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by IanDrake 8y ago
I live in a MA which is a solid blue state, I’m also not in a bubble and know many people who voted for Trump. Not a single person voted for him because of ads. Not TV ads, not print ads, not radio ads, not internet ads, not beach banners
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I agree with just about everything you’ve said, I just don’t think capitalism is one of those topics. “They believe it is, and you can't get them to think about it.” Not getting someone to think about a topic is a far, far cry from not
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I don’t think an organized group like Antifa promoting “by any means necessary” and getting tacit approval from the main stream left is comparable to one (universally condemned) deranged lunatic, a bunch of keyboard warriors, and something
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>The campaign to exterminate any alternative political discourse in the West has been so successful that it's now very hard to even talk about any alternative I’ve seen no evidence of that and with the severity of your claim should
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Only my limited personal experience here. In the last 20 years I’ve used the following public transport: - One bus ride in western mass with crazy drug head yelling crap. - Six T rides in Boston, one ended with some drunk dude yelling and
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You’re right of course, it’s refugee status that can be applied for at an embassy. Which is slightly different, but none the less alternative legal means.
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I didn’t say these employees said that. This is a threaded discussion. Please read the thread.
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It’s not, but sneaking into a country is different than walking into a border checkpoint or embassy to request asylum.
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We have to defend democracy by overthrowing our democratically elected government and ignoring our Constitution. What part of that is confusing?
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>empty posturing Trump has followed through on his posturing several times now. I think he’s shown the world he’s not joking around. I think it’s legitimate to criticize his actions, but I don’t thing it’s accurate to say his posturing
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You’re all over the place. You like the TPP, the TPP is crap because of the US (under Obama) added things you don’t like, Trump is an idiot for not signing it. Agreements that can’t be read and comprehended in one day aren’t good agreements
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IMO, your confusing consensus with power. I don’t think consensus gives you power. Ultimately consensus is only useful if all participants are willing to take the same action together. That is powerful. But consensus that says “hey, China,
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I don’t disagree. To be belligerent when there is no need isn’t helpful. Trump is certainly guilty of that. But willingness to turn your rhetoric into action is more important so that others understand that you mean what you say. For exam
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I wonder to what extent npm downloads can be attributed to version changes.
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Your TDS is altering your perception of the world around you. I’m no Trump fan, but at least I can be objective. Stop reading the headlines and start reading between the lines. It’s a skill that will serve you well in life. Last time I chec
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I think you’re using the word respect wrong. Respect is not earned by being amiable. In the not too distant past we had a president draw lines in the sand and dared others to cross it. Then they crossed it and we did nothing. That did more
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Those where meant to be protectionist. We are playing hardball on trade renegotiation. The recently announced tariffs are leverage to get a fair deal at the negotiating table. There’s a big difference between the two motives.
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I agree complete with that. I still want to be able to buy cheap stuff from China. But, and this is a big but, I also want to be able to sell to China’s growing middle and upper class. That’s what this is about.
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As I stated elsewhere, consider this as a very dynamic moment in time. Things are changing quickly. I also agree with your analysis of the current situation, I just don’t believe the current situation will be as it is for long.
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How does one tax the rich? Please be specific.
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I don’t disagree with most of your analysis. Especially your point about automation. Now imagine a world where the US can make things again at a cost competitive rate due to automation. Ok, now look at how those goods would be taxed oversea
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I think you’re making an assumption that the ongoing trade negotiations is static. It’s not. Today it’s parts, tomorrow it could be fully assembled goods. If you’re going to negotiate, you don’t play all your cards at once. I don’t think t
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That’s just hyperbole. The US is throwing its weight around for the first time since Reagan. Last time it worked out pretty well. Things have changed a lot since then with the rise of China and the EU. With the new big players in the world
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I’m not sure you understand how nations work. We elect people to work in our best interests. We are in competition with other countries. Our blue collar jobs have stagnated since we’ve been off-shoring manufacturing to China. The poor in
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These new tariffs are posturing. Trump seems to understand how to negotiate and is willing to take short term hardship for long term gain. We need to have balanced trade agreements. Not balanced in the sense of trade amount, but balanced i
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Bookmark this slide: https://cdn.technologyreview.com/i/images/aijobscharts-1_0.p... Then come back in 5-10 years and have a good laugh. These claims are made with ZERO evidence to back it. If you believed in t
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I’m not judging. A cautionary tail could do a lot of good here. Why not let something good come out of the discussion that could prevent others from ending up in this situation? A postmortem of sorts. I could have ended up like this guy, bu
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If I were making six figures for the last 15 years, I don’t think I’d deserve (or want) charity unless there are some very unusual circumstances. The OP wasn’t asking for charity either. >What do you want him to do? Probably what I’d do.
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How have you been an engineer for 15 years and still: - Rent an apartment - Don’t have a few laptops laying around - Don’t have any savings while having no kids Each item above, on its own, is normal but all together doesn’t make sense. For
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The real thing this article glosses over is how the hydrogen is produced! 95% of hydrogen is produced by splitting hydrocarbons, not by splitting water. Clearly, the assumption is the hydrogen comes from some miracle carbon-neutral source..

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