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  • Catseye3C Catseye3

    @taiwan_girl TG, As always, your comments are reasonable and rational, and I enjoyed reading them.

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    Renauda
    wrote on last edited by Renauda
    #80

    @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

    @taiwan_girl TG, As always, your comments are reasonable and rational, and I enjoyed reading them.

    As do I. TG recognizes that the institutions which give the USA its strength continue to remain strong despite the outward polarization of populist sentiment. In the short term at least, I would agree with her. That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

    Elbows up!

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      Rainman
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      #81

      Renauda, where I would disagree is in your timeframe. Everything nowadays seems to move in some sort of hyper-speed. 10 years would be a long, long time.

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        Doctor Phibes
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        #82

        People always get very over-excited in election years. I find it rather tiresome, to be honest.

        I was only joking

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        • RenaudaR Renauda

          @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

          @taiwan_girl TG, As always, your comments are reasonable and rational, and I enjoyed reading them.

          As do I. TG recognizes that the institutions which give the USA its strength continue to remain strong despite the outward polarization of populist sentiment. In the short term at least, I would agree with her. That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

          LarryL Offline
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          Larry
          wrote on last edited by Larry
          #83

          @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

          @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

          @taiwan_girl TG, As always, your comments are reasonable and rational, and I enjoyed reading them.

          As do I. TG recognizes that the institutions which give the USA its strength continue to remain strong despite the outward polarization of populist sentiment. In the short term at least, I would agree with her. That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

          Those institutional strengths have already been chipped away at for at lest 2 decades. And now we have one party that has, in order to pander for votes and put themselves back in power, aligned itself squarely with a far Left bunch or radicals who have openly declared war on every single one of these institutions, and have made it clear that should they win the presidency they fully intend to implement the full list of changes this radical Left is pushing. If they win it won't take 10 years, and it won't be a gradual change. They will instantly begin putting their policies in place. Our economy will collapse within a year. Once that happens, it will only be a matter of days or weeks before they will achieve their goal of "radically transforming America". We will be another Venezuela.

          You don't have to listen if you don't want to, and you don't have to agree with me. But don't piss down my leg and tell me it's raining, and don't ask me for food when yours (the generic yours) runs out.

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          • RenaudaR Renauda

            @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

            @taiwan_girl TG, As always, your comments are reasonable and rational, and I enjoyed reading them.

            As do I. TG recognizes that the institutions which give the USA its strength continue to remain strong despite the outward polarization of populist sentiment. In the short term at least, I would agree with her. That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

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            Catseye3
            wrote on last edited by
            #84

            @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

            That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

            I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

            And Rainman, can it not be that short overt events (like CHOP and the statues) give an erroneous impression of the time flying by? Maybe they don't, maybe they're accurate indicators. But especially with events like these, short, sharp, shocking, mightn't it take the ordinary, non-statue tossing citizen time to assimilate his outrage, or what passes for it, and react?

            I don't know. Just speculating.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • Catseye3C Catseye3

              @Horace Why can't they be stupid and pissed? Why drag hate into it?

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              #85

              @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

              @Horace Why can't they be stupid and pissed? Why drag hate into it?

              Actually we didn’t drag hate into it. They did by labeling anything that does not toe their line as hate and/or racism. This has been going on a long time.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                #86

                But it's useful for the grownups in the room to remember that "hate" is a pretty loosy-goosey word. It has power, but only if there is common understanding as to what it means. Otherwise it's mostly just flapping your lips. I hate oatmeal. Do I hate it as much as child molesting? Well, no.

                But boy, is it a handy pointer when you need it!

                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                • LarryL Offline
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                  Larry
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                  #87

                  The grownups in the room aren't the ones having trouble understanding this.

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                  • Catseye3C Catseye3

                    @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                    That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

                    I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

                    And Rainman, can it not be that short overt events (like CHOP and the statues) give an erroneous impression of the time flying by? Maybe they don't, maybe they're accurate indicators. But especially with events like these, short, sharp, shocking, mightn't it take the ordinary, non-statue tossing citizen time to assimilate his outrage, or what passes for it, and react?

                    I don't know. Just speculating.

                    RenaudaR Offline
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                    Renauda
                    wrote on last edited by Renauda
                    #88

                    @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

                    @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                    That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

                    I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

                    Could even be a dozen or so. Just won't be any time soon, despite the domestic restlessness and current federal inept leadership at both executive and legislature levels. Contrary to what some people say, US institutions remain firm.

                    Elbows up!

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                    • RenaudaR Renauda

                      @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

                      @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                      That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

                      I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

                      Could even be a dozen or so. Just won't be any time soon, despite the domestic restlessness and current federal inept leadership at both executive and legislature levels. Contrary to what some people say, US institutions remain firm.

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                      Catseye3
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #89

                      @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                      Could be twelve or so. Just won't be any time soon, despite the domestic restlessness. Contrary to what some people say, the US institutions remain firm.

                      Thanks, Renauda. You have made my morning. This message redd by me whilst eating a French bread pizza, so the credit might have to be split.

                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                        @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

                        @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                        That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

                        I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

                        Could even be a dozen or so. Just won't be any time soon, despite the domestic restlessness and current federal inept leadership at both executive and legislature levels. Contrary to what some people say, US institutions remain firm.

                        LarryL Offline
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                        Larry
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #90

                        @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                        @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

                        @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                        That institutional strength will however begin to weaken in a decade or so should the present day split continue to grow and fester.

                        I'm curious as to how you settled on ten years, Renauda.

                        Could even be a dozen or so. Just won't be any time soon, despite the domestic restlessness and current federal inept leadership at both executive and legislature levels. Contrary to what some people say, US institutions remain firm.

                        Of course theyre fine right now. Wait 12 months into a Biden presidency and you'll have to sing a different tune.

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                        • RenaudaR Offline
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                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by
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                          I doubt that Biden will win the November election.

                          Elbows up!

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                          • RenaudaR Renauda

                            I doubt that Biden will win the November election.

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                            Catseye3
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #92

                            @Renauda Right after I posted the above, I was reading about The Compassion Book, a compendium of Buddhist sayings intended to cultivate compassion and fearlessness. One of the sayings was, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances".

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                            • RenaudaR Renauda

                              I doubt that Biden will win the November election.

                              HoraceH Offline
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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #93

                              @Renauda said in Trump's Taxes:

                              I doubt that Biden will win the November election.

                              I would bet that Biden wins.

                              For those who think Trump will win, there are betting markets paying better than even money for that bet, as jon has noted.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #94

                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Reagan elected - nope
                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Bush elected - nope
                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Clinton elected - nope
                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Bush elected - nope
                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Obama elected - nope
                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Trump elected - nope

                                People say the sky will fall and the US will fall apart if President Trump reelected/Vice President Biden elected - i dont think so.

                                I agree with @Renauda

                                To me, the US system has a pretty good way of not letting things swing too far in one direction of the other.

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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #95

                                  Actually Renauda's prediction is that the sky will not fall this election but that it will in 12 years.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • Catseye3C Catseye3

                                    @Renauda Right after I posted the above, I was reading about The Compassion Book, a compendium of Buddhist sayings intended to cultivate compassion and fearlessness. One of the sayings was, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances".

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                                    Aqua Letifer
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                                    #96

                                    @Catseye3 said in Trump's Taxes:

                                    @Renauda Right after I posted the above, I was reading about The Compassion Book, a compendium of Buddhist sayings intended to cultivate compassion and fearlessness. One of the sayings was, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances".

                                    That's more a Stoic thing than a Buddhist thing.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                    • HoraceH Horace

                                      Actually Renauda's prediction is that the sky will not fall this election but that it will in 12 years.

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                                      #97

                                      @Horace said in Trump's Taxes:

                                      Actually Renauda's prediction is that the sky will not fall this election but that it will in 12 years.

                                      Good point Horace. I guess I dont fully agree with him then. 555555

                                      I think that things will continue to move on in a good way in the US.

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        Actually Renauda's prediction is that the sky will not fall this election but that it will in 12 years.

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                                        @Horace said in Trump's Taxes:

                                        Actually Renauda's prediction is that the sky will not fall this election but that it will in 12 years.

                                        Who's he been talking to?

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                                          #99

                                          My prediction is that the world will end right after Trump makes his tax returns public.

                                          I was only joking

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