Vermilion wrote:Regarding Trump, i have to say that i find the protesters with their big balloon and all their stunts to be a bunch of hypocritical bores.
They didn't protest en masse this way when the UK welcomed other dodgy world leaders, even though some have been far worse than the US president.
I respect their right to protest, but the hysteria surrounding Trump is completely ott and the people in charge of that balloon seem to be the biggest babies of all.
What a a complete load oh wahtaboutism bolllocks
It completely ignores the context of Trump, the USA and the US/UK US/EU US/World relations.
Which other "ally" has attacked London, Birmingham and the wider UK on a similar basis?
Which other "ally" champions a policy that separates children from cages?
Which other "ally" is rolling back hard won protections for a swath of minorities. taking the a progressive culture back decades?
Which other "ally" is threatening global recession with an unnecessary trade war with punitive tarrifs on topics he clearly doesn't understand?
What other ally in a "free and democratic" country is inspiring violence against journalists?
Which other visitor is Putin's cock holster and threatened to distablise Nato?
and so on and so on
Tell me which other "dodgy" visitor is anywhere near as bad when put into context