it.<br />Oh he is not going to change - his last tweet was that it was "very unfair" people were protesting. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88738278342673989472016-11-10T03:26:20.185-08:002016-11-10T03:26:20.185-08:00I know that it was not just the poor that voted hi...I know that it was not just the poor that voted him in, but I think that he rode on a tidal wave of discontent which the Republicans exploited when they took power from the tired Democrats.<br /><br />Many immigrants or children of immigrants are the first to demand tight border controls, once they have got safely in.<br /><br />A lot of what I say could be misinterpreted as Anarchistic, but - as I keep reminding people who don't beieve me - I am a true Monarchist, and I am just as prepared to accept the hereditary accidents of birth producing monsters as I am with the democtratic system producing them. What I don't like is mob-rule.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84258079263444752932016-11-10T03:18:36.479-08:002016-11-10T03:18:36.479-08:00Yes, they all seem to have smartphones!Yes, they all seem to have smartphones!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19814114659702830172016-11-10T02:29:55.783-08:002016-11-10T02:29:55.783-08:00As I betted that Trump will win, I was not quite a...As I betted that Trump will win, I was not quite as shocked when I saw the results. I would have liked neither of them to be President - but I wonder about media here: when someone wins whom they do not like (maybe with good reasons) they always cry out "undemocratic" - and even call more than half of the voters "idiots" - while I think, it is part of democracy that one accepts the results, even if one doesn't like them. When it becomes as in Turkey now - and there I am really frightened - one has to intervene (diplomatic), but here in Germany they see only their own good they get for their borders. By the way: I saw statistics that showed that by far it were not the poor only who voted for Trump. <br />As to your remark about young Germans then: yes Tom, that was exactly how we felt. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35115955801681368582016-11-10T00:54:02.979-08:002016-11-10T00:54:02.979-08:00I started to reply but.. It is easy to be a Democr...I started to reply but.. It is easy to be a Democrat/Labour supporter. Not so easy to be Republican/Conservative. Far more explanation of opinion and why means that these views are under reported.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8037172230317283372016-11-10T00:24:32.200-08:002016-11-10T00:24:32.200-08:00I have been giving money to a beggar outside my su...I have been giving money to a beggar outside my supermarket for months. Not long ago I was surprised to see him walking in another area of the neighbourhood, talking on a Smartphone. I still give him money but now I like to think I'm contributing to charge his phone so he can call home.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33867058155919153622016-11-09T14:28:52.520-08:002016-11-09T14:28:52.520-08:00And do you blame them for these lifestyle choices,...And do you blame them for these lifestyle choices, despite that it may not be your choice of lifestyle?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82517615049720637072016-11-09T12:11:45.218-08:002016-11-09T12:11:45.218-08:00I am developing my professional-beggar spotting sk...I am developing my professional-beggar spotting skills. Many beggars in Vienna see begging as a career choice. I asked one of them where he disappeared to in the winter and he said Barcelona was his favourite overwintering nest but admitted that a couple times he's been to London which he liked. I think he's left Vienna now, since the Rumanians, maybe the ones that Sarkozy threw out of Paris, have moved in. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13759265668107636152016-11-09T11:43:34.159-08:002016-11-09T11:43:34.159-08:00It will, given time.It will, given time.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19855907562851025692016-11-09T11:43:04.407-08:002016-11-09T11:43:04.407-08:00If only it were only half.If only it were only half.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86995549193340860842016-11-09T11:42:22.676-08:002016-11-09T11:42:22.676-08:00No, I have had - and still have - many Republican ...No, I have had - and still have - many Republican friends who I love for their humanity and sense. Trump has divided them too, and it seems they would rather have his National Socialism than some other form of democratic legislation.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3638755549278407012016-11-09T11:39:17.886-08:002016-11-09T11:39:17.886-08:00Yes, although I would not have been clapping when ...Yes, although I would not have been clapping when the sugar-glass ceiling collapsed at the party which never happened, I still think that the hatred of male Arabs is going to extend to the hatred of their families, who will be killed with impunity along with the fathers, if the promises are kept.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71637498840742180752016-11-09T11:35:47.338-08:002016-11-09T11:35:47.338-08:00Since when have the Democrats had it 'easy'...Since when have the Democrats had it 'easy'? Are you on the same planet? Media and Showbiz express opinions, not run the country. Pollsters just get in the way and waste everyone's time.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89084226009581800502016-11-09T11:33:37.519-08:002016-11-09T11:33:37.519-08:00We are all in trouble.We are all in trouble.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78541399955059934262016-11-09T11:32:51.619-08:002016-11-09T11:32:51.619-08:00They are pretty much in charge, and once those old...They are pretty much in charge, and once those old values about control of power become eroded, the finger will hover over the button.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68185486224684091882016-11-09T11:31:42.626-08:002016-11-09T11:31:42.626-08:00National Socialism is the new/old socialism.National Socialism is the new/old socialism.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62939566288290264312016-11-09T11:18:04.482-08:002016-11-09T11:18:04.482-08:00Luckily beggars have not reached our area yet, but...Luckily beggars have not reached our area yet, but I expect they will. The whold world is going to pot - I just hope this feeling I woke up with this morning passes.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33822826423785759332016-11-09T09:05:53.584-08:002016-11-09T09:05:53.584-08:00I am deeply depressed. I have no words about half...I am deeply depressed. I have no words about half of Americans voting in such a man. donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23807713753059319242016-11-09T08:16:09.359-08:002016-11-09T08:16:09.359-08:00I could not sleep last night.
I grew up in a pa...I could not sleep last night. <br /><br />I grew up in a part of the States very different from the city I chose to live in. It's a very divided country. In January, the government will be controlled by Republicans. Not all Republicans are as bad as Trump.<br /><br />I'm doing laundry this morning.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89765768038130057052016-11-09T07:37:06.644-08:002016-11-09T07:37:06.644-08:00With a Republican controlled House and Senate Trum...With a Republican controlled House and Senate Trump can do whatever the hell he wants. We're in trouble.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88771338411053163442016-11-09T07:35:39.917-08:002016-11-09T07:35:39.917-08:00I'm heartsick and frightened in a way that I&#...I'm heartsick and frightened in a way that I've never been after an election. The safety and well-being of women and girls, immigrants, minorities , LGBT people, and non Christians are going to be under dire threat now. I'm so ashamed of this country right now. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10908576074188698752016-11-09T07:18:36.712-08:002016-11-09T07:18:36.712-08:00OMG! I'm afraid you are right. Narcissists fee...OMG! I'm afraid you are right. Narcissists feeding frenzy...The G.O.P. will stand for "Grab Our P...rivates" Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36686581400043513112016-11-09T06:39:29.260-08:002016-11-09T06:39:29.260-08:00With a 'Republican' in the White House and...With a 'Republican' in the White House and the majority in the Senate and Congress don't be too sure that the Democrates hare going to get it easy. And rightly so. The Americans have spoken and less than half of the country will just have to like it and lump it. Pollsters, Media and ShowBiz got it wrong again.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71292523876220818022016-11-09T06:34:34.781-08:002016-11-09T06:34:34.781-08:00I think he will feel he has been given a mandate t...I think he will feel he has been given a mandate to do whatever he feels like. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com