Is that the guy off Guardians Of The Galaxy?
No, it's Andy Dwyer.
I'm all for letting an elected President get on with their plans and judging them based on that. But if we're to judge him on what he's done so far, his cabinet appointments have been uniformly terrible and, in many cases, downright destructive. It doesn't bode well.
The website stuff is all a little silly, because the first thing they're going to do is wipe the slate clean. But the cabinet appointments are pretty terrible. I'm just glad the Pacific Ocean is large. Not My Problem.
Except for climate change, the threat of the nuclear arsenal, and cooling relations with China over Taiwan. Those could wind up being my problem. But not much I can do about those.
It is fascinating how politicians (in general, although I'd argue that one side does it harder than the other - but I'm hardly objective) have started going hard on classical abuser tactics. In particular, "don't believe anyone but me". It's is a classic tactic employed by the guilty party in abusive relationships. It's like how cults always separate people from their families and friends.
Don't listen to scientists. Don't listen to the media. Don't listen to any other voices. Only listen to me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707722
Surely at this point you're just swinging for swinging's sake. How can anyone realistically claim more people were at Trump's inaugaration?
Why are Trump's team even responding to this "not a lot of people there" shit - have they not got more important things to be doing?
It kinda does. There's a strong, strong contingent that opposes Trump's message and, worryingly, Trump's response is a. "What people? I don't see any people. Did you hear something?" For a guy talking about uniting America, he's willing to let the resentment fester instead of diffusing it.
And should the opposition not pipe up when he's been campaigning for 18 months on these messages?
Can we not do the 'The thing I agree with is why Trump won' thing. It's pathetic.
Having to come out in your first press conference to straight up lie about crowd sizes and not allow questions is some Chemical Ali shit.
It's incredibly troubling when a new government is formed that has no political reputation on day one. We're about to see what four years of "Nice to see a change from career politicians." gets you.
It doesn't matter that he didn't win the popular vote, which is constantly being cited as evidence of his lack of legitimacy. The opposition (quote unquote) had their opportunity to pipe up at the elections themselves, and they failed to do so in sufficient numbers. Congress exists as a check on his power. Beyond that, the only legitimate question regarding Trump's agenda is whether aspects of his agenda are unconstitutional or not, for which the Supreme Court can decide.
Protests on the street by an aggrieved minority do not matter a fuck, nor does "piping up" after the event. You can be sure, with a high degree of confidence, that 99.99% of the attendees yesterday weren't out pitching Hillary on front lawns in the swing states at a time when "piping up" might have actually mattered.
The fannies of the world wringing their hands over the media getting a kick-in is seriously lol. They should remember how they treated people like William Hague (or Ed Miliband for that matter) and man up.
No political discussion is complete without memes:
Maternity leave.
You mean paid maternity leave, which isn't a right.
Churchill back in the Oval Office:
http://fortune.com/2016/09/28/europe-female-ceo-sp/
Poor companies
They're not all multinationals with reams of free cash, you know. See: here. It is small companies (<25 staff) who are particularly at risk as they require free cash or other capital sources for expansion.
Poor workers If only they let the companies let the market decide what rights we gave them we'd be in a better place.
If only we lived in a communist state where workers were given all the rights they deserved guaranteed at the end of a gun barrel
Fucking mong. Free market capitalism has done more to lift workers out of poverty and improve their quality of life than ANY government regulation / social program / other form of economic organization.
The alternative is the French model, where they're highly reluctant to engage in extensive recruitment because it can be nigh on impossible to get rid of them when theres a downturn. Business requires flexibility. Until such time as some new economic system somehow displaces the successful, albeit imperfect, one we have, the left would do well to recognise that a balance needs struck.
Then again, that would require a break from virtue signalling and we're surely reaching the point in the cycle where they'll all be volunteering to invite refugees into their home again.
Whether or not it makes sense to have it, it isn't a 'right' (and how much unpaid leave do men get?), so I think we're back to marching against imaginary societal problems like non-existent wage disparities and 'rape culture'.
Socialism has been a disaster anywhere it's been implemented. It escapes me how anybody sensible can advocate it as a genuine alternative. As you say, capitalism and free(r) trade contributed more to alleviating poverty and increasing living standards than at any other time in human history. Some people just aren't interested in acknowledging this salient facts.
My question yesterday was around the point of protesting , what was the aim? I guess it shows the DONALD he hasn't got universal support in the States and he should realise that but then again, I doubt Donald gives a fuck so it's all a bit pointless.
Take cover.
GS finds the banning of child labor a disgusting attack on the free market.
How did Child Labour require coercion or exploitation? It was just the norm until it wasn't.
Politically this is a brilliant move IMO.
1. Shows the world he's not afraid to do what he wants, and he won't be cowed by the emotional needs of weaker nations.
2. Will divide Jewish people in America who are overwhelmingly Democrat, and uncover the underlying anti-semitism masked as anti-Israel sentiment existing under the surface among the Left. Great play for Jewish voters (and donors) in the future.