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Third Wave Here?

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    Mik
    wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 23:41 last edited by
    #84

    Not yet. But still wise to be a bit careful.

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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    • R Renauda
      24 Mar 2021, 17:10

      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

      @rainman said in Third Wave Here?:

      Facial expressions? I find him rather expressionless.

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      That facial expression reminds of the on camera face pull made by a former POTUS when he discovered the door was locked.

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      Jolly
      wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 00:51 last edited by
      #85

      @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

      @rainman said in Third Wave Here?:

      Facial expressions? I find him rather expressionless.

      alt text

      That facial expression reminds of the on camera face pull made by a former POTUS when he discovered the door was locked.

      Clinton is ancient history...

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:29 last edited by
        #86

        I don’t know, the numbers staying flat while we are vaccinating over 2,000,000 a day hits me as kind of scary. If we weren’t vaccinating 2,000,000 per day, how bad would it be?

        The Brad

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          Mik
          wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:43 last edited by
          #87

          I will take plateauing while we continue to vaccinate.

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          • L LuFins Dad
            25 Mar 2021, 01:29

            I don’t know, the numbers staying flat while we are vaccinating over 2,000,000 a day hits me as kind of scary. If we weren’t vaccinating 2,000,000 per day, how bad would it be?

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            Loki
            wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:48 last edited by
            #88

            @lufins-dad said in Third Wave Here?:

            I don’t know, the numbers staying flat while we are vaccinating over 2,000,000 a day hits me as kind of scary. If we weren’t vaccinating 2,000,000 per day, how bad would it be?

            Check out Brazil

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            • L Loki
              25 Mar 2021, 01:48

              @lufins-dad said in Third Wave Here?:

              I don’t know, the numbers staying flat while we are vaccinating over 2,000,000 a day hits me as kind of scary. If we weren’t vaccinating 2,000,000 per day, how bad would it be?

              Check out Brazil

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              George K
              wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 11:09 last edited by George K
              #89

              @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

              @lufins-dad said in Third Wave Here?:

              I don’t know, the numbers staying flat while we are vaccinating over 2,000,000 a day hits me as kind of scary. If we weren’t vaccinating 2,000,000 per day, how bad would it be?

              Check out Brazil

              I added Germany because of the new lockdowns imposed by the Merkel government.

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 11:18 last edited by
                #90

                India has put a hold on exports of the AZ vaccine due to rising domestic cases

                https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56513371

                Also, there's a new 'double mutant'?

                https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56517495

                This isn't over yet.

                I was only joking

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                • J Jolly
                  25 Mar 2021, 00:51

                  @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                  @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                  @rainman said in Third Wave Here?:

                  Facial expressions? I find him rather expressionless.

                  alt text

                  That facial expression reminds of the on camera face pull made by a former POTUS when he discovered the door was locked.

                  Clinton is ancient history...

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                  Renauda
                  wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 13:33 last edited by
                  #91

                  @jolly said in Third Wave Here?:

                  Clinton is ancient history...

                  Nope, not Slick Willy.

                  It was none other than Dubya....

                  Link to video

                  Elbows up!

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                  • R Renauda
                    25 Mar 2021, 13:33

                    @jolly said in Third Wave Here?:

                    Clinton is ancient history...

                    Nope, not Slick Willy.

                    It was none other than Dubya....

                    Link to video

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                    Catseye3
                    wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 13:43 last edited by Catseye3
                    #92

                    @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                    Nope, not Slick Willy.
                    It was none other than Dubya....

                    Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                    Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                    That is kind of depressing.

                    I wonder, though, how many other nations feel like they have the same problem. Is it more of a human issue, rather than an apathetic Americans issue?

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

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                    • C Catseye3
                      25 Mar 2021, 13:43

                      @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                      Nope, not Slick Willy.
                      It was none other than Dubya....

                      Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                      Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                      That is kind of depressing.

                      I wonder, though, how many other nations feel like they have the same problem. Is it more of a human issue, rather than an apathetic Americans issue?

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                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 14:05 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                      #93

                      @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                      @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                      Nope, not Slick Willy.
                      It was none other than Dubya....

                      Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                      Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                      That is kind of depressing.

                      I wonder, though, how many other nations feel like they have the same problem. Is it more of a human issue, rather than an apathetic Americans issue?

                      In Britain, most would probably say Winston Churchill rather than, say, David Lloyd George or Clement Attlee, although in reality as a politician Churchill did one thing really, really well, and made some truly horrible blunders throughout his career, where Lloyd-George and Atlee were reformers who somewhat dragged Britain out of its frankly quite embarrassing, class-ridden past. I'm sure one US-born Briton at least would vote for Bo-Jo.

                      How many Americans really know anything about George Washington the politician rather than George Washington the heroic champion of freedom?

                      I was only joking

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                      • A Aqua Letifer
                        24 Mar 2021, 16:31

                        I don't see how Carlson's tone helps to dampen the country's growing animosity toward one another. I do see how it could be pretty effective in keeping conservatives pissed off.

                        I don't need any of that shit in my life so I don't listen.

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                        mark
                        wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:08 last edited by
                        #94

                        @aqua-letifer said in Third Wave Here?:

                        I don't see how Carlson's tone helps to dampen the country's growing animosity toward one another. I do see how it could be pretty effective in keeping conservatives pissed off.

                        I don't need any of that shit in my life so I don't listen.

                        Bingo!

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                        • C Catseye3
                          25 Mar 2021, 13:43

                          @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                          Nope, not Slick Willy.
                          It was none other than Dubya....

                          Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                          Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                          That is kind of depressing.

                          I wonder, though, how many other nations feel like they have the same problem. Is it more of a human issue, rather than an apathetic Americans issue?

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                          Horace
                          wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:20 last edited by
                          #95

                          @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                          @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                          Nope, not Slick Willy.
                          It was none other than Dubya....

                          Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                          Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                          He was definitely the greatest of all time for an 8 year period.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • M mark
                            25 Mar 2021, 15:08

                            @aqua-letifer said in Third Wave Here?:

                            I don't see how Carlson's tone helps to dampen the country's growing animosity toward one another. I do see how it could be pretty effective in keeping conservatives pissed off.

                            I don't need any of that shit in my life so I don't listen.

                            Bingo!

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                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:20 last edited by
                            #96

                            @mark said in Third Wave Here?:

                            @aqua-letifer said in Third Wave Here?:

                            I don't see how Carlson's tone helps to dampen the country's growing animosity toward one another. I do see how it could be pretty effective in keeping conservatives pissed off.

                            I don't need any of that shit in my life so I don't listen.

                            Bingo!

                            I think the argument is that it's OK to be obnoxious, aggressive and sow division when you're completely in the right.

                            Also, the irony of saying that 'liberals always call others stupid' in defence of Tucker Carlson and his ilk, who call others stupid all the time, is a bit freaking much.

                            Particularly when I didn't say anybody was stupid.

                            I was only joking

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:22 last edited by
                              #97

                              All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • H Horace
                                25 Mar 2021, 15:22

                                All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

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                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:26 last edited by
                                #98

                                @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                                So he doesn't call people stupid?

                                I was only joking

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                                • D Doctor Phibes
                                  25 Mar 2021, 15:26

                                  @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                  All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                                  So he doesn't call people stupid?

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:29 last edited by
                                  #99

                                  @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                  @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                  All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                                  So he doesn't call people stupid?

                                  I am sure he has called people stupid.

                                  On the other hand, in a video of a monologue posted here yesterday, he was careful to understand and not judge those who attempt to come to America illegally from countries with much more difficult circumstances. You should listen to that one. He blames the politics of effectively open borders of the left, but not those who quite rationally take advantage of those politics, to better the lives of their families.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • H Horace
                                    25 Mar 2021, 15:29

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                                    So he doesn't call people stupid?

                                    I am sure he has called people stupid.

                                    On the other hand, in a video of a monologue posted here yesterday, he was careful to understand and not judge those who attempt to come to America illegally from countries with much more difficult circumstances. You should listen to that one. He blames the politics of effectively open borders of the left, but not those who quite rationally take advantage of those politics, to better the lives of their families.

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 15:59 last edited by
                                    #100

                                    @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                    All you people who never listen to him are totally confident that he's a spittle flecked rabble rouser.

                                    So he doesn't call people stupid?

                                    I am sure he has called people stupid.

                                    On the other hand, in a video of a monologue posted here yesterday, he was careful to understand and not judge those who attempt to come to America illegally from countries with much more difficult circumstances. You should listen to that one. He blames the politics of effectively open borders of the left, but not those who quite rationally take advantage of those politics, to better the lives of their families.

                                    I appreciate that you really like him, but I've seen a couple of these monologues, and they're not really saying anything particularly profound. Obviously, the issue of illegal immigration is a very difficult one, and many of those trying to come into the US and other countries can hardly be blamed for seeking a new life. As an aside, I found the anti-Mexican and immigrant rhetoric that Trump used in his 2016 campaign to be extremely unpleasant - describing them as 'rapists, murderers, and presumably some good people' was appalling. Again, many seem to disagree, but I thought he was pandering to bigots.

                                    I was only joking

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                                      Catseye3
                                      wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 16:05 last edited by
                                      #101

                                      Excerpt from my Stoics newsletter:

                                      "There were not many good emperors in Rome. There have not been many good kings since. In fact, there haven’t been many good leaders ever—there is something about power that seems to bring out the worst in people. It seems to be a light which destroys the moths that are drawn to it."

                                      Suetonius: "[P]ower unmasks the true identity of leaders. It brings to light weaknesses that were there all along but might have been overlooked."

                                      The title of the above essay is "Power Doesn't Corrupt, It Reveals".

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

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                                      • H Horace
                                        25 Mar 2021, 15:20

                                        @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        Nope, not Slick Willy.
                                        It was none other than Dubya....

                                        Yup, Scooby, we've got work to do when it comes to selecting good leaders.

                                        Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                                        He was definitely the greatest of all time for an 8 year period.

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                                        Catseye3
                                        wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 16:08 last edited by
                                        #102

                                        @horace said in Third Wave Here?:

                                        Whenever I ask myself who was our GOAT president, try though I might, I can never avoid picking George Washington.

                                        He was definitely the greatest of all time for an 8 year period.

                                        Yes. I agree with that assessment. That's the trouble. By 'trying to avoid', I meant I despairingly wish I could pick somebody else, preferably someone closer to our time.

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

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                                        • C Catseye3
                                          25 Mar 2021, 16:05

                                          Excerpt from my Stoics newsletter:

                                          "There were not many good emperors in Rome. There have not been many good kings since. In fact, there haven’t been many good leaders ever—there is something about power that seems to bring out the worst in people. It seems to be a light which destroys the moths that are drawn to it."

                                          Suetonius: "[P]ower unmasks the true identity of leaders. It brings to light weaknesses that were there all along but might have been overlooked."

                                          The title of the above essay is "Power Doesn't Corrupt, It Reveals".

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 16:08 last edited by
                                          #103

                                          @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                                          Excerpt from my Stoics newsletter:

                                          "There were not many good emperors in Rome. There have not been many good kings since. In fact, there haven’t been many good leaders ever—there is something about power that seems to bring out the worst in people. It seems to be a light which destroys the moths that are drawn to it."

                                          Suetonius: "[P]ower unmasks the true identity of leaders. It brings to light weaknesses that were there all along but might have been overlooked."

                                          The title of the above essay is "Power Doesn't Corrupt, It Reveals".

                                          If you ever work with people who are hungry for power, it doesn't take long to realise that there's frequently something wrong with them.

                                          I was only joking

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