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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 5, 2017 9:51:25 GMT
Because of Donald Trump, orange is the new black. He proved that you don't have to be a governor or senator first to become the President. He demonstrated that you don't have to be rich and famous to become the President.....but it doesn't hurt. He demonstrated that he can give the US Navy orders to fire missiles at a Mid-Eastern Country just as well as a Bush or a Clinton. He might have beaten Bernie Sanders if he had been given the chance to run against him.
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Post by Vegas on May 5, 2017 11:01:19 GMT
Because of him... We're gonna be the ones who gets to see the end of the world.
How cool is that?
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Post by captainbryce on May 5, 2017 11:07:09 GMT
Because of Donald Trump, orange is the new black. He proved that you don't have to be a governor or senator first to become the President. He demonstrated that you don't have to be rich and famous to become the President.....but it doesn't hurt. He demonstrated that he can give the US Navy orders to fire missiles at a Mid-Eastern Country just as well as a Bush or a Clinton. He might have beaten Bernie Sanders if he had been given the chance to run against him. Sorry but HOW exactly did he "demonstrate" that one does not have to be rich or famous to become President when his entire campaign was built on the fact that he is rich (and therefore cannot be bought) and famous (and therefore a master of manipulating the media)? If anything, he seemed to bolster the opposite idea. To answer your question...he's tall!
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 5, 2017 11:23:55 GMT
Because of Donald Trump, orange is the new black. He proved that you don't have to be a governor or senator first to become the President. He demonstrated that you don't have to be rich and famous to become the President.....but it doesn't hurt. He demonstrated that he can give the US Navy orders to fire missiles at a Mid-Eastern Country just as well as a Bush or a Clinton. He might have beaten Bernie Sanders if he had been given the chance to run against him. Sorry but HOW exactly did he "demonstrate" that one does not have to be rich or famous to become President when his entire campaign was built on the fact that he is rich (and therefore cannot be bought) and famous (and therefore a master of manipulating the media)? If anything, he seemed to bolster the opposite idea. To answer your question...he's tall! Q: HOW TALL IS HE? A: He's so tall that he towers over Jimmy Carter.
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Post by captainbryce on May 5, 2017 11:27:48 GMT
Sorry but HOW exactly did he "demonstrate" that one does not have to be rich or famous to become President when his entire campaign was built on the fact that he is rich (and therefore cannot be bought) and famous (and therefore a master of manipulating the media)? If anything, he seemed to bolster the opposite idea. To answer your question...he's tall! Q: HOW TALL IS HE? A: He's so tall that he towers over Jimmy Carter. That's a good question. And it is certain one that deserves an answer (as was my question before that which you completely avoided).
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 5, 2017 11:39:21 GMT
Q: HOW TALL IS HE? A: He's so tall that he towers over Jimmy Carter. That's a good question. And it is certain one that deserves an answer (as was my question before that which you completely avoided). Go to Merriam-Webster and look up the word sarcasm.
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Post by chasallnut on May 5, 2017 11:51:18 GMT
He's not afraid to go out in windy conditions with that hair!
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 5, 2017 11:58:05 GMT
He's not afraid to go out in windy conditions with that hair! Good one, Mr. Allnut. It occurs to me that of all the problems Eisenhower had as President in the 1950's, at least hair was not one of them.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 5, 2017 12:14:02 GMT
Because of Donald Trump, orange is the new black. He proved that you don't have to be a governor or senator first to become the President. He demonstrated that you don't have to be rich and famous to become the President.....but it doesn't hurt. He demonstrated that he can give the US Navy orders to fire missiles at a Mid-Eastern Country just as well as a Bush or a Clinton. He might have beaten Bernie Sanders if he had been given the chance to run against him. His followers are loyal. I discarded these jokes ... 1. His followers are loyal, if nothing else. 2. His followers are loyal at least until they graduate. You can make your own jokes, right?
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Post by FilmFlaneur on May 5, 2017 12:16:01 GMT
He gives others a good laugh.
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Post by permutojoe on May 5, 2017 12:24:44 GMT
He gives others a good laugh. This. Unintentional comic relief is literally his only redeeming quality.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2017 12:42:32 GMT
He gives others a good laugh. This. Unintentional comic relief is literally his only redeeming quality. He also is proving Plato correct. Democracies eventually turn to Tyrannies' when mob rule overwhelms political wisdom and a populist autocrat seizes the masses. The would be tyrant portrays himself as the peoples champion and the saviour of a fractured system. When in reality he is the demagogue who drives his country of the cliff of rationality.
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Post by permutojoe on May 5, 2017 12:47:24 GMT
This. Unintentional comic relief is literally his only redeeming quality. He also is proving Plato correct. Democracies eventually turn to Tyrannies' when mob rule overwhelms political wisdom and a populist autocrat seizes the masses. The would be tyrant portrays himself as the peoples champion and the saviour of a fractured system. When in reality he is the demagogue who drives his country of the cliff of rationality. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's what Plato was getting at. I believe he saw the same dangers in pure Democracy as the US Founding Fathers, i.e., a tyranny of the masses, i.e., say 51% oppressing 49% (this as opposed to what we have now, which is 1% oppressing 99.) I agree with Trump driving us off a cliff though. We were on a nice gradual downward incline before. Now we're going Thelma and Louise style.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2017 13:01:38 GMT
He also is proving Plato correct. Democracies eventually turn to Tyrannies' when mob rule overwhelms political wisdom and a populist autocrat seizes the masses. The would be tyrant portrays himself as the peoples champion and the saviour of a fractured system. When in reality he is the demagogue who drives his country of the cliff of rationality. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's what Plato was getting at. I believe he saw the same dangers in pure Democracy as the US Founding Fathers, i.e., a tyranny of the masses, i.e., say 51% oppressing 49% (this as opposed to what we have now, which is 1% oppressing 99.) I agree with Trump driving us off a cliff though. We were on a nice gradual downward incline before. Now we're going Thelma and Louise style. Yeah that's more Aristotle's take. The reality is Trump is probably not that demagogue,for all his faults I don't actually believe he's evil. What he has highlighted is how easily a populist movement plus voter apathy can put a true tyrant in power. Trump serves as a terrible warning of what could happen when the masses believe they have found a worthy champion. This is a lesson that America must heed or real tyranny will eventually occur. I fear that a large proportion of the American public are too stupid to realize this.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on May 5, 2017 13:04:33 GMT
He is a great unifier for all the disparate groups of people who correctly think he's an idiot.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 5, 2017 13:14:05 GMT
He also is proving Plato correct. Democracies eventually turn to Tyrannies' when mob rule overwhelms political wisdom and a populist autocrat seizes the masses. The would be tyrant portrays himself as the peoples champion and the saviour of a fractured system. When in reality he is the demagogue who drives his country of the cliff of rationality. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's what Plato was getting at. I believe he saw the same dangers in pure Democracy as the US Founding Fathers, i.e., a tyranny of the masses, i.e., say 51% oppressing 49% (this as opposed to what we have now, which is 1% oppressing 99.) I agree with Trump driving us off a cliff though. We were on a nice gradual downward incline before. Now we're going Thelma and Louise style. I'm not defending the 1% here, but the 99% do in a way deserve some blame for their own predicament. They're asleep at the wheel and turn their backs on people who can genuinely help their image.
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Post by permutojoe on May 5, 2017 13:20:31 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's what Plato was getting at. I believe he saw the same dangers in pure Democracy as the US Founding Fathers, i.e., a tyranny of the masses, i.e., say 51% oppressing 49% (this as opposed to what we have now, which is 1% oppressing 99.) I agree with Trump driving us off a cliff though. We were on a nice gradual downward incline before. Now we're going Thelma and Louise style. Yeah that's more Aristotle's take. The reality is Trump is probably not that demagogue,for all his faults I don't actually believe he's evil. What he has highlighted is how easily a populist movement plus voter apathy can put a true tyrant in power. Trump serves as a terrible warning of what could happen when the masses believe they have found a worthy champion. This is a lesson that America must heed or real tyranny will eventually occur. I fear that a large proportion of the American public are too stupid to realize this. I don't see it as a matter of being evil, but in basically turning over the government to corporate CEO's (and even making one his Sec of State.....DOH! ) he is greatly exacerbating root cause problems, thereby making things much worse. I guess you could argue that say, Ted Cruz or even Hillary would have taken us down an equally bad path and just been a little more subtle as to who they publicly allowed into their inner circle though, as has been going on for decades. There is ample room for debate here.
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Post by THawk on May 5, 2017 13:25:05 GMT
He pisses off liberal Hollywood like nothing else in this world. The two deserve each other.
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Post by permutojoe on May 5, 2017 13:25:56 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's what Plato was getting at. I believe he saw the same dangers in pure Democracy as the US Founding Fathers, i.e., a tyranny of the masses, i.e., say 51% oppressing 49% (this as opposed to what we have now, which is 1% oppressing 99.) I agree with Trump driving us off a cliff though. We were on a nice gradual downward incline before. Now we're going Thelma and Louise style. I'm not defending the 1% here, but the 99% do in a way deserve some blame for their own predicament. They're asleep at the wheel and turn their backs on people who can genuinely help their image. Yes of course you are 100% correct. The masses are the ones that have the real power, they are just too easily tricked by rhetoric and lies to use it properly. "Asleep at the wheel" is a most apt idiom.
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Post by thefleetsin on May 5, 2017 14:09:24 GMT
he was instrumental in exposing the deep seated racism and xenophobia thriving in america's bible belt and heartland.
look i made a funny. i used bible belt and heartland in the same sentence.
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