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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
That's the point. Mitch has little control on Trump and his fanboys and eating the blame for Trump not getting his wall is a big liability for any Republican. Besides, there is little other way to get HR1 passed into law.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanThe flip side of that is that no matter how good the deal is and little chance it has of making it through the Senate, approving The Wall is an awful situation for any Democrat.
Which is what I think Trump doesn't quite grasp- the Democrats have no room for negotiation on The Wall. If any of them appear to be even neutral on it, it'll cost them their jobs.
Trump might believe that he also has no room for negotiation, because his base really wants The Wall for some inexplicable reason, but that's another area where he's mistaken. It's not like his base would not vote for him over The Wall not happening.
Edited by Gilphon on Jan 31st 2019 at 5:54:27 AM
IINM Trump's problem is not him falsely believing that he has room for negotiation, but rather an inability to stomach the idea of doing anything that would make him look "weak" in any way, shape or form, especially since as POTUS he has the eyes of not just the whole country's population on him, but much of the population in the rest of the world.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Edited by BlueNinja0 on Jan 31st 2019 at 5:16:29 AM
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - SilaswTrumps core voters support him because they think he's a strong leader who will protect them from foreigners and liberals (ie, minority advocates). They come from an authoritarian perspective in which followers exchange their loyalty for protection. Trumps followers will overlook many flaws, but the one thing they wont forgive is the appearance of weakness, esp in the face of the enemy. They liked him because he claimed to be a winner, if he loses its the final straw. Like all "alpha males" before him, Trump understands this, so he cant appear to lose, or its over.
From our pov, we do not merely wish to defeat Trump, but Trumpism. Therefore, a symbolic victory is exactly what we must not give him. He drew this line in the sand, now let him die by it.
I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.I don't think this is actually true, the Founding Fathers only gave the franchise to wealthy white men. They didn't need to make it difficult, not when the other groups were just legally barred from voting.
I imagine the system worked better back then and post-Founders it hasn't changed because of tradition and later electoral strategy.
Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Jan 31st 2019 at 8:44:54 AM
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangIt is worth noting that certain policies made more sense in the past. For example, part of the purpose of the Electoral College is that information traveled slowly so having representatives vote instead of individuals allowed for a quick change of plans if something came up.
Leviticus 19:34Imma repost this here since it seems a lot of people didn't read
, but TL;DR: US election are held Tuesdays because everyone was a country bumbkin back in the 19th century.
(I was gonna say "hillbilly", but I believe that's a slur nowadays).
Trump didn't ask to have a brain that's got faulty wiring. But, we're all getting hit with the sparks as it attempts to function.
Isn't it actually impossible to (properly) diagnose someone with a mental illness without tests in a clinical environment? Like even professionals can't watch Trump on tv and declare he is ill.
It's like saying someone has skin cancer because that mole looks funny, without bothering with the biopsy and tests.
Furthermore, people can be as cruel, self-centered, and dim as Trump without having an illness.
Uh, not to seem like I'm pressing the panic button, but this definitely doesn't sound good: Trump Administration Set to Suspend U.S. Nuclear Treaty With Russia
The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.Also interesting:
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan – The 68-to-23 vote marks the second time in two months that a Republican-led Senate has admonished the president on foreign policy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/senate-vote-syria-afghanistan.html
Stopped Clock Syndrome.
Russia has been breaking the treaty since the turn of the decade and waving it in the United States face, a treaty is no good if the other end isn't going to uphold it.... so it really should have been nullified back then.
Russia also has a nuke that can destroy all of North America in one blast.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-satan-2-icbm-nuclear-weapon-works-2018-3
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Jan 31st 2019 at 10:33:10 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Hyperbole. First you claimed the Tsar Bomba was capable of destroying North America (which it's not unless NA is smaller than Paris
◊), and a 100-megaton one wouldn't do it either. The article you just linked says it would kill eight million people if dropped directly on NYC, which is not North America either.
Edit: Okay, well, now you've changed your link twice.
Edited by RedSavant on Jan 31st 2019 at 1:40:12 PM
It's been fun.

They're not suggesting giving him the wall,they're attempting to deceive him by making him think he's approving a wall related bill
have a listen and have a link to my discord server