Similar levels of articulation.okaydo said:
Who would've thunk that the president of the United States would steal the best BI poster's shtick.
okaydo said:
Who would've thunk that the president of the United States would steal the best BI poster's shtick.
You misspelled lamest.okaydo said:
Who would've thunk that the president of the United States would steal the best BI poster's shtick.
Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong more interested in foreign politics than American politics. Cal Strong work on human rights and political rights of religious minorities in the MENA region. He try to help the world by making it a stronger place.
Cal Strong no vote for President Trump. But he recognize that Trump strong at politics. President Trump weak at governing, but strong at winning 2016 election.
Cal Strong no vote for Hillary Clinton either. Cal Strong work for Sec. Clinton in state dept. for brief time. But he no like her leadership. He slightly preferred it when Kerry took over (but he think they both weak at leading and setting strong agendas). And Cal Strong never vote for anyone who send their children to stanfurd. That immoral. Cal Strong believe in morality. Cal Strong believe in strong parenting . . . like Cal.
So in 2016 Cal Strong write in name of someone he wished had run. He mail in ballot through FedEx from Egypt . . . like Cal.
Cal Strong no approve of President Trump as a leader. Cal Strong think he WEAK at governing. He weak at forming strong coalitions. Cal not weak at governing. Cal not weak at forming strong coalitions. President Trump should be more like Cal, less like him.
But Cal Strong get frustrated by weak people who say things like "Trump is the worst" or "Trump is a dictator." Cal Strong has lived under and fought against real dictators in the MENA region. Trump a populist American politician . . . not a dictator. Sisi, Morsi, Mubarak are dictators. Khameni, Assad, MbS are dictators. Anyone who spend a few years living under real dictators know that Trump not a dictator. He just a populist president from sales and marketing background.
And for the strong record, okaydo and calumnus posting STRONG today.
Well, if you need an analogy I guess you can pull any out of your hat that you wish but the COVID pandemic growth paralleling Trump on his way to dictatorship has to be quite a stretch. Haters gonna hatecalumnus said:Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong more interested in foreign politics than American politics. Cal Strong work on human rights and political rights of religious minorities in the MENA region. He try to help the world by making it a stronger place.
Cal Strong no vote for President Trump. But he recognize that Trump strong at politics. President Trump weak at governing, but strong at winning 2016 election.
Cal Strong no vote for Hillary Clinton either. Cal Strong work for Sec. Clinton in state dept. for brief time. But he no like her leadership. He slightly preferred it when Kerry took over (but he think they both weak at leading and setting strong agendas). And Cal Strong never vote for anyone who send their children to stanfurd. That immoral. Cal Strong believe in morality. Cal Strong believe in strong parenting . . . like Cal.
So in 2016 Cal Strong write in name of someone he wished had run. He mail in ballot through FedEx from Egypt . . . like Cal.
Cal Strong no approve of President Trump as a leader. Cal Strong think he WEAK at governing. He weak at forming strong coalitions. Cal not weak at governing. Cal not weak at forming strong coalitions. President Trump should be more like Cal, less like him.
But Cal Strong get frustrated by weak people who say things like "Trump is the worst" or "Trump is a dictator." Cal Strong has lived under and fought against real dictators in the MENA region. Trump a populist American politician . . . not a dictator. Sisi, Morsi, Mubarak are dictators. Khameni, Assad, MbS are dictators. Anyone who spend a few years living under real dictators know that Trump not a dictator. He just a populist president from sales and marketing background.
And for the strong record, okaydo and calumnus posting STRONG today.
Dictators don't usually start out as dictators. Cesar was elected. Napoleon was elected. Hitler was elected. Mussolini was elected. Stalin was elected. Marcos was elected. Putin was elected. Duterte was elected. They usually start out as populists and then once in power work to destroy democratic institutions and checks on their power (easier in some places than others) and consolidate their personal power usually with a cult of personality and a demand for absolute loyalty. Saying Trump is not a dictator now is technically true, but it is a bit like people in December and January saying COVID-19 was not a pandemic (and therefore nothing to worry about) It wasn't, at least not yet, but vigilance and action were necessary because based on the way it was behaving if no action was taken to stop it, it would become one.
Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong more interested in foreign politics than American politics. Cal Strong work on human rights and political rights of religious minorities in the MENA region. He try to help the world by making it a stronger place.
Cal Strong no vote for President Trump. But he recognize that Trump strong at politics. President Trump weak at governing, but strong at winning 2016 election.
Cal Strong no vote for Hillary Clinton either. Cal Strong work for Sec. Clinton in state dept. for brief time. But he no like her leadership. He slightly preferred it when Kerry took over (but he think they both weak at leading and setting strong agendas). And Cal Strong never vote for anyone who send their children to stanfurd. That immoral. Cal Strong believe in morality. Cal Strong believe in strong parenting . . . like Cal.
So in 2016 Cal Strong write in name of someone he wished had run. He mail in ballot through FedEx from Egypt . . . like Cal.
Cal Strong no approve of President Trump as a leader. Cal Strong think he WEAK at governing. He weak at forming strong coalitions. Cal not weak at governing. Cal not weak at forming strong coalitions. President Trump should be more like Cal, less like him.
But Cal Strong get frustrated by weak people who say things like "Trump is the worst" or "Trump is a dictator." Cal Strong has lived under and fought against real dictators in the MENA region. Trump a populist American politician . . . not a dictator. Sisi, Morsi, Mubarak are dictators. Khameni, Assad, MbS are dictators. Anyone who spend a few years living under real dictators know that Trump not a dictator. He just a populist president from sales and marketing background.
And for the strong record, okaydo and calumnus posting STRONG today.
Calumnus posting STRONG today . . . like Cal! Cal Strong agree that USA not immune to possibility of dictatorship sometime in future. But he see no immediate sign of this. President Trump not strong or popular enough to be dictator anytime soon.calumnus said:
Dictators don't usually start out as dictators. Cesar was elected. Napoleon was elected. Hitler was elected. Mussolini was elected. Stalin was elected. Marcos was elected. Putin was elected. Duterte was elected. They usually start out as populists and then once in power work to destroy democratic institutions and checks on their power (easier in some places than others) and consolidate their personal power usually with a cult of personality and a demand for absolute loyalty. Saying Trump is not a dictator now is technically true, but it is a bit like people in December and January saying COVID-19 was not a pandemic (and therefore nothing to worry about) It wasn't, at least not yet, but vigilance and action were necessary because based on the way it was behaving if no action was taken to stop it, it would become one.
Hanky STRONG poster.okaydo said:Cal Strong! said:
And for the strong record, okaydo and calumnus posting STRONG today.
How do you feel about BI's second-best poster starting this thread?
Cal Strong! said:Calumnus posting STRONG today . . . like Cal! Cal Strong agree that USA not immune to possibility of dictatorship sometime in future. But he see no immediate sign of this. President Trump not strong or popular enough to be dictator anytime soon.calumnus said:
Dictators don't usually start out as dictators. Cesar was elected. Napoleon was elected. Hitler was elected. Mussolini was elected. Stalin was elected. Marcos was elected. Putin was elected. Duterte was elected. They usually start out as populists and then once in power work to destroy democratic institutions and checks on their power (easier in some places than others) and consolidate their personal power usually with a cult of personality and a demand for absolute loyalty. Saying Trump is not a dictator now is technically true, but it is a bit like people in December and January saying COVID-19 was not a pandemic (and therefore nothing to worry about) It wasn't, at least not yet, but vigilance and action were necessary because based on the way it was behaving if no action was taken to stop it, it would become one.
Cal Strong live under real dictators. They no allow themselves to get impeached. They no allow themselves to lose midterm elections. They no allow for criticisms on strong internet forums like Bearinsider.
Liberals in USA who think Trump is worse thing ever need to spend a few weeks in a real dictatorship in Egypt. But conservatives in USA who think government regulations are always weak need to spend a few weeks trying to breathe the air in Cairo.