08-14-2018, 11:03 PM
(08-12-2018, 01:59 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: > I can't see what you find so marvelous about Donald Trump. Is it
> that he seems charmed, able to get away with things that others
> wouldn't dream of getting away with? Mobster John Gotti was like
> that for some years.
> Class privilege is a reality in America, and it is intensifying
> every year. Decent people who have it do not use it as a pretext
> to do horrible things to people. Even if the industry is
> different, Donald Trump is a real-life J. R. Ewing, the sort of
> plutocrat whose every dealing is a burn of someone else.
> Good people do not brag about grabbing women by their crotches. I
> understand such behavior as "sexual assault", which is good for
> prison time. Put me on a jury, and this "leftist" will vote to
> convict someone of rape if penetration is proved.
(08-12-2018, 05:25 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: > I simply state my observations. I am a Boomer, and I have seen
> Boomers at their best and at the worst. So far, the elite Boomers
> have been the worst short of the likes of William Calley and Ted
> Bundy, or perhaps some mobster.
So you're saying, "I am Boomer, hear me roar"?
Let me start by making this point that most people don't fully
appreciate: I believe everything I write. Most people naturally think
I'm some random unprincipled blogger whose views change every day.
But everything I write has very high visibility, and what I write
today has to be consistent with write I wrote yesterday. That's why I
have such high credibility with a large group of people. (If I'm
inconsistent, then someone like Tom Mazanec won't hesitate to point it
out, so I have no choice anyway.)
So I judge Trump and Obama the same way -- by actions and outcomes,
not by tweets and speeches. Of course I've heavily criticized Trump's
xenophobic tweets, but they're still just tweets. What counts is
actions and outcomes.
In terms of accomplishments, Trump's foreign policy follows the
principles of generational theory, so I'm very pleased with with his
foreign policy, for the most part, and my research indicates that
policies based on generational theory produce the best outcomes that
are possible, given that a world war against China is 100% certain.
(Of course, most of the members of this forum hate Trump for following
generational theory, which is VERY laughable, given that this forum is
the home of 20th century generational theory.)
So I agree with you that we're in dangerous territory, but Trump has
absolutely nothing to do with it, except that he's trying to mitigate
the danger. But the danger is a 100% certain war with China.
So those are a couple of my views, and those are consistent with my
views yesterday, last year, five years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years
ago. That's why I have high credibility.
Now let's look at an example of why you have no credibility. You're
willing to excuse Clinton's forcible, violent rapes of at least 7
women, and you're willing to excuse Hillary's raping them again by
trashing those victims, but then you go into some silly, wild rant
condemning Trump at length because he bragged about grabbing some
woman's crotch, pretending that you even care about women except when
it's politically convenient. I hope you understand that the previous
sentence alone explains why I believe you're lying about almost
everything you say. You're totally without principle, and contradict
yourself all the time, except for the one thread that runs through
everything you say -- that you'll say anything to defend and excuse
your hatred of Trump and his supporters.
What you need to do, for your own good, is to figure out the REAL
reasons why you hate Trump so much and, more importantly, why you so
vitriolically hate the Tea Partiers and the 60 million people who
voted for Trump. That kind of hatred is a sickness, a mental illness.
("Trump derangement syndrome.")
Years ago, I once had a manager tell me that it's important that I
understand my own biases, because then I can compensate for them. If
I don't understand my own biases, then I won't compensate for them and
I'll get into trouble.
For your own good, you need to understand your own biases. Perhaps
you're conflating Trump with your father, and you hate your father,
and this is controlling your whole life -- I've discovered that that
sort of thing is fairly common. But whatever the reason, once you
understand your own biases you can compensate for them -- and you
should.
