Trump's behaviour (belligerent, hanging up halfway, giving different instructions to his team, the US government, the Australian government and TWITTER) to Australian PM Turnbull (leader of a right wing party, from a country and party known for xenophobia, racism, cruelty to refugees and minorities, conservativism, and slavish following of the US) demonstrates this is really amateur hour.

Maybe Bannon etc have a "master plan" but Trump himself is far to undisciplined and childish and unpredictable to execute anything

I think many are attracted to politics because they are as cut-throat and fucked up as the system is.

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it gigantically creeps me out that these books are now seemingly being used as a blueprint for how to rule the masses

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congrats!

@kdfrawg yo!

interesting!

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Did either of you see Tony Robinson's[1917. Yes, Baldrick!] series on Australian history? Genuinely engaging, as is the man.

I think it's this: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/tony-robinsons-time-walks/