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I've independently come to the same conclusion as you and OP, but some of my liberal friends on Facebook don't agree. I don't really understand the argument to

I've independently come to the same conclusion as you and OP, but some of my liberal friends on Facebook don't agree. I don't really understand the argument to "isolate and shun" by not joining his advisory boards. If there is pressure to keep Trump's ideological enemies out of the process, then that only leaves his supporters... Which leads to all of his sources of information supporting his decisions.

zimpenfish 10y ago
> Which leads to all of his sources of information supporting his decisions. What, in the last 18 months, gives you the impression he listens to anyone outside of his coterie of right-wing schmoozers anyway?
- anbende 10y ago
  The fact that he spends time physically present and apparently listening to the left wing technocrats. Nobody is expecting a radical shift in his policies, but even minor shifts on key issues are arguably worth the small time investment. The man is self-interested, and self-interested people can generally be bargained with if you can find the places where their interests align with yours. In this case money and public opinion are good targets.
sjg007 10y ago
Because the Advisory Council serves in name only and is a prop to grant legitimacy.
- kafkaesq 10y ago
  Very succinctly put.
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