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Trump's Second Term

dudalb said:
Question is what does moving forward mean?
If it means moivng closer to a command economy count me out.
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It's self explanatory, I said it means moving away from the failed policies of the past.
I never said anything about a command economy. As one who worked for the government in my first two careers, I am actually pretty conservative when it comes to government. But I recognize that, for example, we can't just rely on corporate benevolence or lawsuits to prevent things such as massive pollution.
I answered your question, can you answer mine?
 
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arthwollipot said:
My "private" definition is that progressive is the opposite of conservative. Conservatives want to conserve the status quo (because it benefits them). Progressives want society to progress into better outcomes for everyone.

You may ask if progressive is the opposite of conservative, what is liberal the opposite of? Authoritarian
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psionl0 said:
That appears to be a massive tactical blunder. Trump is not suing as POTUS but as an individual meaning that he can't claim presidential immunity if he gets deposed. And there are tons of embarrassing questions (including about the Epstein files) he could face due to the range of claims made in this law suit. And since he will be under oath during a deposition, he has to tell the truth or claim the 5th for each question or face perjury charges.

Of course, the NYT may just as likely seek a summary dismissal of the law suit (and probably get it too).
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Trump is just using a standard tactic he used a long time before he entered politics: Nuisance Lawsuits. he knows he has little change of winning but he hopes to harass the NYT into laying off. Donnie has always been notorious for this.
 
And I do not want to hear nay ridicule of Americans from the Brits, after the royal welcome Trump go tin the UK. I see the old British custom of appeasment is back in fashion. It's disgusting, to be frank.
 
dudalb said:
Trump is just using a standard tactic he used a long time before he entered politics: Nuisance Lawsuits. he knows he has little change of winning but he hopes to harass the NYT into laying off. Donnie has always been notorious for this.
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Sure but that doesn't mean that Trump doing Trump won't backfire on him this time.
 
psionl0 said:
Sure but that doesn't mean that Trump doing Trump won't backfire on him this time.
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can you think of a scenario where this would be the case?
I mean, what are the worst case consequences for him?
And how do they compare to the costs to the NYT?
 
dudalb said:
And I Hate that. I hate having to support a group I don;t really like because there is no alternative.
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That's politics for you. People often think that they should vote for the candidate that they like the best, but that is usually wrong in the real world. Too often the best candidate has no chance chance of winning, and the worst candidate wins. People should vote against the candidate that they like the least, i.e. vote for the best candidate to keep the worst out.

This is sometimes called "tactical voting".
 
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‘Donald Trump comes over as dumber in French than in English. You don’t know what he’s going to say, but you have to be ready.’​





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Nathan, an interpreter with a French news station, to The Times about the challenges of translating the president’s words. Due to Trump’s linguistic style, it’s hard to translate his messages “without sounding like a 5-year-old or an idiot.’

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Honestly that isn't a translation issue. It's just what you find if you have to analyse what he says and express it in your own words.
 
psionl0 said:
That appears to be a massive tactical blunder. Trump is not suing as POTUS but as an individual meaning that he can't claim presidential immunity if he gets deposed. And there are tons of embarrassing questions (including about the Epstein files) he could face due to the range of claims made in this law suit. And since he will be under oath during a deposition, he has to tell the truth or claim the 5th for each question or face perjury charges.

Of course, the NYT may just as likely seek a summary dismissal of the law suit (and probably get it too).
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It won't get that far, they will all settle with him for many millions of dollars.
 
dudalb said:
And I do not want to hear nay ridicule of Americans from the Brits, after the royal welcome Trump go tin the UK. I see the old British custom of appeasment is back in fashion. It's disgusting, to be frank.
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Yeah I know a country using its assets to bend the USA to its wants must really grate eh?

Joined any wars late again?
 
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dudalb said:
And I do not want to hear nay ridicule of Americans from the Brits, after the royal welcome Trump go tin the UK. I see the old British custom of appeasment is back in fashion. It's disgusting, to be frank.
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Because all Brits are called Keir Starmer or Chucky Windsor...

There are a whole heap of us who opposed The Donald being given his first state visit, let alone a second, which is why there are protests every time the ◊◊◊◊◊◊ shows his face here, but don't let that get in the way of your pearl-clutching...

ETA and a good number of us have no time for anything Chucky and his carpet-bagging relatives do either. This is one thing on which we can agree with you Merkinanians: no royals!
 
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psionl0 said:
That appears to be a massive tactical blunder. Trump is not suing as POTUS but as an individual meaning that he can't claim presidential immunity if he gets deposed. And there are tons of embarrassing questions (including about the Epstein files) he could face due to the range of claims made in this law suit. And since he will be under oath during a deposition, he has to tell the truth or claim the 5th for each question or face perjury charges.

Of course, the NYT may just as likely seek a summary dismissal of the law suit (and probably get it too).
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There will be revealed to be a hidden addendum that since he is president, he will continue to be president always.
 
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