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Ezekiel #292100 09/05/16 12:32 AM
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In 1900 a chap named Gustav Le Bon wrote a seminal work aptly entitled The Crowd.
It's a discourse on the behavior of crowds. His insights into electoral processes are particularly interesting because he posits that crowd behavior is driven by images and not by rational thought or argument.
Essentially when the individual becomes part of a crowd he loses his ability to think as an individual.


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I saw an article that said Trump won't debate without Johnson's participation. I haven't seen it anywhere else... Santa Monica O Observer


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

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Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
If he doesn't wet his pants at the first debate...
Hillary had better bait and zap Don The Con really good - so that we can ALL watch him meltdown when he DOES piss his pants. I hope that Hillary is taking some advice from Lizzy Warren. smile


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For those in need of entertainment, if Trump does show up (a big IF), the debate should prove a comedic farce.


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The problem is, if he doesn't wet himself, he "succeeds". Expectations are lower than they are for a new puppy. At least a puppy is cute


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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'm going to place a bet: after the election it will come out (in a year or so) that Trump is suffering from Alzheimer's. It killed his father, and Trump is not nearly as healthy as Fred was.


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Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
The problem is, if he doesn't wet himself, he "succeeds". Expectations are lower than they are for a new puppy. At least a puppy is cute
ROTFMOL Indeed! Puppies ARE cute. laugh


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Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
I'm going to place a bet: after the election it will come out (in a year or so) that Trump is suffering from Alzheimer's. It killed his father, and Trump is not nearly as healthy as Fred was.
I'm not a betting person per se (...although I occasionally hit the slots at Indian Casinos), we can just have an Espresso milkshake at Tullys*. smile

*I've discovered Tullys and discovered Espresso milkshakes. OMG!!! They're terrific and gives you a pep that lasts for HOURS!!!!



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Mr Trump says everyone must go .... now he says in the future he will decide ..... doesn't that mean he is entertaining amnesty or legal status?

Do I have to go, or can I stay (to paraphrase The Clash)


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The latest Trump rally in NYC drew a really big crowd:

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