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FORMER PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Bernie Sanders described how Donald Trump tapped into the minds of working-class Americans to clinch the election.
As the dust settles on what was an infamous campaign on both sides, Sanders described how the US and, even the world, is in a much more uncertain place now the billionaire businessman is commander-in-chief.
In an interview with GQ magazine, the man who was beaten to the Democratic nomination by Hillary Clinton said: “I think what Trump understood that many Democrats do not is that while we are better off today, under Obama, than we were eight years ago, much better off, there are millions and millions of working families in this country who are really struggling.
Trump posed as a champion of working families, somebody who is going to take on the establishment. And it’s beyond belief that he could do that but nonetheless a lot of working people voted for him.
“Clearly there is no working with a president who believes in, or will bring forth, programs or policies based on bigotry and there can be no compromise on that. But if Trump is prepared to work with me and others on rebuilding our infrastructure and creating millions of jobs, on raising the minimum wage, yes, I think it would be counterproductive on issues that working-class Americans supported and depend upon if we did not go forward.”
‘No silver lining’
Despite many political commentators in the US claiming Trump’s victory has a silver lining for Democrats as it now needs fresh blood to reinvigorate the party, Sanders said he was unsure that it bring any hope for those who hoped for a Democratic win.
He added: “I would not that there’s any silver lining in Trump’s victory. It’s scary and I think there are many, many people throughout this country who are very frightened about what will happen over the next four years. So I don’t see any silver lining. It’s’s not a question of us working with Trump. It’s a question of Trump working with us.”
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Hazel Chu says that they’d be great for the homeless as they can’t blag their way into a pub or the likes. Someone inform her why *exactly* the Dublin public toilets were originally closed.
@Daniel Dunne: we are talking about people who want to use the bathroom. Homeless people need to do it just the same as people with homes. And not all homeless people are using drugs in bathrooms and plenty of the people that did had homes. They closed because the council didn’t want to deal with the. Ireland is hardly unique in having people who use drugs or people who need to use the bathroom. We are unique in failing to deal with it.
Who would insure a Public Toilet in Ireland given the madness of our legal liability regime
Pubs resturants should make their toilets freely available to the public. For instance a customer is not likely to wait an hour in the pub after his/her last drink to avail of the pubs free toilet.
We need a business community approach as well as Council contribution to free , safe & clean toilets for all.
In Australia we have both public & business toilets freely available.
No wonder there’s a toilet smell in Dublin’s back lanes!
A country that purports to be first world should have at least clean/safe public toilets.
@Moorooka Mick: no they absolutely should and can not… Anyone, let alone a business, that would open their toilets to the public in Dublin City would be ruined as a result. Aside from the general mess and abuse by the general public, Dublin has a huge drug problem and homelessness is out of control… Desperate people would use a toilet for other reasons, it’s just not at all sensible up suggest anyone could do it and maintain a business.
Dublin City Council should open them, staff them and charge 10c or something… They’d need 24/7 security but we pay enough tax to cover the costs.
@HairyTeeth: Ah… another “We pay enough tax to cover the cost”. We are obviously not paying enough tax.
@HairyTeeth: like we do for water?
@HairyTeeth: agree 100%
What are the sky high council rates being spent on? How difficult is it to providing public toilets it’s not an impossible dream
How many employees do the council have? They couldn’t use existing resources to install and maintain glorified ports cabins around the city? I’d get the project done for less than 50k.
@Sean Fahey: I’d say you would alright
@Sean Fahey: this story is about more revenue for DCC in the form of highly visual advertising. The automatic toilets have multiple sides therefore multiple points to advertise on.
600 grand a year?
They’re taking the piss!
@John Mulligan: More like turd party rather than “Third Party”
Ten years talking shtie
Don’t forget to be inclusive and provide toilets for all communities especially those of the a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y and z persuasion
@FartyTowels: On an article today about Trans people titled ” The most important thing is to talk about it” the comments are closed. It really is bizarre.
These toilets already exist here wexford pop in your 50c door opens close behind you do your business when you exit the toilet is cleaned then daily the company maintains the toilet stocking up with chemicals etc. Mostly supplied and maintained by JC decaux. I think this story is really about more on street advertising as the toilets are highly visible points of advertisement.
@Tom Harpur Photography: Long ago the automatic type came and went on the big smoke. Then we have the long forgotten original public toilets. O’Connell St = Contains the control systems for the Spire. Trinity = Filled in when the Luas was extended. St Stephens Green = Rest room for Luas drivers. Ranelagh = Filled in when road widened. Etc etc. Don’t forget all the other parks public toilets, which had to be closed…
Berlin has well run public toilets they are spotless and very well run, 50cent per use and the shocker is that they have like every major city a lot of homeless people, blaming drug addicts and homeless for not having proper services for the public is a lame excuse and local authorities just do not want to spend money on this, plenty of cctv and a crackdown in fraudulent insurance claims should sort out any perception that we can’t have nice amenities
3rd party? Who’s the 2nd party? Do they mean the public? So they’re not actually asking the public to provide their own
Cost you more to tap than 50c lol!
The Romans didn’t invade Ireland/Hibernia. That’s why we have so many crooked boreens, and Dublin City Council is only mildly interested in public hygiene. The Vikings invaded a place called Dubh Linn. That’s why the streets are scruffy and the Liffey often smells like a cesspool. Dublin councillors should blame the Roman failure to invade us for the lack of public bath houses and conveniences.
How do you know where the back of a tree is ? Easy
Why does everything cost a fortune when the word ‘Council’ is mentioned
Pathetic reticence
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