What is with American jingoism? — Wallows
To my view, American jingoism flows from profound anxiety stemming from a visceral fear of social ostracism - compounded by Pascal's "inability to sit quietly alone in a room" - to anxiety-tempering narcissism to the lusty thrill and anxiety-obliteration of collective narcissism fueled by ignorance, decrepit critical thinking skills and an unreasoning, unmanageable desire to substitute civil religion for the loss of Christ.
These notions flow from Freud to Fromm to sociologist Robert Bellah, with many sane and serious voices also crying in the wilderness in-between. — ZzzoneiroCosm
Yes. Groupthink: The orgiastic thrill of binding one's narcissism to a roaring crowd. That quashing of an essential anxiety in the synchronicity of a coliseum frenzy. Trump qua God qua missing-Christ a la Freud's "ego ideal." (See Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego) — ZzzoneiroCosm
I've seen it. I follow a couple of Trump pages on Facebook. — ZzzoneiroCosm
There is no quote that says "I want him in a public box". — NOS4A2
A man will face years in prison because he made mistakes during the process of an investigation of which there is no underlying crime. — NOS4A2
It's Taylor quoting sondland. The quote is present in Taylor's personal notes, and he affirmed their accuracy under oath.
https://youtu.be/BpNl3b1SYtc?t=12279
So we're back to my question: Is Taylor confused or lying about the marching orders he received from Sondland? Is Sondland confused about the marching orders he received from Trump?
It seems like someone is either lying or incredibly stupid, and it might be worth continuing the inquiry to find out who the liars are, right?
Taylor affirmed no such quote because no one said “I want Zelensky in a public box”. So we can quote it properly, or not at all. What we cannot do is pretend people said something when they didn’t. — NOS4A2
who have not been able to accomplish half of what Trump has and on so little. Trump’s success refutes their relevance. — NOS4A2
The truth will be in the history books. Typically 20 or 30 years later.For all I know Trump and Co. are lying. But there is no evidence of the motives Dems have attributed to Trump. — NOS4A2
What on Earth are you talking about? That what you say doesn't matter at all. Some leftist bashing US materialism isn't how actually Europeans view the US or it's Presidents. It's the goddam political actions the administration makes. Or do you have this view that Europeans just hate America or what? I think then you don't get it.I get it though. Trump is as American as apple pie. He’s the man of reality TV, the beauty pageant, professional wrestling and the casino. This offends a certain quasi-European sensibility, in this case, a legion of technocrats and bureaucrats who have not been able to accomplish half of what Trump has and on so little. — NOS4A2
One can be a good communicator, but in truth the ACTUAL POLICIES are what matter. And people don't usually follow the actual policies implemented. As long as the economy is doing for them OK, it doesn't actually matter so much what the administration is actually doing.considering that normal was the politically-correct PR speak of men trained in writing and giving speeches, this is exactly what we wanted. We don’t want varnish and lullabies and the public/private views of career politicians. We want to know what the president is thinking, whether he is right or wrong, silly ideas or not. — NOS4A2
One can be a good communicator, but in truth the ACTUAL POLICIES are what matter. And people don't usually follow the actual policies implemented. As long as the economy is doing for them OK, it doesn't actually matter so much what the administration is actually doing.
Besides, the simply fact is that government policies are extensive complex and have to take into account many issues and details, and explaining them is an arduous task for the listener to listen and understand.
For Trump to say "I'll build a wall and Mexico will pay for it" is a great line to quote when drinking beer with friends and talking in an unserious way. But as A POLICY it doesn't simply fly. Mexico hasn't paid and won't pay and building concrete barrier to mostly an emptydesert that usually is circumvented by airports or long coasts is an extremely lousy way to spend taxes. It's truly just a monument, not an effective policy. But who cares about actual reality, when then the catchphrase was so awesome to many?
Because Illegal Immigration mostly happens through official points of entry! So yes, who does care about actual reality?So equivocating between border-hopping and going through an official point of entry is silly. But then again, who cares about actual reality? — NOS4A2
See The Real Illegal Immigration Crisis Isn’t on the Southern BorderThese immigrants, who enter countries legally on student, tourist, or work visas and then stay past their visa’s expiration date, are often overlooked in the discussion of illegal immigration. But in the past 10 years, visa overstays in the United States have outnumbered border crossings by a ratio of about 2 to 1
Because Illegal Immigration mostly happens through official points of entry! So yes, who does care about actual reality?
We want to know what the president is thinking, whether he is right or wrong, silly ideas or not. — NOS4A2
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