Rewulf Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The Republicans have always picked puppets to be their leaders in recent years. Regan, Bush, Bush again............ The President doesn't actually call the shots. That is why Dubbya could send time playing so much golf. The suits behind the President make the key decisions. Of course they do, do you think its any different here ? Left ,right ,its all quasi democracy at the end of the day,the people are given the illusion that their will is being played out on the national and international stage. When its really the big corporations and old money/aristocracy pulling the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The Republicans have always picked puppets to be their leaders in recent years. Regan, Bush, Bush again............ The President doesn't actually call the shots. That is why Dubbya could send time playing so much golf. The suits behind the President make the key decisions. "I have this feeling man, 'cause you know, it's just a handful of people who run everything, you know … that's true, it's provable. It's not … I'm not a ******* conspiracy nut, it's provable. A handful, a very small elite, run and own these corporations, which include the mainstream media. I have this feeling that whoever is elected president, like Clinton was, no matter what you promise on the campaign trail – blah, blah, blah – when you win, you go into this smoke-filled room with the twelve industrialist capitalist scum-***** who got you in there. And you're in this smoky room, and this little film screen comes down … and a big guy with a cigar goes, "Roll the film." And it's a shot of the Kennedy assassination from an angle you've never seen before … that looks suspiciously like it's from the grassy knoll. And then the screen goes up and the lights come up, and they go to the new president, "Any questions?" "Er, just what my agenda is." "First we bomb Baghdad." "You got it …" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Of course they do, do you think its any different here ? Left ,right ,its all quasi democracy at the end of the day,the people are given the illusion that their will is being played out on the national and international stage. When its really the big corporations and old money/aristocracy pulling the strings. No, I'm sure that when Bliar took on Murdoch's henchman PR Aid Campbell it wasn't a coincidence. And Camoron was wedded to the City. But the question was about Trump and whether he would do what he is promising to do. And the answer is no. Once he's got enough rednecks to swing the vote in his favour he'll govern just like all the other Presidents did - by proxy of the businessmen funding the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Perhaps he is one of those businessmen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Of course they do, do you think its any different here ? Left ,right ,its all quasi democracy at the end of the day,the people are given the illusion that their will is being played out on the national and international stage. When its really the big corporations, trade unions, and old money/aristocracy pulling the strings. There completed it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Sadly? We can't continue to be the conscience of the World IMVHO? Will need a tough decision to solve it though before bankruptcy? Turn off the benefits tap? Will it happen, I don't think so till it's too late and our economy and future is ruined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The Republicans have always picked puppets to be their leaders in recent years. Regan, Bush, Bush again............ The President doesn't actually call the shots. That is why Dubbya could send time playing so much golf. The suits behind the President make the key decisions. The cost of becoming President is so great that every candidate (even Trump) requires big money backers. Why do people back a presidential candidate if not for the obvious reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 The cost of becoming President is so great that every candidate (even Trump) requires big money backers. Why do people back a presidential candidate if not for the obvious reason? If you had billions of pounds and could afford to spend millions on someone's campaign, boosting them into a position of power, would you not ring em up after and say "how about them cushy government contracts now then?" I'm not in the know at the moment but is it that far off big companies taking clients away, all expenses trips etc ? My cousin and his boss attend a big turf company conference every year up Harrogate, it's just a huge jolly really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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