Well, his victory wasn't that decisive, only about a 1% margin in the end. Someone once asked my dad what it was like to be bilingual and I love his reply: “It teaches you that there's never just one answer”.
Whatever this year brings (and I can't say I'm optimistic, I think it'll get worse before it gets better, but at least I still believe it will get better 😊!) I wish you a happy and prosperous new year.
Barbara, it is ONLY trump and his followers who have EVER questioned the outcome of an election in the US to the point of an insurrection in well over 100 years. And that insurrection happened ONLY because trump’s massively bloated ego can’t even *entertain the possibility* that he isn’t the greatest human that has ever lived, even greater than Jesus himself.
I can virtually guarantee you we’d have seen a repeat of the 2020 “fraud” and “steal” claims from trump, even if he’d been trounced in the greatest landslide in the history of democracy. The US has had razor-thin elections before in my lifetime, but NOBODY staged a riot before trump orchestrated one. The only reason nobody is doing it now because trump wasn’t declared the loser.
Can’t wait for the Mussolini drama. The world needs the reminder. Thank you for letting me know about it.
Thank you for your insightful writings and best wishes for a less turbulent 2025!
Thank you Adam. Not sure about less turbulent but I bet it’ll be interesting! Happy new year 😊
You know that's a Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times”?
An exemplary end of term note.
It's always good to hear from Barbara, whether when presenting on TV or when writing.
Good to see that the book will be available next year.
Happy New Year, and all the best for 2025.
Well, his victory wasn't that decisive, only about a 1% margin in the end. Someone once asked my dad what it was like to be bilingual and I love his reply: “It teaches you that there's never just one answer”.
Whatever this year brings (and I can't say I'm optimistic, I think it'll get worse before it gets better, but at least I still believe it will get better 😊!) I wish you a happy and prosperous new year.
Barbara, it is ONLY trump and his followers who have EVER questioned the outcome of an election in the US to the point of an insurrection in well over 100 years. And that insurrection happened ONLY because trump’s massively bloated ego can’t even *entertain the possibility* that he isn’t the greatest human that has ever lived, even greater than Jesus himself.
I can virtually guarantee you we’d have seen a repeat of the 2020 “fraud” and “steal” claims from trump, even if he’d been trounced in the greatest landslide in the history of democracy. The US has had razor-thin elections before in my lifetime, but NOBODY staged a riot before trump orchestrated one. The only reason nobody is doing it now because trump wasn’t declared the loser.
Can’t wait for the Mussolini drama. The world needs the reminder. Thank you for letting me know about it.