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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#167176: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:01:45 PM

Bachelor of English and never had a job outside of the food service industry. It took me five years after losing my previous job to get my current one, during which I had to move back in with my mom. I'm 30.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#167177: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:04:12 PM

Appropriate thread has been found and reved.[1]

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#167178: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:28:50 PM

Well, at least we can conclude the majority of the posters here are very educated at least, either through college or technical education.

Inter arma enim silent leges
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#167179: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:43:30 PM

Im near to gradúate in political science here in Venezuela, which make make the prospect of Trump Being president there more depresive

Also, I just find this in that Pages about Trump no living is tower

"I don’t know if it’s actually agoraphobia, but I can’t put my finger on what exactly it is. On top of everything else Trump already is, I just can’t wrap my head around the way he lives his life.

With all the resources in the world, he never seems to do or enjoy anything. Lives in NY - barely leaves his flat. Eats nothing but fast food junk. Has a private plane, but never goes anywhere, much less on vacation. Has the worlds greatest designers down the street, but always looks likes he’s wearing two-sizes-too-big hand-me-downs. Has multiple kids and wives he never does anything with. Doesn’t seem to have any friends. No pets or hobbies. Is it just pure narcissim?"

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#167180: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:49:47 PM

Is it just pure narcissism?

Yes.

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#167181: Jan 17th 2017 at 6:53:23 PM

On Obama's pardon, I just realised part of the genius behind them. Obama has pardoned multiple whistleblowers, that's given the whistleblower movement a big moral boost and probably given some good press to the idea that there are times when it's right to leak government secrets to the public.

Why's that genius? Who is about to enter the White House again? Exactly, Trump is on day one going to be dealing with a whistleblower and transparency movement that's just gotten a big moral, public awareness and popularity boost. On top of that anyone who considers leaking stuff on Trump may not be more willing due to knowing that the president after Trump might decide to pardon them.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#167182: Jan 17th 2017 at 7:15:36 PM

Trump may be an argument for "money can't buy you happiness". Lots of people dream about being him, but it may not be as dreamy as they think it is.

edited 17th Jan '17 7:18:24 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#167183: Jan 17th 2017 at 7:22:52 PM

Well Trump is just a narcissistic asshat who probably takes everything he has for granted.

He could have just lived a chill and comfortable life with his parents' support and get a cushy job somewhere with the family connections, but instead he became The Donald.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#167184: Jan 17th 2017 at 8:04:42 PM

Fox News was just going on about how the Womens' March protests going on the day after the inauguration are being filled with hired protesters. Hasn't even happened yet and they're already trying to discredit it.

CenturyEye Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign? from I don't know where the Yith sent me this time... Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
#167185: Jan 17th 2017 at 8:04:57 PM

This essay is about two years old and probably Captain Obvious to the posters in this thread, but the comments are the interesting part, and they go all the way to at least election season. They do not speak well of the essay's call to change course by policy rather than reaction/revolt.

  • One particular doosie note 
  • And one stark statement note 
  • And completely missing the point note 
  • And probably from a guy who writes for 40K note 

    Also, one writer asks that we embrace conflict for denial's the real problem. Equally outdated and simple, yet relevant. Also a useful start for countering "its over, let's come together" triumphalism.

edited 17th Jan '17 8:21:55 PM by CenturyEye

Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#167186: Jan 17th 2017 at 8:22:11 PM

So, remember Andrew Puzder, the Trump labor pick who suddenly realized he might have to work for it? Meet his fellow pick, Betsy DeVos. Behind the smiles and stupidity is a true believer, who has worked hard and spent millions to make our country worse.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#167187: Jan 17th 2017 at 8:52:16 PM

Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen do Trump tweets as Pinky and the Brain.

edited 17th Jan '17 8:52:49 PM by tclittle

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#167188: Jan 17th 2017 at 8:52:18 PM

She says she's open to closing down public schools?

I...

Fucking A, man.

New Survey coming this weekend!
JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#167189: Jan 17th 2017 at 9:05:46 PM

She also wants to bring back child labor. In addition to the obvious problem (it's fucking CHILD LABOR), it will also take away jobs from adult workers and drive down wages for other adults. Everyone loses except the plutocrats.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#167191: Jan 17th 2017 at 9:42:47 PM

If I'm not mistaken, a certain Erik Prince, formerly of Blackwater, is in fact Betsy's brother.

And some news stories suggest that he's jockeying for influence as well.

Fun.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167192: Jan 17th 2017 at 9:54:59 PM

[up]In a just world, that mother fucker would be deported to the Hague.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#167193: Jan 17th 2017 at 9:54:59 PM

Shouldn't the people behind Blackwater be in jail or something?

What do the GOP know about an honest day's wage? tongue

edited 17th Jan '17 9:56:00 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#167194: Jan 17th 2017 at 9:56:19 PM

[up]What about Blackwater? Because, color me ignorant, but I'm not even sure what Blackwater is. {Insert 'living under a rock' jokes here.} Also:

What do the GOP know about an honest day's wage?

Absolutely nothing. Which is why they'd have little problem in denying it to children performing what amounts to slave labor.

edited 17th Jan '17 9:58:10 PM by kkhohoho

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#167195: Jan 17th 2017 at 10:03:54 PM

[up]Blackwater is the poster-boy for ethically-challenged Private Military Contractors (literally).

Here's more info on its founder, who also happens to be quite close to Mike Pence.

Fun fact from glancing at Wikipedia: One of their board members is John Ashcroft, who was Attorney General under George W. Bush and a key supporter of the Patriot Act.

And I'm not even remotely surprised. Hell, I'd make a substantial bet on them not being employed for good ol' Middle Eastern shenanigans, but rather for additional "security" along the Mexican border.

edited 17th Jan '17 10:15:00 PM by Eschaton

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#167196: Jan 17th 2017 at 10:07:27 PM

[up][up] Think Talon Company from Fallout 3 or Displace from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

edited 17th Jan '17 11:08:49 PM by Bat178

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#167197: Jan 17th 2017 at 11:06:00 PM

Suffice to say, this guy is not someone who should have influence in the WH. Heck, this guy shouldn't be walking around a free man.

Disgusted, but not surprised
NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#167198: Jan 17th 2017 at 11:19:52 PM

The basis for Prototype's Blackwatch mercenaries.

No regard for human life - according to some accounts they blithely joked about how funny the corpses they left behind looked, and argued about who got the higher kill count.

edited 17th Jan '17 11:23:36 PM by NickTheSwing

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#167199: Jan 17th 2017 at 11:32:31 PM

[up] Basically your average Call of Duty player, except they are actually shooting people.

FluffyMcChicken My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare from where the floating lights gleam Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare
#167200: Jan 17th 2017 at 11:34:34 PM

I don't know, the Sociopathic Soldier trope is renowned and infamous for a reason. There's plenty of reports of regular military personnel engaging in that sort of behavior all the time. Like those US troops caught pissing on a Taliban fighter's corpse in Afghanistan some years ago.


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