Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Bill Maher vs Sean Spicer: Real Time Conspiracy Fact-Checking is a Problem" video.

At some point America is going to need to deal with these people. I mean truly deal with these people. These people are no longer a threat to America they are a threat to the entire western democratic world. People like Bolsonaro in Brazil and Maduro in Venezuela use the same rhetoric. Radicals across Europe use the same methods. If they don't like something its "fake news." If they don't like an outcome "the other side cheated." Whatever they do its the greatest or biggest or most magnificent irrespective of how obvious its NOT. Anything they do is perfect anything anybody else does is criminal and they need to be locked up. Here in Australia where I am we have our version of Trump a complete fraudster named Clive Palmer. His latest add which is being shown here on YouTube is claiming that his party is now the largest party in Australia by membership. Its total garbage but he says it with a straight face and NOBODY challenges it. The threat is that he almost gained the balance of power a few elections back. In our system its when no party has a clear majority and they need a minor partner to pass legislation. This is common in other places, notably Italy, Greece and Israel. We've had occasions in the past where a minor party did get the balance of power in our Senate but they acted with good faith and it worked. But to give a person like Clive Palmer that power could destroy us and he is using the exact same methods Trump does.
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@victors8465 Agreed on all points. Now if we just get the people who do support him to see him for what he is. Don't forget this country ALMOST gave him the balance of power a couple of elections ago. I wonder how many people have already forgotten how his own people in parliament abandoned him when he made one stupid claim after another and then told do as I say or else. Don't forget despite being a total clown Graig Kelly keeps winning his seat, but it might be tougher now without the Libs supporting him. Never underestimate the ability for a mob of people to collectively lose their minds when it comes to politics.
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