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« on: October 14, 2017, 05:41:17 PM »

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Trump : Gone down a little( He was horrible on the campaign trail, and is just as bad now)

Tradeau- Gone down significantly (I now consider him worse than Trump)

Modi - Gone down ( I used to think he would be India's Reagan or Thatcher , not anymore)

May - Gone down

Macron - Gone up(Hes more tory then I thought he would be)

Merkel - Gone Down


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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2017, 06:13:46 PM »

Trump- Gone down. He was horrible in the campaign, and he's now a horrible leader.

Tradeau- Gone up by a lot. He's probably my favourite leader rn.

Modi- Gone down. He had some good ideas, but he failed in most of them, afaik.

May - Gone down for obvious reasons. She's a failure.

Macron - Gone down, but I still like him.

Merkel - Gone down significantly. I saw her as a great leader who promoted Germany as a world leader, but she botched the refugee crisis big way and she's not doing very well leading the EU.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2017, 07:28:55 PM »

Trump: Wow, this was quite the shift for me. I disagreed with him on illegal immigration policy (but liked the idea of securing the border) but was in favor of him pursuing more fair trade deals and renegotiating NAFTA. I liked his non-interventionism and hoped that he would do a lot to shape the country. All of that has been either not done or incredibly botched. In addition, I believe that he might have colluded more than ever before (of course, Mueller’s investigation will be what confirms or denies suspicions). I went from thinking of him as the center-right, pro-fair trade, anti-interventionism Republican that we need, but he has proven me wrong.

Trudeau: Never really liked him, and I still don’t.

Modi: I don’t follow much Indian politics, but he seems to be a strong leader.

May: She still seems fine to me. I hope that she and her cabinet come up with the best solution for leaving the EU.

Merkel: When my father first told me about her (back before I cared about politics), I thought of her as being a truly smart leader and one of the world’s finest leaders. My opinion of her, however, has significantly dropped, mainly due to her handling of the refugee crisis.
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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2017, 03:20:15 AM »
« Edited: October 15, 2017, 03:30:19 AM by mvd10 »

Trump : Gone down as he is going to f**k tax reform up

Trudeau- Gone down, but I never really liked him anyway

Modi - Gone down (same reasons as OP)

May - Gone down by a lot

Macron - Gone up if I only look at his policies, but gone down personally. But the chance of me voting Macron in the first round of the 2022 elections definitely has gone up (though I guess I'd still vote for the Republican candidate unless he/she is corrupt).

Merkel - I was 8 when she was first elected. The first time I formed an opinion about her I thought she was super competent (compared to Sarkozy who always had his scandals) and I basically saw her as Europe's saviour (I was 13 or so?). I now consider her a tilt HP so my opinion of her has gone down, as the German economic boom mainly was caused by wage moderation and Schröder's reforms and she really botched up the refugee crisis (causing the rise of the AfD...).

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Mark Rutte - Definitely gone up. I'm not sure when I first formed an opinion but initially I was pretty neutral. When I started getting interested in politics I considered him (or actually his governments) too left-wing, but I started moving to the centre(-right) and I also started to appreciate the VVD-PvdA government more so my opinion of him has gone up. I also became an insufferable party hack after joining the VVD.

David Cameron - Has gone up. The first thing I remember about him was reading an article about him on how he was the worst UK PM ever. But when I started to follow politics I realized I agreed with him on many issues so he even became my favourite world leader for a while Tongue.

François Hollande - Gone up. I started following politics when he first was elected and I really didn't like his left-wing policies. But he gradually moved to the centre and he actually pushed for some positive reforms after Valls became PM in 2014.

Barack Obama - If you really only look at my first opinion gone down obviously. I was 11 and Obamania hit Europe. But I also liked Bush and McCain because they looked like friendly people (and they also had cool names).
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2017, 01:24:44 AM »

All of them have gone down.
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2017, 04:52:02 AM »

Modi - Gone down (same reasons as OP)

He didn't even try to justify his opinion, though?

I meant that he was elected while promising huge reforms while not really achieving much (I assume the OP meant this).
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« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2017, 02:03:43 PM »

Trump - As bad as I expected him to be

Trudeau - Also as bad as I expected him to be too

Modi - Don't know a lot but mixed feelings.  Like his pro-growth policies, but don't like his attitude towards the Muslim minority.

May - Gone down but would still take her over Corbyn any day.

Macron - Stayed the same

Merkel - Stayed the same, dropped a bit over the refugee crisis, but she was in a tough spot anyways.
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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2017, 03:10:36 PM »

Trump - knew he'd be shitty and is shitty. No change.

Trudeau - gone down.

Macron - gone very much down

May - knew she'd be shitty and is shitty

Modi - knew he'd be shitty and is shitty. No change

Merkel - increased, especially in the last 12 months
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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2017, 03:26:12 PM »

Modi - Gone down (same reasons as OP)

He didn't even try to justify his opinion, though?

I meant that he was elected while promising huge reforms while not really achieving much (I assume the OP meant this).


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« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2017, 04:13:52 PM »

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« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2017, 05:13:32 PM »

Trump- We knew that he was incapable of leading the country, and he's been showing that.

Trudeau- Gone down. He was good, but now, not so much. Much better than the alternatives, however.

Modi- Gone down, not that he was highly rated to begin with.

May- sh**t, like we expected her to be.

Macron- The union-bashing didn't do down well with me. Down

Merkel- stayed the same.

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Turnbull- seemed like the moderate hero we needed when he rolled Abbott. He, in fact, turned into Abbott lite.
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« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2017, 05:16:04 PM »

ordered from best to worst

1. Trump - My love for him has never wavered Purple heart Purple heart

2. Macron - Still don't him, but have much better opinion of him then when he was running for president...seems to be moving more right politically.

3. May - Weak ineffective leader regarding Brexit, but personality-wise seems ok

4. Trudeau - The meaning of "SJW". Better a sock model than a prime minister. The only positive thing about him is his good looks.

5. Merkel - Opinion gone into negative territory since early 2015. The woman that will go down in history as the one who ruined Europe.

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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2017, 12:14:38 PM »

Trump: Unchanged

Trudeau: Up

Modi: Unchanged

May: Unchanged

Macron: Down

Merkel: Up
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« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2017, 12:49:17 PM »

Trump: unchanged. At least he hasn't ended American democracy as we know it....yet.
Trudeau: Down. Smoke and mirrors.
Modi: don't follow India closely, but from what I've heard, down.
May: unchanged.
Macron: Down. See Trudeau.
Merkel: Up.
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