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o just put them on ... Brexit .... eego eego [sic & sic] and more ergo
the pundits .... the pollsters .... the rational thinkers all predicted GB staying in EU because they all had rational reasons .
it sounds like you would be one of those folks
I am merely pointing out the elephant (pun intended) in the room you have trouble seeing ... it may be large or small but Brexit certainly demonstrates it exists
ignorance is the enemy
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o just put them on ... Brexit .... eego eego [sic & sic] and more ergo
the pundits .... the pollsters .... the rational thinkers all predicted GB staying in EU because they all had rational reasons .
it sounds like you would be one of those folks
I am merely pointing out the elephant (pun intended) in the room you have trouble seeing ... it may be large or small but Brexit certainly demonstrates it exists Actually - you lack reasons, dear boy. Therein lies the rub. Shooting one's mouth off and restating the obvious does not constitute thought, only the chimpanzee's ability to create sound. All Brexit proves is that your belief in black and white is quite wrong.
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There is a logical underpinning to the Trump phenomenon, and it goes like this: In a crisis, people will pay anything to obtain security. If you want to sell them, you need to panic them so they don't notice that you are gouging them.
That has been the Republican approach to polit-economics for 50 years. Trump is just the denouement.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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There is a logical underpinning to the Trump phenomenon, and it goes like this: In a crisis, people will pay anything to obtain security. If you want to sell them, you need to panic them so they don't notice that you are gouging them.
That has been the Republican approach to polit-economics for 50 years. Trump is just the denouement. Fear mongering is a distinct aspect of the system. Agreed. Another is promoting inequality in access to education - and encouraging ignorance - so that those you want to frighten are easily had.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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Fear mongering is a distinct aspect of the system. Agreed.
Another is promoting inequality in access to education - and encouraging ignorance - so that those you want to frighten are easily had. I couldn't agree more. As well, of course, as dismantling any institutions (government, unions, education) that might stand in the way.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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i made no claim there was anything other than simple observation which you continuously deny my brexit comment is another observation ... if you had ever read anything i typed, you would have known i think almost everything is more complex than most people believe sometimes an observation is enough to convey an idea to a receptive mind i.e. i do not have to write a 3 volume treatise complete with accompanying philosophical treatment of the mathematical foundations which would justify a conclusion one may see with an observation
ignorance is the enemy
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Trump is just the denouement or the appetizer bon aperitif
ignorance is the enemy
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i made no claim there was anything other than simple observation which you continuously deny my brexit comment is another observation ... if you had ever read anything i typed, you would have known i think almost everything is more complex than most people believe sometimes an observation is enough to convey an idea to a receptive mind i.e. i do not have to write a 3 volume treatise complete with accompanying philosophical treatment of the mathematical foundations which would justify a conclusion one may see with an observation Continued lack of reasoning - I wonder why? Observation is a data point but hardly constitutes even an inkling of the underlying process. In my experience extrapolation from an observation is usually disastrous. C'est la vie.
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I saw this  What a "spoon" is my favorite.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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