lol yeah that list is just ripe for ripping apart. In fact, it already has been.
"Constructive judicial appointments" = "As long as they're against abortion"
We'll ignore the hundreds of unnominated positions over a year into his term.
I don't think Trump's problem is dropping 'f'-bombs. It's stringing together a coherent sentence. Especially one that isn't filled with lies or undeserved self-praise.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, than to take rank with those poor, timid spirits who know neither victory nor defeat ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Narcissist is the word I would use.
As a personal attribute but that isn't what gets people worked up is it
Many things you thought as settled thus far are now up for question and possibly subject to change
Last edited by Double Edge; 08 May 18, at 17:27.
Trust me?
I'm an economist!
Not OOE but by Robert Heinlein in Beyond this Horizon, circa 1948
But its been used here by the following membersWell, in the first place an armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. That’s a personal evaluation only. But gunfighting has a strong biological use. We do not have enough things to kill off the weak and the stupid these days. But to stay alive as an armed citizen a man has to be either quick with his wits or with his hands, preferably both. It’s a good thing.
Last edited by Double Edge; 10 May 18, at 17:20.
DEs' memory is bizarre. *claps*
There are ways to avoid becoming a target besides carrying a gun around. I've spent a lot of time in sketchy/bad neighborhoods in any number of cities, at all times of both day and night. I've never carried a gun, never been mugged/robbed, and have never been the target of an act of violence.
This is a non-exhaustive list, but a few of my tips:
- generally, being situationally aware in public at all times
- never look at or use your cell phone in public places (distraction, robbery target)
- wear a cheap, digital watch (e.g. Casio), never look at your cell phone to see what time it is (distraction, thieves often ask what time it is before stealing your phone)
- do not wear earphones or listen to music in public (distraction)
- wear sunglasses to mask the direction of your gaze
- wear sunglasses to mask your emotional state
- avoid interacting with anyone in bad neighborhoods, do not provide anyone with any information about yourself, if you must speak, use a low pitched, confident tone, and speak as briefly as possible
- know your surroundings, know the city grid, never get lost or appear lost. In Europe and Old World cities without an American-style grid, know your landmarks, church steeples, clock towers, minarets for use in navigating, etc. and never get lost or appear lost.
- dress up just a little in bad neighborhoods - a pair of Dockers, button-up casual dress shirt/polo, comfortable, slightly scuffed up leather walking shoes
- in general, be able to "look" in different directions without turning your head, including:
- paying attention to who is walking behind you on the basis of sound alone, be attuned to the sound of footsteps, be able to differentiate from those footsteps whether it's a man, woman, their size, etc.
- if the sun is behind you in the evening/morning hours, you can see the shadows of people behind you, being cast in front of you, which often allows one to distinguish gender, size, height, age, etc. without turning around
- look at side mirrors on cars, and look at reflections in storefront window/bus shelter glass to see people without turning your head
- if you're concerned about someone you can hear behind you, and cannot otherwise discern anything about them on the basis of sound, shadows, or see them in reflections, do one of the following: slow your pace and casually move a couple feet to your left or right, stop to check the time on your watch, light a cigarette, check a bus/train schedule at a bus/train stop, look at items on display in a storefront, then allow them to pass you to be able to see them
- keep your ID flipped upside down in your wallet, so no one can see your address, name, etc. when using your wallet at the register in local stores/establishments. Using cash (only carrying just enough), prevents people in line from seeing your name on the credit/debit card as well
- do not allow any paper from any sort of document, mail, envelope, address/name from any delivered package, bus/train ticket, or receipt to make it into any garbage can or receptacle. Keep a small trash can, fill it with hot water, laundry detergent, and pulp all paper, stir until it dissolves, and pour it down the toilet once a week.
Generally, thieves, muggers, and criminals will avoid you and pick an easier target to victimize. Identity thieves will be unable to get any useful information from the garbage. Pulping bus and train tickets prevents burglars from going through your trash to establish your schedule.
It also helps if you're a big, strong guy, and are still relatively young or middle-aged while out in public, so this advice may not be applicable to all.
Last edited by Ironduke; 11 May 18, at 00:33.
What I don't want to see is the Bills winning a Super Bowl. As long as I'm alive that doesn't happen.
...back on topic....
Trump strikes me as a great example of someone of average intelligence & ability in most respects who was given about the best education money can buy, a guaranteed high paid job at the end and a mountain of money.
His main talent seems to be relentless self promotion. Without all his other advantages that wouldn't have got him close to anything big, especially as he wouldn't have had the money & connections to shield him from the consequences of his actions. In another life he would be one of those guys with his jacket over his head running away from a camera crew who are asking him about defrauding people of money.
So, he isn't stupid, but neither is he as smart or accomplished as his image suggests. A great example of how entrenched privilege can create success, just as entrenched poverty can create failure.
Win nervously lose tragically - Reds C C
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