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I think I'll be the one to stake out "influence within the Trump administration was highly unusual and doesn't reflect influence in more standard Republican or
by hawkice 6y ago
I think I'll be the one to stake out "influence within the Trump administration was highly unusual and doesn't reflect influence in more standard Republican or Democratic presidencies". I guess I wasn't aware this was controversial, but I feel I can support it with evidence.
- vmception 6y agoWhen I go to a country to get a result, I don't say "hey wait a minute, you're quite a bit more extreme than prior leaders and a lot of your citizens don't want to associate with you at all!" I just go to the mixers and try to get as much influence as possible and I'm glad to hang out in those circles. Like I said, EFF and ACLU are a waste of our energy because they failed to do that. The White House has published a list of the kinds of people and organizations that get results. Its an instruction manual.
- ctvo 6y agoYes, for this administration it's a manual. Did you read the list? Mobsters, corrupted politicians, etc.. The ACLU and EFF should also find a way to give Trump money / favors under the table to get pardons too in the name of the ends justify the means?
- vmception 6y agoA proactive organization that we spend energy on and think supports ideas we care about should have been able to adapt, correct. The world thinks our ideas are just memes with quizzical effect on the real world, and they're right.