The narratives about Trump thread

The second one isn’t much of a prediction, but the first and third give us forecasts of minority vs. majority Trump governments (based on the mid-term election).

What? I can understand your point up to this point.

More Americans die every year in the low intensity opioid war with Mexican drug cartels than died during the entire Vietnam War. Republicans are too busy fighting foreign wars to secure America’s southern border against this invasion and Democrats are too busy buying votes to care.

Drug overdoses have since become the leading cause of death of Americans under 50, with two-thirds of those deaths from opioids.In 2016, the crisis decreased overall life expectancy of Americans for the second consecutive year. Overall life expectancy fell from 78.7 to 78.6 years.

In 2016, over 64,000 Americans died from overdoses, 21 percent more than the almost 53,000 in 2015. By comparison, the figure was 16,000 in 2010, and 4,000 in 1999. While death rates varied by state, public health experts estimate that nationwide over 500,000 people could die from the epidemic over the next 10 years. In Canada, half of the overdoses were accidental, while a third was intentional. The remainder were unknown. Many of the deaths are from an extremely potent opioid, fentanyl, which is trafficked from Mexico. The epidemic cost the United States an estimated $504 billion in 2015. . . The main suppliers of heroin to the U.S. have been Mexican transnational criminal organizations. From 2005–2009, Mexican heroin production increased by over 600%, from an estimated 8 metric tons in 2005 to 50 metric tons in 2009. Between 2010 and 2014, the amount seized at the border more than doubled. According to the DEA, smugglers and distributors “profit primarily by putting drugs on the street and have become crucial to the Mexican cartels.”

Illicit fentanyl is commonly made in Mexico and trafficked by cartels. North America’s dominant trafficking group is Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, which has been linked to 80 percent of the fentanyl seized in New York.

Oh, I didn’t know Mexico was supposed to be the Overlord of Fentanyl. In Canada, it’s supposed to be China. :idunno:

That may be because you’ve got your head stuck in the Canadia echo chamber and are being told that tons of fentanyl are being delivered by the Canadian postal system and no other way.

I read and watch Canadian news sources to keep up with what goes on in Canada, yes. Do you have a better source to recommend? :slight_smile:

You’ve been led to water too many times already to think it would make any difference. Besides, you’re too busy compiling your dossier on me.

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Ok but the problem sounds like drug trafficking, and not illegal immigrants?

The problem is no border control between the violent narco state of Sinaloa, Mexico and the U.S. because defending oneself is bad.

I think he’s saying they’re the same thing.

Whether or not his anonymous sources actually have a sound methodology to back up this claim, we’ll never know, because we’re stubborn horses. :idunno:

There are border police and DEA trying to stop the flow of opiates. But I know it first hand, China is shipping them out to the US as well. Remember paoblo Escobar. They killed and literally did not make a difference in the flow of drugs. In fact more came in and his competitors have a opening. You can’t possibly think the US has enough resources to stop the flow of drugs just from the souther boarder. Even if they did, they would just come from all other places.

U.S.-Mexico border:

As proof of a porous border, she describes a footbridge across the Rio Grande, built years ago, that is completely unguarded. After a bumpy 20 minute drive from Interstate 10 down to the riverside, seeing is believing. Sure enough, it’s a narrow metal walkway across the river that anyone could walk across from the Valle de Juarez, in Mexico, which is home to farmers and violent drug smugglers.

It wouldn’t take much to improve on this.

Trump just can’t compare to the “best president ever!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWnIWnTG7WY

Come on guys, let’s show him some sympathy, he’s married to the antichrist. Of course it’s partially his fault, but at least he’s a human being.

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Yeah, but he got to have an affair with the hottest intern who ever lived…so, totally worth it!

For anyone who wants to keep up with the Republican anti-Covfefist movement, here’s David Frum pitching his latest book.

It’s mostly the rantings of a sane and intelligent but frustrated man. The main exception imho is “Jeremy Corbyn is the British Trump!” :rofl:

I have serious doubts that Frum is either sane or intelligent.

He makes it sound like his W phase is behind him. :idunno:

Apparently trump got with a porn star. This is what the democrats are running with to discredit him. I feel like his voters probably view this a positive thing so I’m not sure if this is the story they want to run with. Makes me feel like he’s cooler than I thought bedding a porn star.