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To: koan who wrote (1515933)	1/24/2025 6:17:57 PM
From: Bill	3 Recommendations Recommended By Broken_Clock locogringo longz Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1582284

Seems to me he's doing what a prudent manager would do. After he gets his people in place, things will return to normal operation, although with efficiency controls in place.

To: koan who wrote (1515933)	1/25/2025 12:41:44 AM
From: Maple MAGA	6 Recommendations Recommended By FJB golfer72 i-node locogringo longz and 1 more member Read Replies (10) \| Respond to of 1582284

Tyranny implies unchecked power and absolute rule, yet Trump faced legal challenges, media scrutiny, and opposition from other branches of government throughout his presidency. Those checks and balances are part of what ensures your system continues to function. Criticism of his actions, whether you agree or not, is also evidence that democracy is alive, people can freely voice dissent, protest, and challenge policies through the courts or at the ballot box. This is what distinguishes us from tyranny. It's also worth considering that Trump’s approach resonated with millions of Americans who felt unheard by traditional political structures. They saw his actions as challenging entrenched systems, not destroying them. Democracy isn’t destroyed by one person; it requires the collective actions, or inaction, of a nation over time.

To: koan who wrote (1515933)	1/25/2025 2:24:16 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1582284

He is ignoring not only the tradition of the rule of law, but the actual rule of law! You are talking about Trump? Or Biden? No president has operated outside the law to the extent Biden did, AFAIK. What Nixon did was NOTHGING compared with Biden. I find it amazing that you point your finger at Trump, who during his first term couldn't take a leak without getting impeached or sued -- none of which ever held up (or just haven't made it to higher courts), while Biden ran all over the law in multiple areas -- student loans, funding the wars he started, the pardons, the lies in protecting his family, corruption involving money for his family, and so much more. I don't think you even try.

To: koan who wrote (1515933)	1/25/2025 2:33:46 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo longz Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1582284

He is a tyrant, and history has no good stories of countries run by tyrants! Could you please provide evidence that Trump has, at any time, shown behavior similar to that of a "tyrant"? For example, Hitler is known for WWII, extermination of Jews, etc. Stalin was known for the purges, labor camps mass executions, brutality, suppression of dissent, the Gulag Archipelago, etc., Mussolini did what? Crushed opposition (like Biden/Harris tried to do?), controlled the press (like Biden/Harris tried to do?) and used propaganda (like Harris tried to do to somehow defeat Trump?). Chairman Mao, Oh, he killed millions with political purges and famines. Oh, yeah, and censorship. ----- Now, explain how Trump belongs on this list?