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Who Are Xi’s Enemies?
- abudabi123 4y agoHu Jintao being escorted out looked tame compared to being on the receiving end of a dramatic, "You're fired!" from the former favorite U.S. President when he hosted Apprentice on television. Who are Trump's enemies?
- MockObject 4y agoThat might be a relevant comparison if President Trump had done anything of the sort in his presidential capacity, as opposed to scripted and produced television show.
- abudabi123 4y agoTrump, Reagan are tw U.S. Presidents made recognisable to voters from earlier role in the media. The media should treat with equal favor questions of who are the enemies of a leader in their domestic context. Everything is relevant beyond six degrees of freedom separation in a model.
- dingosity 4y agoYes and no. Reagan was the governor of California, so had previous political experience. And he had been president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in the late 40s / early 50s, so he had a history of representing other people's interests. I think it's clear the worst enemy of a leader is themselves... or the state system they are supporting. States (and businesses for that matter) are optimized for the present. As the world changes, the state (or party, or business, or ...) becomes less efficient. Political organizations have the drawback that they enforce public fealty to "the official party line" so you can never tell with certainty who does and who doesn't see the world through lenses crafted to view an older world. Political "realities" from 50 years ago no longer hold. Republicans from the 70s would not recognize the current party. Largely true of the Democrats as well. Half-way true if you look 20 years ago.
- hulitu 4y agoWhat ? He has no enemies. It is just "democracy in action". Of course "democracy in action" does not apply for current members of congress. /s
- abudabi123 4y ago/s "Democracy is dishonest, I am not going to lie."
- dingosity 4y agoThough one is a television show and the other is valid expression of the political will of a country with deep financial troubles.
- jbirer 4y agoQuestion, how do you guys avoid politics when looking for technology news and articles?
- kelseyfrog 4y agoEverything is politics. It's a matter of how much head-burying I'm up for at any given moment.
- yucky 4y agoEverything is politics. Often asserted, never proven.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoHappy to engage if you state the evidentiary bar that would change your mind.
- yucky 4y agoAre you familiar with Hitchens's razor?
- kelseyfrog 4y agoNo sorry. If I don't look it up then I can feel justified in dismissing it without evidence.
- yucky 4y agoYou made an assertion that everything is politics, without providing any evidence. Every time someone repeats that nonsense they get called out, refuse to back it up with any shred of evidence, and then have a cute response. Like clockwork.
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