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    National Solipsism-Donald Trump has a foreign policy

    ...Trump, just days before his inauguration, has given his first extended post-election interview to the foreign press. In a session with two correspondents—one from Bild, the other from the Times of London—Trump talks about Europe, Russia, trade, migration, and other issues. The interview clarifies the principle that will guide Trump’s foreign policy: narcissism.

    In the crystallizing moment, one of the correspondents asks Trump: “Are there heroes that you steer by? People you look up to from the past?” Trump struggles with the question. “I don’t like the concept of heroes,” he says. First he talks about his father: “He did houses and housing, and I learned a lot about negotiation from my father.” Then, on second thought, Trump takes the credit for himself: “Negotiation is a natural trait. … You either have it or you don’t.” Then he segues to a self-tribute: “I got a letter from somebody, their congressman. They said, ‘What you’ve done is amazing, because you were never a politician, and you beat all the politicians.’ I had three months of experience, and the 17 guys I was running against, the Republicans, had 236 years.”

    The answer, jumbled as it is, provides a complete tour of Trump’s worldview. He doesn’t have a philosophy. He has an algorithm. He sees no heroes, mentors, or bonds of moral affiliation. He applies the term “Republican” not to himself but to the public servants he vanquished. Every topic, triumph, and virtue comes back to Trump, and everyone else is a rival. His foreign policy, therefore, is a policy of self-interest. It’s not even a policy of national self-interest. It’s a policy of tribalism of the narrowest kind and, ultimately, of glorifying Trump.

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    Betsy DeVos says guns in schools may be necessary to protect students from grizzly bears



    yeah, really
    The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.

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    The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.

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    Do we have an example of a mass shooting from a school that didn't ban guns?

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    https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...rump-aide-says


    Not sure how long this can last but the amount of investment into the US resulting from the expectation of a more friendly business environment is very encouraging.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    Do we have an example of a mass shooting from a school that didn't ban guns?
    Columbine had an armed resource officer on its staff.

    The notion that an armed teacher or principal could stop a heavily-armed mass shooter borders on the ridiculous. Limit damage? Maybe, but still a stretch. The placement of armed resource officers in schools is growing and is the most sensible way to address the issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Runnin View Post
    CNN has joined the NYT in the war against Trump, at least for now. Not very smart for Trump to make so many enemies so quickly. Are these his great business skills at work???


    CNN basically showing how Team Trump spins the news. Never seen this level of animosity towards a President-elect.
    Nixon was close, but there wasn't as much media during his Presidency. Plus, most of the animosity aimed at Nixon was from narrow segments of the media.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    Columbine had an armed resource officer on its staff.

    The notion that an armed teacher or principal could stop a heavily-armed mass shooter borders on the ridiculous. Limit damage? Maybe, but still a stretch. The placement of armed resource officers in schools is growing and is the most sensible way to address the issue.

    It could if we focused man power and resources on that rather than the illegal war on drugs. We could put 2 armed cops outside every entrance to schools if saving our kids was a priority. We rather focus on locking kids up than protecting them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    Columbine had an armed resource officer on its staff.

    The notion that an armed teacher or principal could stop a heavily-armed mass shooter borders on the ridiculous. Limit damage? Maybe, but still a stretch. The placement of armed resource officers in schools is growing and is the most sensible way to address the issue.
    Hey if you guys want to know the high school terrorists who should be, but somehow aren't (thank God) the models on how to do this stuff or at least who had the best plan on how to carry those things out were the kids from Jonesboro, Arkansas. Check them out sometime and be thankful (like me) that more of them don't have things organized as well as they did.

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    Michael Cohen ‏@speechboy71 1m1 minute ago


    A giant shoe is waiting to drop on Russia's financial connections to the Trump campaign. It seems less a question of "if" but "when"




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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    It could if we focused man power and resources on that rather than the illegal war on drugs. We could put 2 armed cops outside every entrance to schools if saving our kids was a priority. We rather focus on locking kids up than protecting them.
    Even more than cops, you could basically make the entrances to school buildings impermeable to anything short of a tank. Newer construction is incorporating greater security, but you still can't stop kids from letting other kids (who may be armed) in.

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    or, we could limit the availability of weapons and bullets
    just a thought
    The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    or, we could limit the availability of weapons and bullets
    just a thought

    How many Americans would you be willing to send to prison to enforce this?
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


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    tax the manufacturers

    make producing weapons for mass consumption unprofitable

    We've been through this
    The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    tax the manufacturers

    make producing weapons for mass consumption unprofitable

    We've been through this
    The US has done this with tobacco, through a combination of litigation and taxation. People still smoke, but it's far less prevalent—and maybe someday it will be rare enough that I'll never have to see another idiotic [truth] ad.
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    The middle class will love this. I'm sure it will create a lot of jobs too - food stands, picking up trash, etc. It's a very smart and efficient use of government money. I hope they find a way to include all the computer geeks in the parade, since such a big part of the modern military is done on a keyboard.

    “Being a great president has to do with a lot of things, but one of them is being a great cheerleader for the country. And we’re going to show the people as we build up our military, we’re going to display our military.

    That military may come marching down Pennsylvania Avenue. That military may be flying over New York City and Washington, D.C., for parades. I mean, we’re going to be showing our military.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    tax the manufacturers

    make producing weapons for mass consumption unprofitable

    We've been through this

    You sweet summer child. You learned nothing from prohibition. Making popular products illegal is going to make millions of Americans criminals that were otherwise law abiding citizens. Again, how many people are you willing to imprison as a result of your "tax".
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


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    Gangsters will love it and the Mexican Cartels would love it as it would be big business for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AerchAngel View Post
    Gangsters will love it and the Mexican Cartels would love it as it would be big business for them.
    I've been led to believe there will be a magnificent wall that prevents such things from ever being a worry again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mqt View Post
    I've been led to believe there will be a magnificent wall that prevents such things from ever being a worry again.
    Touché.

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