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Trump just said that the trasistion is going smoothly, despite just about every news outlet saying otherwise.
 
dudalb said:
I despise Trump but talk of the US becoming The Fourth Reich is a bit premature.
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It's also wrong to ignore the possibility. Trump IS not Hitler. But he is is an egomaniacal leader in waiting threatening minorities and changes in our democratic institutions.
 
acbytesla said:
Ford wants to build all of its compact and subcompact cars in Mexico where the labor is cheaper and unlike foreign auto makers they don't have to pay a tariff because of NAFTA.
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I notice Trump has said he will consider tariffs on Mexican-made Fords. Probably not gonna happen.

acbytesla said:
Here's the thing, the auto makers want lower cafe standards because there is no way to meet them with people buying gas guzzling trucks.
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I don't know if 55 mpg by 2025 is doable at all, but if it's not, aren't manufacturers still on a level playing field? If they just stopped making trucks, people would still need vehicles. Ford could build some of those in Michigan or make awesome electric trucks.

Of course there is no free lunch - the electric truck still needs recharging, which means it's burning coal or other fossil fuels anyway. We need more nukes.

acbytesla said:
Ford is lying that jobs won't be lost in Michigan. They will. Not today or this year, but their will be job losse, because gas prices aren't permanently low.
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Sadly there will be job loss either way due to automation. Is it going to be much fun having a big truck when it drives itself?

You'd think by now most people would see the somewhat inverse relationship of having low-cost goods and high-wage jobs.
 
Argumemnon said:
That's a strange place to insert this. In what way is my question like this? If you answer "yes", then I'll simply say I disagree with you because I don't think the type of arms or training that the population has can stand to a modern army. If you say "no", then we agree. How can this question be seen as the same kind of trap as the classic one you typed?
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Probably not a perfect fit, but I couldn't come up with a better fit off the top of my head.

Argumemnon said:
Again, I've not made any sort of flawed assumption. I've explained it to you again a few minutes ago. I am making a narrow point about the efficacy of armed civilian resistance **assuming the full support of the Military in putting a dictator in power**. Of course if the army refuses the obey illegal or immortal orders the entire point is moot.
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ftfy

Argumemnon said:
I thought it was evident, since if it did, civilian participation is largely irrelevant.
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Why do you thin it is evident that you assume the military will happily obey an illegal order?

Beyond that, you've hardly made a point, unless your point is to prickle me with repeated vagaries until I cave from sheer exhaustion! :D

I was asked a question. I responded to that question. It's not my fault you left out a pertinent assumption from the question, and it's certainly not my failure if I didn't address the unspoken and irrational assumption that you neglected to tell me you were making. I didn't move goalposts. I didn't avoid your question. I answered you directly, and with supporting reasoning. Don't foist this lack of communication on me - at least not this time!
 
Argumemnon said:
To be fair, voting red in California doesn't matter much.
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Nor does voting yellow or green or purple in Washington.

Argumemnon said:
Perhaps proportional attributions of electoral votes per state rather than winner-take-all policies would work better to encourage people to vote in their state, everything else being equal.
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Yes. :thumbsup:
 
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