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Good summary from Praying Medic, wish it was unrolled - I'm sure more could be added, but this is a great list to shove in peoples' faces who whine "Trump hasn't done anything"

That's a pretty good list.

Trump was clearly personally leading on many of the events listed here: Saudi Arabia, the troop withdrawal from Syria, the drawd-down of troops in Afghanistan (still too early to say what happens, Bush and Obama also both ordered drawdowns at various points), big progress in North Korea, and ending the crappy Iran deal. Leaving the Paris accords (2017) was fantastic, something no other Republican would ever have done.

I'd add renegotiation of NAFTA, foreshadowed by his torpedoing the TPP in 2017 (you knew he wasn't bluffing at that point), and his success adjusting trade with China as major Trump-driven wins that should be added to the list. Big wins that show that the bi-partisan consensus was fake. American decline and China as #1 is not some globally pre-ordained event, it's largely the result of feckless "leadership" of the previous two administrations, beginning with the Xlintons push for China to join the WTO, even though they did not meet most of the existing criteria.

A lot of us old Freepers remember that even back then Clinton was taking suitcases of cash from the Chinese to sell out the USA. (Anyone remember the book "Year of the Rat"? Great book!).

Trump's administration has led in many of the other areas, in a clear break with previous practice: the NXVIM sex prosecution, the focus Human trafficking are rightfully called out. I'd also add Jeff Sessions focus on MS-13 and other criminal illegal aliens. His DOJ worked with other agencies to lead in the arrest of tons of them.

I'd argue that the clean up of the FBI/DOJ hasn't gone far enough, but it is still great that a lot of corrupto-crats are at least no longer in their jobs. A bunch of people were fired or resigned under duress, but so far no one from the swamp has seen prosecution. What happened to the McCabe case? It was referred for prosecution by both the House and the DOJ Office of Professional Standards after the OIG report called out his misbehavior. Seems like we should have seen it by now.

It still seems to me like the Deep State wrong-doers have effective immunity. It makes me want to vomit every time I see Clapper or Brennan talking sh*t about President Trump. Someone arrest those clowns already!

I don't see any particular connection of Trump with the #MeToo scandal. The first reporting of it was done by the New York Times and Ronan Farrow in Oct. of 2017, in the New Yorker Magazine. The hast tag began with Alyssa Milano tweeting, also in Oct. of 2017.

I give Praying Medic a total "wishful thinking" score on his claim that voter fraud was exposed. Some people are aware of it, but lets face it 8 races in California were flipped after the election with "vote harvesting", which was legalized, so there will be no prosecution of it and the GOP has 8 fewer seats than it should.

Trump did raise the issue of vote fraud after the election. He appointed a commission led by Pence to investigate it, but nothing has come out of all that. It's certainly not something that belongs on a list of 2018 successes.

A few of the items don't really belong in 2018, though.

The exposure of the Catholic Church began with the Boston Globe articles in 2002:

Church allowed abuse by priest for years

The movie Spotlight is the story of the team of reporters that worked on the stories (eventually over 600 separate stories). Not a bad flick, all things considered. The Globe investigation opened the spigot and it hasn't stopped pouring out pedophile priests ever since.

Ditto the election of right-wing and Nationalist leaders in Europe. There is a bigger wave of Nationalism and rejection of Globalism sweeping the world. Because America is the most important country, our nation making the turn and Trump's election had a lot of impact. But we still have to acknowledge that there were quite a few big wins before Trump: Brexit victory was in June, 2016. Victor Orban was elected in 2010! He was arguably the start of the wave that is still growing. Poland elected the Law and Justice Party in 2015.

2018 saw some big growth: Austria turned over government to Kurz in Dec. 2017, Italy now has a nationalist coalition governing, Spain may flip to the right-wing in the next election.

Yellow jacket protests in France? Well the think I like best about them is that there are these huge protests against Macron. The Libtards absolutely loved Macron, and many threw him up as the example of the smart, sophisticated French doing it the right way and electing a real change agent, not a barbarian like Trump.

It's satisfying that Trump has had this long string of successes and is sitting near 50% approval while their favorite alternative is hiding in his fortress while the people are calling for his resignation and his approval is under 20%.

Now what's really going to be interesting is what happens in 2019! I think we will all know what's what by the time the 2019 roundups are being done next December. And, of course, we'll be well into Trump's re-election campaign.

Now what's really going to be interesting is what happens in 2019!

Brilliant analysis and forecast.

I will call you Nostradamus Derp.

Please add this to your wonderful chart.

Good analysis, Jack.

I think the face-off over the wall may be sneaking up on us like a stealth hurricane.

All outcomes are Yuuge:

1) If either side caves they can kiss off 2020.

2) A grand compromise, drawing in much more territory than the $5 billion, will most likely be a major victory for Trump. (I hope.)

3) An end-around—building through military or non-appropriated funds—will thrill the Trump homeys but drive the left into an epic psycho frenzy.

4) A court-mandated solution of any type will only occur secondary to other solutions (such as the military option).

5) A kiss-your-sister compromise, like $1.6 billion, is a win for the RATS. I don’t think Trump will go for it. (Again, I hope)

My point is that this one could be the game changer within the next 30-60 days if not sooner. It is drenched in instability—the chance for big wins or bigger losses on both sides.

dox alert!

An analysis, by Bagster.

Trump was clearly personally leading on many of the events listed here: Saudi Arabia, the troop withdrawal from Syria, the drawd-down of troops in Afghanistan (still too early to say what happens, Bush and Obama also both ordered drawdowns at various points), big progress in North Korea, and ending the crappy Iran deal. Leaving the Paris accords (2017) was fantastic, something no other Republican would ever have done.

Notice how the derp compares the Donald's recent "draw down" orders to Bush and Obama's, and adds this caveat, "still too early to say what happens".

One could say that about anything, considering that its still to early to say what happens on any issue.. Very wise.

The big takeaway here is that Trump's "draw downs" are as significant and real and no different than both Bush and Obama's while at the same time questionable, as its "still too early to see what happens".

The pattern continues. Praise and damn at the same time.

This is an example of the well known "camoflage troll" technique and can be further explained in Bag Tzu's "The Art of Trolling", chapter six.

A lot of us old Freepers remember that even back then Clinton was taking suitcases of cash from the Chinese to sell out the USA. (Anyone remember the book "Year of the Rat"? Great book!).

This technique is known as the "appeal to seniority" and is intended to lend credibility while also confirming that the subject is "one of us" but with MORE authority based on seniority. It is a subtle but sometimes effective style.

Trump's administration has led in many of the other areas, in a clear break with previous practice: the NXVIM sex prosecution, the focus Human trafficking are rightfully called out. I'd also add Jeff Sessions focus on MS-13 and other criminal illegal aliens. His DOJ worked with other agencies to lead in the arrest of tons of them.

In the derp's attempt to piggyback on an article that goes against EVERYTHING he has said in the past, he appears to switch teams AGGAIN in order to fool his audience. He praises former AG Jeff Sessions. This derp has a long history of going against Sessions and everything he did or didn't do. Yet now he praises him. This is another attempt to rebrand himself as "one of us" and is really very clever. But we've seen this movie before.

I'd argue that the clean up of the FBI/DOJ hasn't gone far enough, but it is still great that a lot of corrupto-crats are at least no longer in their jobs. A bunch of people were fired or resigned under duress, but so far no one from the swamp has seen prosecution. What happened to the McCabe case? It was referred for prosecution by both the House and the DOJ Office of Professional Standards after the OIG report called out his misbehavior. Seems like we should have seen it by now.

This paragraph is highly deceptive. Again he appears to praise THE PLAN and some of its aspects, but his key message is found in the first and last (bolded) statements.

The plan's attempts to clean out the FBI and DOJ have failed and (in this case) the McCabe investigation and prosecution is fake. This is combined with what this expert on the plan and Q tells us what "seems" to be the way it should be going.

This one was very subtle and fed to the audience very carefully. The rest of the derp's points are intended to pretend to agree with the list of Trump's accomplishments while cheapening them.

And the common theme that "nothing's happening" is woven throughout the entirety of this innocent sounding screed.

This particular derp is a very interesting case study, but once you know the code, is easy to understand.

Please add these to the chart, herr Derp.

#AntiTrumpDerp

#SubtleRabbleRouserAndDemoralizer

#TwoFaceDerp

#VentiSoiDerpLatteWithExtraFoamAndSprinkles

#InfiltratorDerp

#NotQuiteAsCleverAsHeThinksHeIs

p.s. Jacky Derp, please clean up the dangler at the bottom of your most excellent chart.

#NeatnessCounts

#TrustThePlan

#NothingCanStopWhatIsComing

#Nothing

Bagster