On the executive order Biden issued, I think it was the coldest of calculations to deny Republicans the only talking point they had with a toehold in reality. What else is there? DEI training? A big part of the reason the Trump campaign is flailing so spectacularly is paranoia and greivance is all they have to talk about, that and Old Joe Biden is so old. I'd bet a large chunk of money a majority of voters could not define tarrifs beyond "some kind of tax" and Republicans want to raise it? That's why Trump always includes "foreign governments will pay it".
It was a pretty cold calculation. I'd been hoping some of the calculation was devoted to not harming innocent people, and I still am. Just not sure about all those repatriations.
Cold calculation is, well, cold. I believe a much colder one is the current Israel support policy. Americans hate politics, hate diplomacy, hate compromise. "For every problem there is an answer that is simple, obvious, and wrong" is American as cherry pie. Our exceptionalism has the side effect of making us believe we can force anyone to do anything because we are Strong and we are Right. The idea that we can't simply close the border or force Israel to stand down is unthinkable. The only explanation is either our government and State departmemt are gullible fools being played, or they have a secret agenda to support open borders/slaughter. I see both of these everywhere.
My bet is the repatriation is to limit the number of bodies Abbott can ship to Chicago.
On the executive order Biden issued, I think it was the coldest of calculations to deny Republicans the only talking point they had with a toehold in reality. What else is there? DEI training? A big part of the reason the Trump campaign is flailing so spectacularly is paranoia and greivance is all they have to talk about, that and Old Joe Biden is so old. I'd bet a large chunk of money a majority of voters could not define tarrifs beyond "some kind of tax" and Republicans want to raise it? That's why Trump always includes "foreign governments will pay it".
It was a pretty cold calculation. I'd been hoping some of the calculation was devoted to not harming innocent people, and I still am. Just not sure about all those repatriations.
Cold calculation is, well, cold. I believe a much colder one is the current Israel support policy. Americans hate politics, hate diplomacy, hate compromise. "For every problem there is an answer that is simple, obvious, and wrong" is American as cherry pie. Our exceptionalism has the side effect of making us believe we can force anyone to do anything because we are Strong and we are Right. The idea that we can't simply close the border or force Israel to stand down is unthinkable. The only explanation is either our government and State departmemt are gullible fools being played, or they have a secret agenda to support open borders/slaughter. I see both of these everywhere.
My bet is the repatriation is to limit the number of bodies Abbott can ship to Chicago.
Never mind all that - we need to rein in those posts writing themselves!