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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Only a foolish president wouldn't "paint a rosy picture". Also, the state of the union is stronger now than 50 years ago. Our allies are far better off and more stable. Our enemies have been reduced to rag tag bands of angry jihadists whose IQ borders around 80. Misfits.
The industrial revolution and technological revolution have created unimaginable wealth. When I was a kid my Dad went with Nixon to China, what a difference has taken place in half a lifetime. Likewise with India and Russia.
Even North Korea is talking with South Korea.
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You forgot about the opioid epidemic too. He said he'd fix it. But, to my knowledge, all he's done so far is declared it an emergency.
And that's not all he forgot. According to The Atlantic Trump's state of the union was "unrecognizable".
"A long, surprisingly standard speech ignored the tumultuous lived reality of American politics over the past year—and the likely reality in the year to come."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...izable/551927/