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Trumps great wall... will it ever happen?

Gian-Reto Alig · 2017-02-03T02:13:11

Seeing that Trump has won the election, the big question is now: Will he be able to build his "great wall"? And will the mexicans pay for it? Okay, that is most probably the least of the problems the US and the world has should he turn out to be as loony as his critics make him look like, but still... it was one of his most "out there" promises made during the campaign, and given part of his demographics might actually have BELIEVED him even in that case, it is a promise that he might feel obliged to keep. Now, given that the US probably does not have the money for funding such a project, and anyway the US taxpayer does not want to pay for it, Trump would want to have the mexicans pay for it (as Trump has promised during the campaign). Ignoring the fact that if the US couldn't pay the cost, Mexico couldn't anyway, is Trump stupid enough to risk a diplomatic crisis when telling the mexican government the good news? Given that the rest of south america isn't really that fond of the Gringos (neither are the mexicans... had to tell everyone that I am european before they would start talking english with me), and probably would figure out quickly that if the new President of the Gringos is crazy enough to ask such outrageous things from the mexicans, they would soon have US special forces all over their countries again hunting real and imaginary criminals without asking for permission first, this worsen the relationship to many or all south american countries... Or will he just not mention it, like, ever again? Because it was just a lie made to gain some publicity and votes? And if somebody asks, stall and defer hoping they will forget it again? What do you think he is? A liar, or a foreign affair trainwreck? Really, I am not a fan of his, I think most promises made will ultimately not be achievable, but most of them are not so explicitely looking for trouble with a direct neighbour. My personal opinion: You most probably will not hear of this borderwall against mexico from Trump, like, ever again. IF he is as much business man as he would like everyone to believe he is, he will know this is a stupid idea best left on the drawing board. Maybe he WILL do something against illegal immigration from mexico... but IF he builds a wall, it would be on US taxpayers money. Which he probably does not want to do.

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Started by Gian-Reto November 09, 2016 03:43 PM

203 comments, last by Promit 7 years, 7 months ago

d000hg

1,208

November 27, 2016 12:45 AM

Isn't the whole plot hole in "I'm gonna build a wall" that there is ALREADY a wall?

warhound

2,315

November 27, 2016 01:13 AM

Isn't the whole plot hole in "I'm gonna build a wall" that there is ALREADY a wall?

SHHHH! You're using logic!

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

conquestor3

1,592

November 27, 2016 04:20 AM

A very incomplete wall, and somewhat of a fence.

warhound

2,315

December 16, 2016 09:12 PM

Well I don't know about that wall, but it seems a lot of other stuff is gonna come crashing down at the minimum, the way people are going right now.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

RnzCpp

230

December 20, 2016 02:24 AM

It's funny to see most californians saying that they want to secede like the texans. I'm not all aboard the wall either, I mean, you could and maybe should make an exception for California. If it turns into a shithole, most wouldn't even care. Maybe after the secession, you could name the state something like khazagisfornia of drugistan de santiago.

warhound

2,315

January 25, 2017 08:01 PM

This is a bit of an old topic, but it seemed worth reviving, cause now that Trump does seem to be making that wall.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

RivieraKid

706

January 25, 2017 08:44 PM

This is a bit of an old topic, but it seemed worth reviving, cause now that Trump does seem to be making that wall.

It will be the greatest wall ever built in the USA and in the entire world. Period.

RnzCpp

230

January 25, 2017 09:01 PM

He is renegotiating NAFTA, I presume he didn't repeal it because he can leverage the issue with this.

conquestor3

1,592

January 25, 2017 09:10 PM

Withdrawing from TPP, renegotiating nafta, requiring US manufactured steel in building projects, dragging car manufacturers back kicking and screaming... Looks like we're in the timeline where Trump fulfills his promises/does a great job.

Oberon_Command

6,371

January 25, 2017 09:43 PM

Withdrawing from TPP, renegotiating nafta, requiring US manufactured steel in building projects, dragging car manufacturers back kicking and screaming... Looks like we're in the timeline where Trump fulfills his promises/does a great job.

We're also in the timeline where the administration issues gag orders to scientific agencies to prevent them from contradicting the "alternative facts" - much like what the Harper government did up here in Canada, actually. That's... worrying. That kind of thing is what got Harper kicked out of office up here, but will the US be as bothered about that as we were?

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