Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "CNN"
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The only one of those things that Trump can possibly claim credit for is deregulation, and the environment is going to suffer for decades as a result. If the existing gas and oil leaks, plus massive water pollution were not big enough warning signs. Deregulation is not like choosing a desert for lunch - you don't just roll a dice and choose randomly, it needs to be approached with precision. The only thing Trump is doing in that area is allowing cronies in the fossil fuel industry to profit at the expense of the American public. Don't believe me? New taxes and regulations on solar energy, the one industry that was growing massively. The one industry that was good for the planet.
As for the other things you mentioned, there hasn't been a sharp spike in progress - they have merely continued the trend that started under Obama. For Trump to claim credit is ridiculous. I will grant you that indiscriminate bombing has somewhat helped with ISIS on the battle ground, but they were already being pushed back, and again at what cost? Analysts have always said that the more innocents you kill, the more recruits you create. How will transferring these wars to the streets of OUR cities be an improvement?
If there's one area that I do generally agree, it's about the intransigence and self serving nature of professional politicians. A shake up in their lives is good, but this is the worst possible method.
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Define "greatest". By almost every metric of greatness it has NEVER been the greatest. It doesn't have the largest military, the most nukes, the largest population, the best education, the happiest citizens, the greatest personal wealth, the most honest politics.
The only definitions that you can use to claim it is the greatest nation are negative - most people in prison, greatest political corruption, most insane leaders, greatest income inequality, most theists in the western world.
Face it, America is a dismal failure and getting worse by the decade. It once looked like it was really going to be something special, but political corruption, greed and incompetence have ensured that it is now a shithole that the world looks at with disgust.
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This is hardly surprising. Even without wilful efforts by Republicans to sow racial dissent in America, black people are more likely to be poor, more likely to be criminal, and more likely to be out of work. None of these are values that white parents would want their kids to be surrounded by. By the same token, until black children discover the differences between their communities and white communities, of course they see white and black children as equal. They lack the discernment to appreciate the realities of life.
It's heartbreaking that children born into black families are almost certainly destined to have less pleasant lives, but at some point, in addition to campaigning for equality, black people need to take responsibility for their actions. Black women, stop having kids unless you are living long term with the fathers, and black men, learn how to use contraception.
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