Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 166: Three Trump Firings By 500 or Your Money Back

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MikeTavish posted...

https://tinyurl.com/y9ausxll

I thought this article about a Yale study on turning conservatives into liberals was pretty interesting. Bit of a read but worth it. Don't know if it's been linked/talked about before but I was just made aware of it.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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MikeTavish posted...

https://tinyurl.com/y9ausxll

I thought this article about a Yale study on turning conservatives into liberals was pretty interesting. Bit of a read but worth it. Don't know if it's been linked/talked about before but I was just made aware of it.

I've seen similar studies that have corroborated the 'liberal vs conservative' test of measuring fear, but stuff like this:

In another study, using hand sanitizer after being warned about the flu virus had the same effect on immigration attitudes as had being vaccinated. A simple squirt of Purell after we had raised the threat of the flu had changed their minds. It made them feel safe from the dangerous virus, and this made them feel socially safe from immigrants as well.

Was unexpected.
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So what I took away from that study is that I should stand outside polling places offering everyone hand sanitizer.
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I'll read that article later, but for now I'm sure there are some ways to turn liberals into conservatives too. Maybe not with hand sanitizer in their hands...but something like fireworks or a gun, maybe BBQ -- who knows.

Whatever it is, I'll be interested in reading that too whenever that study exists to see how they contrast each other.
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HaRRicH posted...

I'll read that article later, but for now I'm sure there are some ways to turn liberals into conservatives too.

Sure, just find internet dorks who can't get laid and convince them it's the fault of women and brown people.
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Probably requires concussions
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I went to go look up this weeks Ben Garrison cartoon but its just about Jim Carrey being dumb

Sad!
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HaRRicH posted...

I'll read that article later, but for now I'm sure there are some ways to turn liberals into conservatives too

Give them money then tell them taxes are going up
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https://twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/976926310445584386?s=21

Bannon says the three pillars of his new ideology are nationalism, cryptocurrencies, and digital sovereignty.

I cannot stop laughing at this
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Jakyl25 posted...

I went to go look up this weeks Ben Garrison cartoon but its just about Jim Carrey being dumb

Sad!

Every time I look at his archives I find something like this:
https://grrrgraphics.com/fixin-the-leaks/

And I'm even more convinced that he masturbates to his own cartoons.
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976948306927607810

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
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For those who like to see Donald's handshakes: keep waiting.

https://twitter.com/Stop_Trump20/status/976554634847408129?s=19
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Main qualifications to work with Trump now.

-You defend him vigorously on TV
-Lots of bullet points and pictures for briefings.
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SupremeZero posted...

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976948306927607810

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

@Nelson_Mandela is probably rock hard with this news.
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So who is John Bolton
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

SupremeZero posted...

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976948306927607810

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

@Nelson_Mandela is probably rock hard with this news.

I like McMaster but yeah John Bolton is the goat. Should be secretary of state.
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Another Neocon. Interesting. North Korea is going to have a ton of pressure on it to come to the table.
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SupremeZero posted...

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976948306927607810

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

can't wait for the next endless war
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Boy its almost like the market didnt just fucking tank today.
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Also thats 2.

Topic may have undersold
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What I'm taking from that study is that it's much easier to pull people's strings than we think, even in a clinical setting, and no one is immune to propaganda.

And I mean that in a "this is a positive thing we learned" sense, not in a "duplicitous scientists!" sense.
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Corrik posted...

So who is John Bolton

Bolton is most known for wanting to start a war with pretty much everybody

He is on record saying that he wanted to bomb Iran, and that he hopes the talks with North Korea fail so we can bomb them
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StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

So who is John Bolton

Bolton is most known for wanting to start a war with pretty much everybody

He is a Neocon. He believes in using our military in situations that would benefit our citizens across the world to ensure their protection. Yes.
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Corrik posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

So who is John Bolton

Bolton is most known for wanting to start a war with pretty much everybody

He is a Neocon. He believes in using our military in situations that would benefit our citizens across the world to ensure their protection. Yes.

So what would starting a war with North Korea when we have nobody to back us up and would in fact turn certain countries specifically against us do to benefit our citizens
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StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

So who is John Bolton

Bolton is most known for wanting to start a war with pretty much everybody

He is a Neocon. He believes in using our military in situations that would benefit our citizens across the world to ensure their protection. Yes.

So what would starting a war with North Korea when we have nobody to back us up and would in fact turn certain countries specifically against us do to benefit our citizens

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.
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Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.

You really don't think China would when they've warned against it, especially now with the tariffs?
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StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.

You really don't think China would when they've warned against it, especially now with the tariffs?

China is not going to war over North Korea.

Edit: Tariffs against China isn't some new thing just because it was in the news recently.
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Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

China would
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Corrik posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.

You really don't think China would when they've warned against it, especially now with the tariffs?

China is not going to war over North Korea.

China certainly does not want us or our allies to occupy North Korean territory
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Jakyl25 posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

China would

I mean, they wouldn't, but you can believe what you want.
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Corrik posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.

You really don't think China would when they've warned against it, especially now with the tariffs?

China is not going to war over North Korea.

Edit: Tariffs against China isn't some new thing just because it was in the news recently.

So what has made you believe that it's an empty threat?
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Jakyl25 posted...

Corrik posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

In fact, I am surprised we haven't been to war with them by now. There will be immense pressure to disarm now in these talks.

You really don't think China would when they've warned against it, especially now with the tariffs?

China is not going to war over North Korea.

China certainly does not want us or our allies to occupy North Korean territory

Of course they don't. They wouldn't go to war over it. They would just get us to agree to keep our base in South Korea and not have any military presence in the North of a unified Korea.

They are not going to war over that.
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Corrik posted...

Dying how people think they are experts on shit because they google a couple of articles.

Corrik posted...

They are not going to war over that.

So please show us your credentials for being an expert on East Asian geopolitics.
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people still seriously responding to corrik LMFAO

nice joke guys, you can stop now
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Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

I mean thats kind of what we are doing too
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Peace___Frog posted...

Corrik posted...

Dying how people think they are experts on shit because they google a couple of articles.

Corrik posted...

They are not going to war over that.

So please show us your credentials for being an expert on East Asian geopolitics.

Show me yours and I will show you mine. Until then, we are both giving our opinions. And, even if we do pull our bullshit credentials out our asses, we are still just giving our opinoons. You are saying they "will". I am saying they "won't".

Glad we cleared up the confusion there.
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Peace___Frog posted...

So please show us your credentials for being an expert on East Asian geopolitics.

he's an expert on that AND steel. a true polymath.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Corrik posted...

Nobody would turn against us if we went to war with a North Korea who was threatening nations while trying to arm and mobilize nuclear weapons.

I mean thats kind of what we are doing too

China going to war with Japan, South Korea, United States, Australia, and whoever else over North Korea is kind of silly. They will get some concession of some sort to save face and not get involved. They are not going to war over it though.
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Wheeee world war three
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Heres something interesting we keep looking at North Korea but China could retaliate in another way: Taiwan

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-signs-taiwan-order-despite-warnings-from-china-2018-3

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-usa/chinese-paper-says-china-should-prepare-for-military-action-over-taiwan-idUSKBN1GY015

So to review Trump is aggravating China by:
- Violating the One China policy by taking steps to recognize Taiwan Sovreignty
- Initiating a Trade War
- Leaked rumors that Taiwan may be leasing F-15 Eagles from the US in violation of agreements with China

Toss in North Korea and we have ourselves a nice little square dance.
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Eddv posted...

Heres something interesting we keep looking at North Korea but China could retaliate in another way: Taiwan

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-signs-taiwan-order-despite-warnings-from-china-2018-3

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-usa/chinese-paper-says-china-should-prepare-for-military-action-over-taiwan-idUSKBN1GY015

So to review Trump is aggravating China by:
- Violating the One China policy by taking steps to recognize Taiwan Sovreignty
- Initiating a Trade War
- Leaked rumors that Taiwan may be leasing F-15 Eagles from the US in violation of agreements with China

Toss in North Korea and we have ourselves a nice little square dance.

Bet a lot that this is true
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Panthera posted...

Wheeee world war three

You can't be scared to act on nations that are threatening you with nuclear weapons.
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Corrik posted...

Panthera posted...

Wheeee world war three

You can't be scared to act on nations that are threatening you with nuclear weapons.

What is this post

First of all North Korea isn't threatening me with nuclear weapons, I am neither American nor Japanese nor South Korean nor living in the ocean in between any of these locations. Second, I am not in a position to act on this particular nation. What am I going to do to North Korea, swim over there and beat their leaders at checkers? Third, I am not scared, because as we just established I can't do anything anyway and even if I could, you're fucked a bit more than I am if they shoot the nukes so haha, get rekt. Fourth, if I had to act on North Korea I would be scared because what the fuck am I going to do when a whole country wants to kill me?

Please think through your responses in the future to avoid these embarrassing misunderstandings.
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Can someone at least shave Boltons moustache if were going to go to war
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Panthera posted...

Corrik posted...

Panthera posted...

Wheeee world war three

You can't be scared to act on nations that are threatening you with nuclear weapons.

What is this post

First of all North Korea isn't threatening me with nuclear weapons, I am neither American nor Japanese nor South Korean nor living in the ocean in between any of these locations. Second, I am not in a position to act on this particular nation. What am I going to do to North Korea, swim over there and beat their leaders at checkers? Third, I am not scared, because as we just established I can't do anything anyway and even if I could, you're fucked a bit more than I am if they shoot the nukes so haha, get rekt. Fourth, if I had to act on North Korea I would be scared because what the fuck am I going to do when a whole country wants to kill me?

Please think through your responses in the future to avoid these embarrassing misunderstandings.

You could have saved yourself so much time with this response by learning English.

The United States cannot be afraid to act on nations that are threatening the United States with nuclear weapons.

Seriously you lack that much comprehension that you could not put that easy ass thing together?

The supposed threat of WW3 being possible should not be a deterrent to neutralizing a nation that is threatening you with nuclear weapons. You can't be afraid to defend yourself. You don't wait until it is too late to do something. That is reactionary.

I was kind enough to bold your words you should have been telling yourself.

Where the hell you live has absolutely no bearing on the comment.
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No, I checked the figures and I was definitely right in the first place, I don't live in the United States so I'm not in a position to be afraid of acting on North Korea for threatening you with nuclear weapons. Deterrents are only effective when they apply. Basic logic.
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Panthera posted...

No, I checked the figures and I was definitely right in the first place, I don't live in the United States so I'm not in a position to be afraid of acting on North Korea for threatening you with nuclear weapons. Deterrents are only effective when they apply. Basic logic.

Are you like doubling down on lacking reading comprehension?

Truly amazing.

Anyways... Not bait I am wasting my time on. If you do not wish to discuss it but instead try to literally apply meanings to create nonsense to sound dumb, that is on you. I'll pass on that.
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Did the part where I talked about swimming to North Korea and playing Kim at checkers not tip you off that perhaps you weren't dealing with the most serious of responses?
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It's a shame Corrik doesn't know English or he could have saved himself a lot of time with those responses.
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