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A recession will eventually happen, it happens about every 10 years. The mainstream media isn't talking about it to get rid of Trump. EDIT: not sure why I'm be

A recession will eventually happen, it happens about every 10 years. The mainstream media isn't talking about it to get rid of Trump. EDIT: not sure why I'm being downvoted, but I'm guessing it's because I messed up the average length of the cycle. I guess it's probably closer to 5 years: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/071315/what-average-length-boom-and-bust-cycle-us-economy.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/071315/what-average...

povertyworld 7y ago
Regardless of one's opinion on Trump, the media basically switched from Russian conspiracy theories to recession paranoia in the span of about a week. That week being the time of Mueller's presentation to congress.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
  C'mon now, there's also the "this week in dumb decisions" section. We're still riding the wave from Sharpie-gate.
  - povertyworld 7y ago
    I couldn't bring myself to even click on those. The media has cried wolf for so long with Trump, if I see a headline saying "Trump to start WW3", I'm just going to think, boy, the NY Times just keeps hitting new lows and not even click it.
    - SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
      You didn't see that the man literally drew an extra, obviously out of place circle on the official hurricane projection map to make his previous erroneous tweet seem correct? You're missing out. While the error itself is unlikely to start WW3 or tank the stock market, it certainly does cause one to ask questions.
      - povertyworld 7y ago
        The Trump admin has been doing that stuff from day one with the "alternative facts" thing. I can't keep up with every unpresidential move these guys make. On the plus side, I did just see Trump just fired Bolton which makes war feel a bit less likely.
        OBLIQUE_PILLAR 7y ago
        He'll just nominate Elliot Abrams to replace him.
        povertyworld 7y ago
        So, I'm sure if Elliot Abrams starts a war, the NY Times will convince you to support it. Just like the NY Times and Samantha Power convinced corporate Democrats to cheer while Obama destroyed Libya with 400 million dollars worth of bombs.
        OBLIQUE_PILLAR 7y ago
        Probably not. I find Sanders' support of the military industrial entertainment complex troubling.
    - chillwaves 7y ago
      Your example of the "media crying wolf" on Trump has left members of his inner circle in jail for lying about their connections to Russia. Hardly "crying wolf".
      - povertyworld 7y ago
        Wow, so the witch hunt managed to pinch a few people on technicalities. Of all the problems in America this is what they waste time on? I thought Democrats were supposed to be better than Ken Starr, but apparently not. Democrats love to say how putting your political opponents in prison is a dictator's move, yet they just spent the last two years trying to do exactly that. Nice misdirection from a rotten party.
dexen 7y ago
>The mainstream media isn't talking about it to get rid of Trump. That has became a bit of a meme ever since Bill Maher pointed out recession would both prevent Trump's reelection and also judged it as preferable over Trump. "Well, you should wish for a recession,” Maher said, interrupting Nichols. “'Cause that will definitely get him [Trump] unelected." [1] He followed it up with more of the same in a later episode [2]. -- [1] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hbos-maher-prefers-recession-to-trump-victory-in-2020 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hbos-maher-prefers-r... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxYLYD5eoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxYLYD5eoQ
- Miner49er 7y ago
  You can find other political pundits that'll say that a recession would help Trump get elected, and I personally view that as the case.
  - SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
    Citation? Can you find the analysis that a recession would help Trump get re-elected? Because I have the opposite as historical fact. That in the 1900s the only incumbent presidents to have lost re-election were those that campaigned during a recession (two irrc, maybe three).
cptnapalm 7y ago
Remembering the 1992 election, the press kept hammering "recession recession recession" despite the recession itself being over for about a year. Job numbers had been growing for months, but still it was "recession recession recession" over and over again in the press right up through the election, but not after. The New York Times was talking about the "Clinton Recovery" months before Clinton was even in the White House. The mainstream media is more than willing to exaggerate, even beyond the point of deception, in order to elect the candidates they are campaigning for.
- chillwaves 7y ago
  Why was the mainstream media campaigning for Clinton?
  - cptnapalm 7y ago
    He was the Democrat and once the pile on started, it never let up.
    - chillwaves 7y ago
      So you are saying the media campaigns for democrats? Doesn't seem likely to me.

povertyworld 7y ago

Regardless of one's opinion on Trump, the media basically switched from Russian conspiracy theories to recession paranoia in the span of about a week. That week being the time of Mueller's presentation to congress.

SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
C'mon now, there's also the "this week in dumb decisions" section. We're still riding the wave from Sharpie-gate.
- povertyworld 7y ago
  I couldn't bring myself to even click on those. The media has cried wolf for so long with Trump, if I see a headline saying "Trump to start WW3", I'm just going to think, boy, the NY Times just keeps hitting new lows and not even click it.
  - SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
    You didn't see that the man literally drew an extra, obviously out of place circle on the official hurricane projection map to make his previous erroneous tweet seem correct? You're missing out. While the error itself is unlikely to start WW3 or tank the stock market, it certainly does cause one to ask questions.
    - povertyworld 7y ago
      The Trump admin has been doing that stuff from day one with the "alternative facts" thing. I can't keep up with every unpresidential move these guys make. On the plus side, I did just see Trump just fired Bolton which makes war feel a bit less likely.
      - OBLIQUE_PILLAR 7y ago
        He'll just nominate Elliot Abrams to replace him.
        povertyworld 7y ago
        So, I'm sure if Elliot Abrams starts a war, the NY Times will convince you to support it. Just like the NY Times and Samantha Power convinced corporate Democrats to cheer while Obama destroyed Libya with 400 million dollars worth of bombs.
        OBLIQUE_PILLAR 7y ago
        Probably not. I find Sanders' support of the military industrial entertainment complex troubling.
  - chillwaves 7y ago
    Your example of the "media crying wolf" on Trump has left members of his inner circle in jail for lying about their connections to Russia. Hardly "crying wolf".
    - povertyworld 7y ago
      Wow, so the witch hunt managed to pinch a few people on technicalities. Of all the problems in America this is what they waste time on? I thought Democrats were supposed to be better than Ken Starr, but apparently not. Democrats love to say how putting your political opponents in prison is a dictator's move, yet they just spent the last two years trying to do exactly that. Nice misdirection from a rotten party.

dexen 7y ago

>The mainstream media isn't talking about it to get rid of Trump. That has became a bit of a meme ever since Bill Maher pointed out recession would both prevent Trump's reelection and also judged it as preferable over Trump. "Well, you should wish for a recession,” Maher said, interrupting Nichols. “'Cause that will definitely get him [Trump] unelected." [1] He followed it up with more of the same in a later episode [2]. -- [1] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hbos-maher-prefers-recession-to-trump-victory-in-2020 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hbos-maher-prefers-r... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxYLYD5eoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxYLYD5eoQ

Miner49er 7y ago
You can find other political pundits that'll say that a recession would help Trump get elected, and I personally view that as the case.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
  Citation? Can you find the analysis that a recession would help Trump get re-elected? Because I have the opposite as historical fact. That in the 1900s the only incumbent presidents to have lost re-election were those that campaigned during a recession (two irrc, maybe three).

cptnapalm 7y ago

Remembering the 1992 election, the press kept hammering "recession recession recession" despite the recession itself being over for about a year. Job numbers had been growing for months, but still it was "recession recession recession" over and over again in the press right up through the election, but not after. The New York Times was talking about the "Clinton Recovery" months before Clinton was even in the White House. The mainstream media is more than willing to exaggerate, even beyond the point of deception, in order to elect the candidates they are campaigning for.

chillwaves 7y ago
Why was the mainstream media campaigning for Clinton?
- cptnapalm 7y ago
  He was the Democrat and once the pile on started, it never let up.
  - chillwaves 7y ago
    So you are saying the media campaigns for democrats? Doesn't seem likely to me.