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1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
what metrics would you propose to judge win from loss?
I'd say Inflation, the stock market, bond rates, employment. down the road, wages, factory start ups.
And I don't think our cost of the trust of important neighboring allies can be replaced by these easily.
That's the beauty of it. The metric will be our economy in 10 years, after 2 more Democrats have held the presidency, that removed all the stuff he did, using his own illegal methods. This whole thing is really absurd. The only thing that makes sense is he's a flagpole sitter. MUST HAVE EYES ON ME!!!
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32 minutes ago, wnyguy said:
I have a feeling that no matter what this administration does it will never be good enough in your eyes. It's ok I get it, Trump bad.
It's his fault I don't trust him. You can blame the media for that, but it was really just his 10 million things that he's said and done that make me believe it. Honestly, I have no clue what a great trade deal would be. I just know he can't be trusted, and he's not smart.
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10 minutes ago, Pokebball said:
It isn't about enough; it's about having the most advanced and most current systems.
Recruitment?
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If you were writing a book called art of the deal, what would you consider to be the best move here:
Call the citizens of a trade war "peasants", and piss them off, which gives the Chinese government more leeway with them; or call them "peasants", and mean that their government is cheating them, and take pressure off? This administration seems to be clueless about everything.
2 minutes ago, wnyguy said:Is it a "cave" if it turns out to be a fair trade relationship between the 2 countries or, naah?
I don't think we'll ever know if a fair deal was made. I'm almost certain that it will be billed as the greatest move that America has ever made. Can't have a golden age, without the best deals ever!!! Has anyone ever gotten an estimate or timeline on when this will start happening??? There's a lot of 'Day 1' people still holding their breath for a lot of other things.
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There's the cave, and it isn't China announcing it:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects the U.S. and China to begin de-escalating their trade hostilities in the “very near future,” he said at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday organized by JPMorgan, a person in the room told Barron’s.
Those tariffs are “an embargo on both sides” that effectively ends trade between the U.S. and China, Bessent said, according to the person.
But Bessent added that the goal isn’t for the U.S. and China to decouple their economies. Rather, he believes the unsustainable tariff situation is likely to drive both the U.S. and China to recalibrate their trade relationship. That would begin a potentially difficult set of negotiations.
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2 minutes ago, sherpa said:
Say whatever you want.
I'm just stating how it is.
Iran is way more dangerous than it was.
Russia has started a war.
China is very aggressive.
This is why we hired the greatest negotiating peacemaker in the history of our great country!!! He did a spot on job with NK.
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3 minutes ago, K D said:
We will be bringing manufacturing back to the US but it will take time and you still need low priced suppliers for cheap accessory goods. Clearly we won't be getting them from China anymore and they have a lot of influence on Vietnam and Korea. India will be a good partner to have assuming they strike the right balance between imports and exports. We were buying everything from China and they weren't buying anything from us which is how we ended up in this mess.
So make India into China, so we can screw them over in a few years, after we get manufacturing infrastructure going? Why would India agree to that? Are they really really stupid, or is this the 'art of the deal'? It sure sounds like it's just a China do over to me.
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2 minutes ago, sherpa said:
It doesn't matter how anybody rates the "relative peacefulness" of a president.
What matters is what Congress has deemed the military mission to be, and what it takes to be able to provide that.
Right now, the mission is to be able to wage full warfare on two fronts. One in the Middle East or Europe, and the other in the Pacific.
That takes a certain amount of manpower and capability which we currently don't have.
We are short about 1000 Air Force pilots.
We have fewer and far older airplanes than in decades.
We could not possibly handle the operational tasking we covered during Desert Storm.
Not possible.
We are short two carriers, a bunch of Naval Aviators, and we can't man the carriers we do have.
Every carrier that has gone to CentCom, or the Med/Red Sea has been extended beyond reasonable time.
That has a massive impact on retention.
We are wearing out our airplanes, which have a defined service life, at an astounding rate. Far accelerated from the initial plan.
Our ship building capacity is sorely lacking, but getting better.
That's the way it is.
Want to change that?
Change the mission requirement.
Either way, the bump in recruitment is the best news in years.
Do you want me to list the all reasons why a ton of things that are important are being cut? All I have to do is say that "it's the mission", and "Congress says so" to justify it? Is that the exact same kind of thinking that has us in what some think has put us in an existential crisis; that the smart ones know will absolutely be our demise. Like I said, if it's that important, go ahead and throw another trillion logs on the military industrial complex fire.
Oh look, Karoline is a bleeping liar. Who knew?? Now blame the whistleblower or the news. Lather, rinse repeat:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under mounting scrutiny after reports revealed he pulled highly sensitive information about U.S. airstrikes in Yemen from a secure military communications channel and shared it via Signal, an unsecured messaging app, with his wife, brother, lawyer, and others.
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3 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
No. It doesn't. All it does is increase the number of extremists on both sides and makes regular Americans extremely cynical/skeptical of the political process.
I understand and respect that opinion, but there's also been times when the heat needed turning up, but it wasn't.
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4 minutes ago, Motorin' said:
As the trade deal between the US and India is nearly finalized, it appears the Trump and Modi administrations have agreed to far deeper ties as it pertains to the production of energy, technology and military capabilities.
India has surpassed China as the most populated country in the world, while China is seeing massive population decline.
On a personal note, a very close liberal friend of mine is rooting for Europe, Canada and Mexico to align with China and take the US down.
Here's an alternative vision- the US / India alliance.
Any sneak peaks on what colors the new ties might be available in??? Propaganda, because they're losing BIGLY. It was to be expected. Now will come the Sharpie board numbers. LOL
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Just now, sherpa said:
This makes absolutely no sense.
The recruitment numbers, and trend changes are very good news.
Undeniable.
But also contrary to the notion that we're under the control of the most peaceful president ever, and that we can't afford anything.
I just looked it up. The average soldier cost $140,000 a piece.
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Just now, Doc Brown said:
All it does by you calling him a fascist is raise the temperature in the room and makes reasonable people less likely to take your opinion seriously.
Maybe the temperature needs turning up. People can take my opinion any way they want. I'm fine knowing it was just simply received.
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2 minutes ago, Pokebball said:
peace through strength
it's been this way for my entire life
So you can never have enough? Why not make the DOD budget $2 trillion then? We're discussing the utility of the matter, not a general platitude.
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2 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
Fascist? A bit hyperbolic. Should the executive branch have this much power? No. Is Trump a fascist? No.
Would he love to be fascist? That's the only question you ever have to ask, when you're wondering if someone is good for your democracy. The fascist comment was mainly in a 'tariff war' to real war comparison. Mussolini thought he had big britches, and could barely beat Ethiopia. Hitler thought he could take on the USA, England, and Russia at the same time. Very foolhardy. A good lesson for any nationalist, that thinks they're better than anyone else.
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Just now, Doc said:
No, not at all. Unless we're starting new wars with them. Which as far as I know we're not planning on doing.
So why do you want to pay and equip so many soldiers? It makes no sense, other than the 'you can never be too cautious' approach. That approach isn't the approach you use, when you're currently defending cutting support for hurting Americans.
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2 minutes ago, Doc said:
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For people that are hell bent on insisting trump is the most peaceful president in history, and hate wasteful spending, you sure are happy about the ballooning numbers in military recruitment. Hypocrite much?
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I always like to pop into the bigot's only thread from time to time to check what NC's algorithm has been showing him lately. LOL Hint: stop googling tranny.
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7 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
dogs are a special case. wolves were domesticated by cavemen because of their friendliness and desire to be with humans. years of breeding have resulted in some of them being the amazing heroes we see now. wolverines, opossums, skunks, squirrels, rats, groundhogs etc not so much.
Have you seen the story about the bird, that was killed protecting his owner, but if that bird hadn't attacked, the police would have never found the evidence, that revealed the killer? It was a story from Dr. Baden. It's a cool story if you wanna look it up.
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20 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:
Which they will be successful at doing unless Trump lifts the tariff policy on other countries.
This is why fascists always lose. Because they're bold and overconfident. That's always their downfall. It made ZERO sense to start tariff wars with the whole world. You manipulate each of them against each other if you're smart. if you're real stupid, you make them all your enemies at the getgo.
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16 hours ago, Big Blitz said:
No no no. This can’t be possible. In no way would outgoing officials (fired) ever try and sabotage the incoming administration.
This has just never happens….
But behind the headlines is a bigger story: Hegseth is reportedly working alongside Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance to block war with Iran. They’re pushing diplomacy over destruction—and that’s precisely what the war machine can’t tolerate.
So was POTUS from 2023-2025?
The auto pen?
Go f yourselves we got a country to save
All they did to quell this was say, "the information wasn't classified". That's complete BS, and to steal a phrase from the donald, "and everybody knows it". They should have just owned up to their mistake, instead of insulting the intelligence of every person on the planet, that's not in the cult. This is the equivalent of showing off your diamonds, and then when they get stolen, saying they were just glass anyways.
16 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:would you want this dolt running your family sporting goods business much less the department of defense? c'mon, the guys a womanizing trump with an average IQ. We can do so much better.
I'm guilty of this to, but I think we add personal flaws to criticize too much, especially with appointed people in specific departments. Sure, we should hold our high leaders and judges to high standards, but truth is I'm not perfect, nor is anyone else. If Pete could get the job done to A1 standards, and womanize, then that should be ok. Unfortunately, Pete can't, but adding womanizer to reinforce that fact, is unecessary.
7 hours ago, Doc said:He wasn't my first choice. But with recruiting at 15 year highs, the restoration of standards and his first successful mission despite the left getting vapors over a chat group, he's doing fine so far. Much better than the last guy.
You don't know that bounce was due to Pete. If recruitment had went down, the political play would have been, "give him some time".
7 hours ago, Andy1 said:Trump has a history of promoting inexperienced, unqualified people to high level positions because he knows they will be loyal to him. They don’t have the wisdom gained by age or experience to form principles of integrity. He knows he can manipulate them to do things other more experienced people wouldn’t do.
They literally have stated that loyalty is a top priority, while bashing crony appointments as DEI. Lot's of people are buying that nonsense, too. They could sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo. When determining who's the most qualified to do the job best, loyalty is not a top priority, especially in politics. It's basically the foundation that cronyism was built on.
4 hours ago, B-Man said:*
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You'd want to remain anonymous too, if you knew the administration you were exposing was hell bent on getting rid of whisteblower protections. He'd be fired, slandered, and afraid of prosecution. You have to pick your poison here, either you prefer coverups or anonymous sources. Remember, the source can possibly be corroborated, while the coverup would NEVER reveal itself. There's a reason the founding fathers were so big on free press.
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15 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
Alternatively, there are many examples of human self sacrifice: running into a burning building, fighting against terrible odds, treating incurable transmissible diseases, forgoing family life to be clergy etc...I think these acts are much less common in animals, especially wild ones.
This is a good conversation. To me it seems that dogs will often give their lives to defend their 'family', and that often would extend to other humans they have never even previously encountered. You won't find many humans going into a fray with a 1,000 lb grizzly bear to stop a mauling on another person. Some would say it's because the dog is dumb. I disagree. That dog knows the bear will kill it, yet he feels compelled to do it anyways.
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My concern is that at some point, the American people are going to demand action, a disadvantage the Chinese don't have, and trump will make a bad deal, then label it as the greatest deal ever made.
6 hours ago, Doc said:Yeah, it sounded bad initially. Basically China will be targeting any country that makes a deal with the US to screw them over and not just balance trade/tariffs. And that's fair.
Is that what they were talking about when they were saying "holding the cards"?
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9 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
There are constant examples of savage attacks by animals. Even domesticated animals. Natural selection is most evident in nonhumans. I joke about survival of the fittest here but it is the ultimate reality for wild beasts.
Savage was a bad word choice, because it can have both meanings. I meant unprovoked, unnecessary, or maybe unjustified. If animals acted like us, they wouldn't maintain a proper ecosystem. Their violence seems to be mostly survival driven. Attacking something else for no possible benefit would be a waste of valuable resources to them. Beast is another word that would fill both meanings.
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11 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Yup, next thing you know they’ll be sending armed marshals to raid the oppositions home.
The good news is more than enough people saw through the scheme to influence the election, this time.
He could have released the investigation, that WE THE PEOPLE paid for, or even gave us his own DOJ's investigation. Instead, what we got is "It's a hoax",then throw it in the incinerator, and blame the fake news. Crock of poop right there.
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So you can use war power acts anytime anywhere? Why even bother then. Just call him a King, and let him do whatever he wants. Can you explain to me why it's not illegal for him to have people thrown in foreign prisons for immigration issues here? How is labeling someone a terrorist, via connection to an alleged gang not any different than Nazi Germany with the Jews? Then justify the whole thing with we are at "war". The whole thing is STUPIDLY absurd.