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On_Slaught
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Doodsmack
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Artisreal
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On March 17 2017 01:47 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote: I suppose I should post this since the endowment for the arts is on the chopping block Wow. This is amazing. Some comments of his would probably called out for "supporting snowflake culture" by some ... people today but that was just beautiful. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 17 2017 02:38 Artisreal wrote: Wow. This is amazing. Some comments of his would probably called out for "supporting snowflake culture" by some ... people today but that was just beautiful. I often cite this video as evidence of how congress used to work before the “Contract With America” era. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On March 17 2017 01:45 bardtown wrote: Why would you be in Afghanistan in the first place if you were pursuing an isolationist foreign policy? You need a far smaller military if you stop concerning yourself with policing world affairs. Unless the balance of power collapses as a result of your disengagement forcing you to re-engage in a much more costly fashion. Because other parts of the world, particularly parts of the world with grudges, don't care at all about what the current president has done in comparison with past occupation of a holy land, sanctions killing hundreds of thousands of children, and the like. It's not like 9/11 had anything to do with what Bush did in office, after all. And isolationism apparently fits with drone strikes in the current U.S. vernacular, which doesn't help. That, and there's a reason "speak softly and carry a big stick" was a thing. Plus, Trump is also pushing an an intervention-based anti-ISIS agenda (still haven't heard the plans of those generals) including pitching "surprise attacks" during the campaign. That's pretty much what Afghanistan was, only with allies and somewhat proper rules of engagement with the Taliban. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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A good series of tweets: | ||
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IgnE
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On March 16 2017 23:11 Nevuk wrote: Why is it that 50$ billion on military spending with no explanation of how to pay for it is viewed as fiscally responsible by republicans, but the same amount on health care must be laid out line by line? Or even Bernie sanders college plan, which would've cost the same amount. maybe trump plans to pay for it with recovered corporate taxes like the $2B from caterpillar ww.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/Business/2017/0304/Why-tax-authorities-just-raided-Caterpillar]CSMonitor Caterpillar’s problems with tax authorities dates back to 2009, when a former executive filed a lawsuit claiming that the company improperly attributed to its Geneva subsidiary some $5.6 billion in profits made from shipments originating at its Illinois branch, allegedly allowing it to skirt about $2 billion in US taxes over a ten-year period, notes Bloomberg. | ||
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Gahlo
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On March 17 2017 03:49 LightSpectra wrote: So, uh, I guess that means Captain America: Winter Soldier was based on a true story? At least the subplot about Nazis taking over the government from the shadows... Captain America would explain the need to up the military spending. | ||
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Nevuk
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Plansix
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On March 17 2017 03:55 Gahlo wrote: Captain America would explain the need to up the military spending. If 50 billion gets us flying aircraft carriers and robot suits, Trump has my support. | ||
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Tachion
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 17 2017 04:08 Tachion wrote: What in the hell is going on in this administration? It's some weird mix of anti-semitism combined with pro-israel politics. How awkward must Kushner feel in there? I’m sure its fine if you are “one of the good ones.” Plus what is there to worry about when all the fear mongering is focused on Muslims and immigrants? | ||
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Saryph
United States1955 Posts
On March 17 2017 04:08 Tachion wrote: What in the hell is going on in this administration? It's some weird mix of anti-semitism combined with pro-israel politics. How awkward must Kushner feel in there? He has made his family $400 million less than two months into the administration...so not that bad I am guessing. | ||
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LightSpectra
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I mean... a fucking Nazi. Seriously. Unintentionally (or not?) putting a Nazi on your advisory team isn't an "oops, teehee, my bad", that's grounds for dismissal. The only comparable example I can think of is Willy Brandt, former Chancellor of West Germany, resigning because one of his aides was a member of the Stasi. | ||
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farvacola
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Danglars
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Since I saw them described as massive and Kristof of the NYT drew comparisons to the dark ages. He's not going to drain the swamp and he's going to end up raising entitlements and spending without a doubt, calm yourselves. | ||
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