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UTUSN

(70,645 posts)
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 05:09 PM Jul 2018

A "charismatic" megalomaniac narcissist is set to win the presidency in Mexico today: LOPEZ Obrador

a.k.a., "AMLO".

BOLTON said in today's interviews that it might not be the collision course most observers expect, that SHITLER will be sizing things up in person, you know, oozing all that fabled charm of his, and who knows/perhaps the two will hit it off like SHITLER with Kim and all the rest except for our closest democratic allies.




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A "charismatic" megalomaniac narcissist is set to win the presidency in Mexico today: LOPEZ Obrador (Original Post) UTUSN Jul 2018 OP
Wait, I was told he was a liberal????????????/// Iliyah Jul 2018 #1
My rule of thumb is that if the rich people don't like a candidate, he/she is likely to be a liberal alwaysinasnit Jul 2018 #2
I'm not versed in Mexican politics and don't want to use wingnut (American) labels for the Left UTUSN Jul 2018 #3
True. Left in the US doesn't have the same meaning as a foreign country Wwcd Jul 2018 #5
Uh liberals can be all of these things Loki Liesmith Jul 2018 #4

UTUSN

(70,645 posts)
3. I'm not versed in Mexican politics and don't want to use wingnut (American) labels for the Left
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 05:23 PM
Jul 2018

Mexico has several political parties and a cafeteria pick'n'choose stance instead of allegiance to one party. He is definitely anti-establishment, claimed to have been robbed in past elections, advertises now that he wants to eliminate pensions for all past presidents, wants to encourage open emigration to the U.S. He has been cast as a wannabe Christ figure and in past elections the middle class voters looked at him with sheer horror, but many this time are supporting him saying he has "learned".




 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
5. True. Left in the US doesn't have the same meaning as a foreign country
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 05:46 PM
Jul 2018

Same with "conservative"

You have to do some homework on the candidate/politician. The label is often deceptive

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