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Offline wilber

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« Reply #270 on: April 01, 2017, 12:48:38 pm »
It's still early days but the future isn't looking good for The Donald. So far all he has been able to do is sign executive actions. Unless he can actually get some legislation of his own through a Congress that has shown no inclination to do anything but destroy existing legislation, his reputation as a deal maker will be shot. Business will know it can just ignore him and his threats.
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« Reply #271 on: April 01, 2017, 01:58:39 pm »
Oh but he may well get a few dozen coal miners back down underground and on their way to full time employment, at least until black lung kills them.

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« Reply #272 on: April 01, 2017, 04:07:20 pm »
Today, Justin Trudeau was playing April Fool's jokes.

Donald Trump was lashing out at journalists....

Maybe he was just kidding...
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« Reply #273 on: April 01, 2017, 06:45:04 pm »
Maybe....

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« Reply #274 on: April 01, 2017, 09:07:00 pm »
Oh but he may well get a few dozen coal miners back down underground and on their way to full time employment, at least until black lung kills them.

Next he will bring back Blockbuster and all those video store rental jobs!

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« Reply #275 on: April 01, 2017, 09:47:06 pm »
Good, so folks like you can get off welfare and go back to work.
I'm sure you are looking forward to it. You'll need to educate yourself a bit about movies. I'm sure you'll be fine.

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« Reply #276 on: April 01, 2017, 10:55:18 pm »
I'm sure you've never had a real job, and spend your days in mommas basement.
I only wish I could have stayed in the basement. Instead of all those many long hours flying all over the world. But the practical education I received along the way seems to be something you wish you had had.

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« Reply #277 on: April 02, 2017, 09:38:57 am »
It's poor form for a new member (there are 27, btw - this forum is only 2 months old) to to have 2 of their first five posts be personal attacks.  Those posts are gone. 
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« Reply #278 on: April 02, 2017, 10:45:22 am »
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« Reply #279 on: April 02, 2017, 11:57:55 am »
It's poor form for a new member (there are 27, btw - this forum is only 2 months old) to to have 2 of their first five posts be personal attacks.  Those posts are gone.

I can still say ****, though, right?
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« Reply #280 on: April 02, 2017, 04:35:11 pm »
I can still say ****, though, right?

You most certainly can - a little **** never hurt anyone.

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« Reply #281 on: April 02, 2017, 04:36:23 pm »
I see... but it's fine for others though. Enjoy your echo chamber.

I'm sorry you feel that way.  Contributions are valued here, as (as you pointed out) there aren't that many regular contributors.  That's mostly because this forum exists as a relief valve for another.

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« Reply #282 on: April 03, 2017, 10:10:06 pm »
No point dwelling on generation snowflake so lets move on...

Came across the story of Max Planck and his chauffeur tonight:

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I frequently tell the apocryphal story about how Max Planck, after he won the Nobel Prize, went around Germany giving the same standard lecture on the new quantum mechanics.

Over time, his chauffeur memorized the lecture and said, “Would you mind, Professor Planck, because it's so boring to stay in our routine, if I gave the lecture in Munich and you just sat in front wearing my chauffeur's hat?” Planck said, “Why not?” And the chauffeur got up and gave this long lecture on quantum mechanics. After which a physics professor stood up and asked a perfectly ghastly question. The speaker said, “Well I'm surprised that in an advanced city like Munich I get such an elementary question. I'm going to ask my chauffeur to reply.”

The point of the story is to distinguish between real knowledge and facile knowledge. 

As explained in the link, politicians, con men, and the like (i.e. Donald Trump) have chauffeur knowledge rather than true knowledge.

Donald Trump, being a con man politican, is perhaps the greatest current example of this.

What I find amazing is how people fall for this?

Link:  https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/09/two-types-of-knowledge/
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Re: The Donald Trump Thread
« Reply #283 on: April 06, 2017, 02:34:33 pm »
Well Trump now says he is going to do "something" about Assad. Only a few days ago he was saying there was no reason to do anything about him. Tillerson made a comment that whether Assad should stay or go must be left up to the Syrian people. Ha ha ha. Now after seeing some of the horrible pics from the latest attack he has had some of his "lines crossed". I guess the stupid twit wasn't aware that this war has been going on for 6 or so years. The question is what will he actually do that won't upset his overseer Putin?

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« Reply #284 on: April 06, 2017, 03:15:40 pm »
However, I've heard that Trump has already had a significant negative effect on US tourism.  (except to Mar-A-Lago, of course.)
Actually, the area around Mar-A-Lago is suffering as well.... Trump's frequent visits there have disrupted several of the businesses in the area.

From: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/17/trump-florida-visits-put-small-airport-tailspin/NnGgAPQa4wd2Ecpy4wspbO/story.html
President Donald Trump wants small businesses to thrive, but his frequent Mar-a-Lago visits have flight schools and other companies at a nearby airport in a financial nosedive. The Secret Service closed Lantana Airport on Friday for the third straight weekend because of the president’s return to his Palm Beach resort, meaning its maintenance companies, a banner-flying business and another two dozen businesses are also shuttered, costing them thousands of dollars at the year’s busiest time..