Donald Trump
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Do you vote?dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
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I think the vast majority of Brits are aghast at just how dumb he reveals himself to be pretty much every single time he talks unscripted.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Politically people find it difficult to understand how he can operate effectively with such apparent limited cognitive ability.
Past that, yes people do follow his actions but only mainly because he inflames situations and makes news through often quite distasteful leanings.
I wouldn't worry about what Brits think though, there are 65 million people here and rest assured, many can't even read a newspaper and/or take little interest in world affairs.0 -
Sums up why politics are where they are on both side of the Atlantic.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
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I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?0 -
Reagan not the best example as he was ridiculed for being a moronic (possibly senile) washed up Hollywood B-actor.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Carter was a dopey hick peanut farmer.
Nixon
George W. Bush - dopey son of0 -
Carter was the only US president who didn't wage war on anyone.
Would you say he was thick?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carterseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Reagan had early (not that early) onset, but he was charismatic and smarter than he let on. It's a close call between him and Bush Snr who has been the smartest Republican president in the last 40 years.surrey_commuter said:
Reagan not the best example as he was ridiculed for being a moronic (possibly senile) washed up Hollywood B-actor.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Carter was a dopey hick peanut farmer.
Nixon
George W. Bush - dopey son of
Whatever Carter was as a president he's shown he is a smart guy since then. Clinton also very smart, just too horny for his own good. And Obama is literally a genius.
It doesn't seem entirely coincidental to me that we have these three Democrats to compare with Reagan, Bush the dull, Bush the dumber and now an absolute lunatic.0 -
And yet the bar is now set so low by Trump that W gets to play respected senior statesman.surrey_commuter said:
Reagan not the best example as he was ridiculed for being a moronic (possibly senile) washed up Hollywood B-actor.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Carter was a dopey hick peanut farmer.
Nixon
George W. Bush - dopey son of0 -
I guess my point was that I could understand Dennis’s point that there have been many derided President’s but the world continues to spin on it’s axis.morstar said:
And yet the bar is now set so low by Trump that W gets to play respected senior statesman.surrey_commuter said:
Reagan not the best example as he was ridiculed for being a moronic (possibly senile) washed up Hollywood B-actor.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Carter was a dopey hick peanut farmer.
Nixon
George W. Bush - dopey son of
Think about the UK where political buffs obsess about PMQs yet they make up a tiny % of the electorate, most of whom will either not vote or vote for the rosette they always vote for.1 -
When I was in my teens, I couldn’t understand the concept of a floating voter and not having a preferred political leaning.surrey_commuter said:
I guess my point was that I could understand Dennis’s point that there have been many derided President’s but the world continues to spin on it’s axis.morstar said:
And yet the bar is now set so low by Trump that W gets to play respected senior statesman.surrey_commuter said:
Reagan not the best example as he was ridiculed for being a moronic (possibly senile) washed up Hollywood B-actor.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Carter was a dopey hick peanut farmer.
Nixon
George W. Bush - dopey son of
Think about the UK where political buffs obsess about PMQs yet they make up a tiny % of the electorate, most of whom will either not vote or vote for the rosette they always vote for.
I learnt quickly that dogmatic allegiance to a party is the far bigger problem.
Definitely rewards incompetence.3 -
Extremists being anti vaxers? Again a popular Trump supporter base.kingstongraham said:
First part true.coopster_the_1st said:
I've not watched the video but I'm aware there is likely to be a huge political game being played out over the C19 vaccine.kingstongraham said:
I expect that announcement very soon.coopster_the_1st said:
Ah, so something good did happen, thanks for giving me an idea of what it was.kingstongraham said:
No, fair play, that is a small step on normalising relations with Israel.coopster_the_1st said:
So nothing was signed or agreed.pinno said:
Ha ha ha. The US's influence in that area of the world has waned significantly due to the Trump administration coupled with lower oil procurement and therefore, other allegiances are emerging.coopster_the_1st said:
Didn't he just broker some sort of Arab-Israel peace deal or something similar?kingstongraham said:Someone should post some clips of Trump saying some interesting, sensible, non-inflammatory things that aren't lies.
You are getting sucked into the Trump PR - make something look like he is the architect.
Thanks for clearing that up
Transactional as always - selling them weapons to protect them against Iran in return for normalising relations, but that's not really a criticism.
Of course, he has followed it up by saying that Jews in America should thank him for helping "their country", but he's always going to do something like that.
Goes to show the bias on here as Dennis ask about and that Trump could invent the cure for cancer and the extremists would do everything to he every did anything good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-siok1UFThw
We know Trump wants to announce the distribution of the vaccine ahead of the election for political reasons.
We also know the Democrats, and those extremists on here, will not want this to happen, again for their own political gain.
Problem is that if you lie about literally everything for political gain, then people are not inclined to trust you when you say it's safe at a politically convenient time.
Out of interest, which extremists on here do you think would not want a safe vaccine to be delivered as soon as possible because of the US election?
Thus far the Democrats have followed pretty much what the CDC have been saying, or deferred to them stating they will follow the science. Where as Trump stated the head of the CDC was misinformed about a vaccine.
If the head of the CDC is out of the loop on critical matters of state health, then that is quite disturbing.
Conversely, if the president is misinformed about critical matters of state health, again this is quite disturbing, but pretty normal given his track record.0 -
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?1 -
The world will always turn.
Main difference will come if a leader does something to directly affect you. Then it’s too late.
Is the thinking “I’m okay so everyone is okay.”?
Bigger picture. On a universal scale humans are pointless.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
i read something similar about military coups in Latin America. It reckoned they were easier than you would think because for the middle classes (who run the country) not a lot changed.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
And if you think about it if we had a military coup this weekend how different would your Monday look?0 -
Cake Stop might be a bit busier than usual?surrey_commuter said:
i read something similar about military coups in Latin America. It reckoned they were easier than you would think because for the middle classes (who run the country) not a lot changed.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
And if you think about it if we had a military coup this weekend how different would your Monday look?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Over the last few months, who is in charge of your country has determined whether you can leave your house, open your business, potentially whether your grandparents have died. Whatever your take on those decisions you have to admit they have made a change to you.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Very true, but there's not a thing i can do (as an individual) about who is charge of the country and there never has been and it makes not a scrap of difference how interested one is in politics.pangolin said:
Over the last few months, who is in charge of your country has determined whether you can leave your house, open your business, potentially whether your grandparents have died. Whatever your take on those decisions you have to admit they have made a change to you.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
For example, my vote can only make a difference if i move house. If like me, you live in a safe seat, no amount of gesturing or complaining is going to matter.
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It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?0 -
First.Aspect said:
It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
Well the good news is that plenty of people appear not to be taking Dennis's attitude of letting other people keep democracy alive:
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Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and their ilk have been wreaking havoc on people and the earth for untold centuries. I don't see it ending anytime soon, nor do I see politicians doing anything about it. After all why would they? They are the ones who cause it. Humans have yet to learn from their mistakes.First.Aspect said:
It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?0 -
Mmm. But I want to have fun. Not some bloke 30 years from now, because I'm unlucky enough to live at the time when a US president kisses Kim Yong Un's rings, thinks Putin is rather manly, but Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel are communist. But in 30 years it will all have ironed itself out, for that other bloke, right?dennisn said:
Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and their ilk have been wreaking havoc on people and the earth for untold centuries. I don't see it ending anytime soon, nor do I see politicians doing anything about it. After all why would they? They are the ones who cause it. Humans have yet to learn from their mistakes.First.Aspect said:
It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?0 -
All it takes for evil to exist is good men to do nothing.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Ironic that Trump calls the postal vote a 'scam' so all the postal voters go to the ballot boxes.
Foot, in, shot, the, himself are words that spring to mind.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
So go for the fun, who's stopping you?First.Aspect said:
Mmm. But I want to have fun. Not some bloke 30 years from now, because I'm unlucky enough to live at the time when a US president kisses Kim Yong Un's rings, thinks Putin is rather manly, but Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel are communist. But in 30 years it will all have ironed itself out, for that other bloke, right?dennisn said:
Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and their ilk have been wreaking havoc on people and the earth for untold centuries. I don't see it ending anytime soon, nor do I see politicians doing anything about it. After all why would they? They are the ones who cause it. Humans have yet to learn from their mistakes.First.Aspect said:
It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?0 -
I'm not American. But you are about to be living in one of the worst counties on earth to be black or female. #RBG.dennisn said:
So go for the fun, who's stopping you?First.Aspect said:
Mmm. But I want to have fun. Not some bloke 30 years from now, because I'm unlucky enough to live at the time when a US president kisses Kim Yong Un's rings, thinks Putin is rather manly, but Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel are communist. But in 30 years it will all have ironed itself out, for that other bloke, right?dennisn said:
Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and their ilk have been wreaking havoc on people and the earth for untold centuries. I don't see it ending anytime soon, nor do I see politicians doing anything about it. After all why would they? They are the ones who cause it. Humans have yet to learn from their mistakes.First.Aspect said:
It's more that I only have one life and one career. Okay the world still revolves if Ghengis Khan or Napoleon wreaks havoc on a generation, but I'd think it would be a bit of a bummer if my generation was hit, you know? Perhaps you are Bhudist, I don't know.dennisn said:
Bigger than that. C'mon now, empires and their leaders come and go and yet the world still turns. Maybe these politicians and world leaders aren't as important as you seem to think.First.Aspect said:
I guess that there are about 200000 Americans who now can't disagree with you.dennisn said:
Yes. Too bored to interact with politics. It's not a crime. I've watched presidents come and go for many years and have never noticed any real change in the big picture. To me they are all the same (vote for me and I'll set you free).Pross said:
So you are too bored to interact with something that affects virtually every area of daily life? I get being bored with politics but ultimately people need to take ownership for the decisions that affect them.dennisn said:
Well, to be honest I simply have pretty much zero interest in politics. It's really hard to work up interest in something that bores you.First.Aspect said:
You should obsess more, I would say, Dennis. Unless you live off-grid in rural Alaska, you have skin in the game.dennisn said:Does everyone over there obsess over Trump like the people who post here?
Surely the big picture would have been changed if the world hadn't been lucky enough for Gorbachev to have come to power and if Reagan and he hadn't got on on a personal level.
Surely the big picture has changed as a result of tensions with the middle East? Accidently conflating Bin Laden and Hussein does not seem to have helped.
How big does the picture have to be?
But you are a while bloke, right, so you don't care?0 -
It's going to be interesting to see how many Republicans who backed not appointing Merrick Garland in the last year of Obama's presidency now find a reason to rush through a Trump appointment before the election...
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Maybe democracy has a little life left in it yet. Let's hope so.
In other news, the WH is saying that there's 'not enough time' to confirm a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court before the election, though I wouldn't put anything past McConnell.
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