[techapple]

I seem to recall a lot of expectation that Trump would usher in the era of post-neoliberalism and we would be focusing more on improving the lives of everyday Americans and not fighting foreign wars.

But then it seems like there’s a lot of talk of violence and sort of neo-colonialism lately. What’s the dissonance, did I miss this in the zeitgeist or campaigning of the last few years?

[croes]

You just confuse what they say with what the do.

If they talk about our they mean their. Freedom, money etc.

[tim333]

Well, he's only just started on the job and is already trying to stop war in Gaza by turning it into an upmarket real estate project.

[throwaway784989]

He's not trying to stop a war, he's trying to continue one by overtly engaging in ethnic cleansing, and is threatening to start a couple of others with allies. That's the charitable explanation for his actions, anyway. The uncharitable explanation is that he's an idiot.