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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
He's back to his morning twittering. It felt like he hasn't done that in forever.
Is everybody believing what is going on. James Comey can’t define what a leak is. He illegally leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION but doesn’t understand what he did or how serious it is. He lied all over the place to cover it up. He’s either very sick or very dumb. Remember sailor!
KOREAN WAR TO END! The United States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of what is now taking place in Korea!
After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place. Good things are happening, but only time will tell!
So great to have Staff Sgt. Dan Nevins and the incredible WOUNDED WARRIORS with me in the White House yesterday. These are truly brave and special people! @foxandfriends
Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community - Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades - Legacy Stuff! Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history).
edited 27th Apr '18 7:01:42 AM by megaeliz
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This entire line of thinking is immensely dumb. You start breaking political norms and there's no going back — once we're out of power after having done that, there would be no mercy for us. We're trying to protect and revitalize American democracy, not tear it apart.
Reading those tweets reminds me of the Bold Inflation all-caps in Pokemon games.
edited 27th Apr '18 7:03:16 AM by CrimsonZephyr
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Is something straight up from a Script of a game
I guess that Sgt. Dan Ace' Pokemon is named WOUNDED WARRIORS.
The joke is that the way that the name is written sounds like the In Game NPC Pokemon Nicknames are written
edited 27th Apr '18 8:14:33 AM by KazuyaProta
Watch me destroying my countryHistorically, people turn to someone to fix all their problems and ignore the restrictions on their power then are SHOCKED when they turn out to:
- Be unable to fix all their problems
- Turn into a tyrant
Very often it's because they believe their own hype and thus create enemies to explain why their worldview isn't working.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Well, the United States is in vast heavy debt to China and other nations like that.
These nations, for the most part, don't expect us to ever repay them but they use that debt to leverage interactions.
And we also continue to overspend so we need to buy more.
The whole Cycle of Corruption and Debt.
edited 27th Apr '18 8:36:59 AM by CharlesPhipps
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.National Debt is basically the remaining value of all bonds issued by the government, guaranteeing repayment over a (I believe) fixed term in exchange for the cash to buy the bonds now—so they're a reliable investment tool if you have faith in the issuing government's ability to keep its repayments (this is what a country's credit rating is about, and why downgrades are REALLY bad for governments).
The deficit is just how much more the government needs to issue to fund its expenditure.
As noted, the actual value of the debt is completely irrelevant as long as the repayments aren't overwhelming, economic stimulus and growth and increased tax returns are just as effective as deficit reduction. Well, stimulus if the economy needs assistance. Otherwise you cause different problems.
edited 27th Apr '18 8:43:01 AM by RainehDaze
@Ramidel: You seem to be conflating loud behaviour with the far-left. I agree with Ambar, but in a different way: Sanders' supporters are not far-left because the policies they want are not socialism in any way, they are in line with nordic european capitalism.
Life is unfair...
Debt is completely irrelevant, the US owes almost all of it's debt to itself. China has absolutely no leverage over us.
As of September 2014, foreigners owned $6.06 trillion of U.S. debt, or approximately 47% of the debt held by the public of $12.8 trillion and 34% of the total debt of $17.8 trillion. The largest holders were China, Japan, Belgium, the Caribbean banking centers, and oil exporters.
I confess, Belgium is the surprise there.
All we have to do is tell them we won't pay it and their entire economy will die overnight.
Wouldn't the exact same thing happen to us?
edited 27th Apr '18 9:16:01 AM by CharlesPhipps
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In the US political landscape those views are still functionally equivalent to Socialism (or even communism if they are especially dense/ reactionary) in the minds of many people, and thus are Far-Left regardless of if it’s actual Socialism or not.
It would be pretty disastrous for the entire global economy if the US decided not to pay the interest on its debt, though it is practically impossible for that to happen barring some really stupid political maneuvers *stares in Ted Cruz’s direction*.
edited 27th Apr '18 9:20:20 AM by Mio
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Hey, as someone living in a Developing country of Latin America, I wanna be White Sucessful and Healthy Nordic too. (The irony of white people being more leftist is a constant torture)
That too.
Also, there any good, decent Right Wing country? I guess that Germany with Merkel counts but she is only Right because Germany is more Leftist overall.
edited 27th Apr '18 9:21:16 AM by KazuyaProta
Watch me destroying my country

The other and most realistic choice is sending them to jail.
edited 27th Apr '18 6:37:08 AM by KazuyaProta
Watch me destroying my country