"You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine."
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Xenon, don't take the things I say personally. I say what's on my mind, and some of it is just meant to elicit a chuckle or two. That's the nature of the forum, we each have our own personalities, but we are all friends and mean no harm. That goes for you too, 89th. As for Sock, he hasn't mattered since he came on here after a long absence to use everyone and to become Cosmored II.
That said, you and 89th both would be taken more serious on this matter if you would stop trying to justify your bias against Trump by trying to pass your opinions off as reasoned logic. Most of us are smart enough to see through it, so to continue trying to justify it as reasoned thought insults our intelligence.
I have spent my entire life running business. I've done quite well at it, because I am a leader. As a leader, I recognize a follower when I see one. If Obama had been president during this and had done item by item exactly the same things Trump has done, both of you guys would be praising his leadership and wisdom. Don't say you wouldn't, because I know better.
This issue matters, not because it shows a negative or a positive about Trump. It matters because it is becoming a battle line between those who want to destroy our nation and those who want to save it. Whether Trump wears a mask or not is not important. That violent criminals are being turned loose from prison under the guise of "protecting them from the virus" only to have them commit more crimes against innocent people and you end up with one of them stabbing a nother man nearly to death as he hijacked his car, the 4th car he had stolen in a matter of a couple of weeks, be given a ticket and turned loose on the same day that a business owner was arrested and taken to jail for daring to open his gym for business... that's what's important.
Both you and 89th focus on your dislike of what the man says and how he says it. That's following. Look at results. Then look at the results of his political opposition. The simple truth is, if the current Democrat party were to get in charge of government again our nation is history. That is a stone cold fact. Leaders can see this. Followers are busy biting his ankles.
You and 89th Re biting his ankles.
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@Larry said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
If Obama had been president during this and had done item by item exactly the same things Trump has done, both of you guys would be praising his leadership and wisdom.
This is funny, and you probably wonāt believe me but I opened this thread just now and I honestly was about to ask the following question so Iāll still ask it anyway:
Hereās a good test. If it wasnāt President Trump but President Hillary Clinton in the office and the EXACT same everything happened, would you be saying the same thing about her handling of the pandemic? I know I would.
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@Larry I was actually more curious than offended. Very few people in this world have the ability to personally offend me. So no sweat.
I have no party affiliation. On balance Iād probably score more on the conservative side.
I can sympathize with people who want to take a wrecking ball approach to the government - so I can see the appeal of Trump. (I think lots of parts of the U.S. need a tear down / rebuild)
Without getting into a lengthy diatribe - Iāll just say I disagree with you for reasons that probably belong in a different thread.
Iāve said it a bajillion times, most of the real issues that face this country need to be solved by congress and thereās too much obsession with the power of the Presidency.
The President should also embody the values weād want in American citizens. Heās the head of a social and cultural group.
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It sounds dorky, but I wanted to move to the U.S. since I was a kid. The values and ideals appealed to me.
I canāt stand people who focus on grievances - and thatās all Trump does. (Not a huge Democrat fan at the moment either)
This guy does not stand for the values that I was drawn to.
This guy acts like the U.S. is the only country that has issues and everyone is laughing at us.
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This seems like a good place to post this: The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetence Begets Confidence
The Dunning-Kruger effect, coined by the psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999, is a cognitive bias in which poor performers greatly overestimate their abilities. Dunning and Krugerās research shows that underperforming individuals āreach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it.ā This incompetence, in turn, leads them to āhold inflated views of their performance and ability.ā
On Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DunningāKruger_effect .
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@xenon said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
Iāve said it a bajillion times, most of the real issues that face this country need to be solved by congress and thereās too much obsession with the power of the Presidency.
The President should also embody the values weād want in American citizens. Heās the head of a social and cultural group.
Well said. As much as Congress is t3h sux0rs, I've also often thought the same thing as you.
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@Axtremus said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
This seems like a good place to post this: The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetence Begets Confidence
The Dunning-Kruger effect, coined by the psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999, is a cognitive bias in which poor performers greatly overestimate their abilities. Dunning and Krugerās research shows that underperforming individuals āreach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it.ā This incompetence, in turn, leads them to āhold inflated views of their performance and ability.ā
On Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DunningāKruger_effect .
@Axtremus said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
This seems like a good place to post this: The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetence Begets Confidence
The Dunning-Kruger effect, coined by the psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999, is a cognitive bias in which poor performers greatly overestimate their abilities. Dunning and Krugerās research shows that underperforming individuals āreach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it.ā This incompetence, in turn, leads them to āhold inflated views of their performance and ability.ā
On Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DunningāKruger_effect .
Yep, best economy in many decades. Lowest black unemployment ever. Highest stock market ever. First gains in real income in years. Embassy back in Jerusalem. Large middle-class tax cut. First Step act. Creation of the Space Force. The defeat of ISIS. Emphasis on border security. Lowest Hispanic unemployment in history. Right to Try passed. Energy independent or close to it. Keystone Pipeline. Renegotiation of NAFTA. And judges...Lots of judges.
I could go on, but not bad for a poor performer in three years, all the while battling an illegal special counsel probe and undergoing a rugged impeachment.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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I had a long discussion with Horace in the old forum board, but do you really think that the economy is strictly due to President Trump? I did not hear you saying how good President Obama did with stock market employment, etc. were pretty good during his term.
Most numerical measures at 40 months of their presidency are better for President Obama than for President Trump.
at this point in their presidents term, who had the better return at the stock market?
President Trump or President Obama?at this point in their presidents term, who had the better positive change in unemployment?
President Trump or President Obama?Now I realize that the reply will be "because Corona!!" And that is true, but............
My point is this - if a leader (President Trump, President Obama, President Bush, President Clinton, etc) is going to talk about how good things are and take credit when things are going well, they also have to step up and take responsibility when things are not going well.
You cannot say - economy was great until Jan 2020. That is ONLY because of me. Economy doing bad now - that NOT because of me.
I do add the President Trump is not alone like this. Probably EVERY world leader acts the same. President Obama took too much credit when things went well and was quick to blame others when it did not go so well.
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Politicians are basically salesmen pretending to be lawyers and acting like whores. Three of the finest professions in the world, combined.
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Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@Jolly said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
Then there is no reason to elect or change leaders of any country, is it? We're all on autopilot and nothing ever makes a difference.
Let me ask you, do you think President Obama did a good job with the economy?
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@taiwan_girl said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
@Jolly said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
Then there is no reason to elect or change leaders of any country, is it? We're all on autopilot and nothing ever makes a difference.
Let me ask you, do you think President Obama did a good job with the economy?
I think Mr. Obama did a good job trying to sink 1/7 of it.
But in your scenario, it doesn't matter...Obama has little or no effect.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@Jolly said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
Then there is no reason to elect or change leaders of any country, is it? We're all on autopilot and nothing ever makes a difference.
The main reason to regularly change leaders is to stop them from becoming dictators. We've all seen examples of idealistic people becoming monsters, and in democracies there's a point at which you say of even the best leaders, 'Stick a fork in his ass, he's done'.
There's also a well known saying about diapers and politicians being changed for the same reason.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@taiwan_girl said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
I had a long discussion with Horace in the old forum board, but do you really think that the economy is strictly due to President Trump? I did not hear you saying how good President Obama did with stock market employment, etc. were pretty good during his term.
Most numerical measures at 40 months of their presidency are better for President Obama than for President Trump.
at this point in their presidents term, who had the better return at the stock market?
President Trump or President Obama?at this point in their presidents term, who had the better positive change in unemployment?
President Trump or President Obama?Now I realize that the reply will be "because Corona!!" And that is true, but............
My point is this - if a leader (President Trump, President Obama, President Bush, President Clinton, etc) is going to talk about how good things are and take credit when things are going well, they also have to step up and take responsibility when things are not going well.
You cannot say - economy was great until Jan 2020. That is ONLY because of me. Economy doing bad now - that NOT because of me.
I do add the President Trump is not alone like this. Probably EVERY world leader acts the same. President Obama took too much credit when things went well and was quick to blame others when it did not go so well.
The notion that presidents don't have much influence on the economy is a fallacy that's put forth by the party that's in the White House when the economy is not doing well. It can be either party making the claim, but it's usually democrats because usually the economy isn't doing well when a Democrat is in the White House.
But it's not true. Presidents have a major impact on how the economy performs. As for the argument that they should accept blame when it's bad if they're going to take credit when it's good... it's not that simple. Good or bad depends on why. If the reason for a downturn is due to something out of his control, why should a president take the blame for it?
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@Doctor-Phibes said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
@Jolly said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
Then there is no reason to elect or change leaders of any country, is it? We're all on autopilot and nothing ever makes a difference.
The main reason to regularly change leaders is to stop them from becoming dictators. We've all seen examples of idealistic people becoming monsters, and in democracies there's a point at which you say of even the best leaders, 'Stick a fork in his ass, he's done'.
There's also a well known saying about diapers and politicians being changed for the same reason.
That's just the flip side of the coin from TG. In her world, national leaders make little difference. In yours, they ascend to ultimate authority and impact.
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@xenon said in "You're damn right I'm taking hydroxychloroquine.":
@Larry I disagree. And also if you just look at the numbers historically - GDP growth has been higher under Democratās.
But I disagree with the premise.
You can disagree all you want, but it won't change reality. Tell me which Democrat president caused the economy to improve, and I'll tell you what really happened.
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The U.S. economy does not have a man at the helm pulling levers. To the extent that Congress and the President change the country, it's based on long-term consequences of meaningful legislation and overwhelmingly driven by the energy and talents of Americans.
Sure, in time of crisis they can have outsized influence.
Fundamental things like capital formation, incentives to create new businesses, the cost and outcomes of healthcare policy - these things Presidents and Congress definitely shape - but the effects are felt in the long term.
The fundamentals of a country do not change with a new administration. Hypothetically, you couldn't rotate the government personalities of the UK, Canada and U.S. and start getting American-like economy figures coming out of Canada by putting Trump into place there.
It's like moving a lumbering ocean liner. You can change the path by a few degrees and change where the ship will end up - but your destination is way off in the future.
Doesn't it fundamentally go against conservative philosophy to think that one man in the government is in control of our economic destiny?
