[Continuation] The Trump Presidency: Part 27 - Page 53

Norman Alexander · 1st March 2021, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by gnome

As a matter of fact, I think there was a period of time where it was considered the more acceptable form of address compared to "black", which so far as I know has switched places. In my experience few object to referring to "black" people, but other terms are preferred, such as "African-American" or "person of color".

I would expect anyone that had actually lived through the time since be aware of it, but old speaking habits die hard.

From the 80s:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWystGDXkAIUGiW.jpg

I'm looking forward to the day when it's just "people".

gnome · 1st March 2021, 08:40 PM

Sort of--I mean, there will always be reasons to refer to someone's appearance, like "That redhead over there." or "the tall one."

Also no matter how color blind more civil people behave, as long as there are bigots, discriminating against people who look different will be a problem, and we need to be able to talk about it.

Fast Eddie B · 2nd March 2021, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander

I'm looking forward to the day when it's just "people".

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

Captain_Swoop · 2nd March 2021, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

What we need is a great big melting pot.

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Armitage72 · 2nd March 2021, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook.
It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior.

Segnosaur · 2nd March 2021, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

Did you get that from South Park?

(There was an episode where time travelers from the future were coming to South park to find jobs. It was explained that they all looked grey as they were a mix of all races and the language was incompressible as it was a mix of all languages)

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quadraginta · 2nd March 2021, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop

What we need is a great big melting pot.

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That is ...

remarkably cheesy.

Also very bad.

quadraginta · 2nd March 2021, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by Armitage72

There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook.
It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior.

Plenty of cultures have managed to find ways to maintain bigotry without any need for differences in skin color.

Skin color just makes it easier.

alfaniner · 2nd March 2021, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Armitage72

There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook.
It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior.

There was an experiment with elementary school kids done in the 50s, where half the class was assigned to wear brown collars, and the other not. The collar kids were arbitrarily shamed by the teacher, and the other kids followed suit. It was heartbreaking to see one little girl off by herself on the playground because no one would talk to her. I can only imagine the psychological trauma the experiment caused.

quadraginta · 2nd March 2021, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

There was an experiment with elementary school kids done in the 50s, where half the class was assigned to wear brown collars, and the other not. The collar kids were arbitrarily shamed by the teacher, and the other kids followed suit. It was heartbreaking to see one little girl off by herself on the playground because no one would talk to her. I can only imagine the psychological trauma the experiment caused.

Our 8th grade civics class did something similar, only using earlobes as the divider. Attached or unattached. There was a bit of controversy since that anatomical feature isn't binary, but actually more of a spectrum. Teacher made the call in intermediate cases, which was used as part of the learning experience.

It only went on for a couple of days, and the privileged group was switched. Still a somewhat enlightening exercise.

Fast Eddie B · 2nd March 2021, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

Did you get that from South Park?

Nope. Just personal observation and experience.

I’ve come across numerous actors and actresses that identify as “black”, where that wasn’t at all obvious to me. Or Asian heritage which is barely recognizable as such. On the personal side, my first wife was East Indian and had very dark skin. Our daughter turned out that “pleasant shade of brown”*, that in S FL is often mistaken for Hispanic.

And logically, that such mixing is inevitable as travel across regions becomes easier and easier.

*I don’t mean to imply that white, red, yellow or black are not equally pleasant.

ferd burfle · 2nd March 2021, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

Did you get that from South Park?

(There was an episode where time travelers from the future were coming to South park to find jobs. It was explained that they all looked grey as they were a mix of all races and the language was incompressible as it was a mix of all languages)

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I first heard it from Warren Beatty's character in Bulworth

"All we need is a voluntary, free spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction. Everybody just gotta keep ******* everybody til they're all the same color"

Segnosaur · Yesterday, 07:49 AM

A couple of Trump-related stories...

From: NBC News
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has reissued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA for financial records related to the panel’s investigations into presidential conflicts of interest....the new subpoena will again be “for financial records related to the committee’s investigations into presidential conflicts of interest, presidential contracts with the federal government and self-dealing, and presidential emoluments.”

Remember that the house had requested financial documents before, but were stonewalled by Trump until the supreme court ruling. Not sure if there will be any sort of pushback now (but congress will have to show there is some sort of legislative purpose for the request).

From: CTV News
The Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Trump's lure with small donors ahead of next year's midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress. But there's a problem: Trump himself. In his first speech since leaving office, the former president encouraged loyalists to give directly to him, essentially bypassing the traditional groups that raise money for GOP candidates.

So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried.

Beelzebuddy · Yesterday, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried.

No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime.

acbytesla · Yesterday, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

Probably not. As skin colors are greatly affected by other factors other than DNA. Also certain genes are triggered. There's a reason that people who live further away from the poles are darker.

Mumbles · Today, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by quadraginta

Plenty of cultures have managed to find ways to maintain bigotry without any need for differences in skin color.

Skin color just makes it easier.

Among other groups - white folks with "southern" accents mostly learn to code switch when they move up north - even in the same country, bias based on regional accents are a thing.

Belz... · Today, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B

I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

Aren't we already?

Craig4 · Today, 07:06 AM

Why is that Kushner boy at the top center of the CNN splash page right now? The headline reads "Kushner no longer in Trump's political orbit". Who cares. This qualifies as letting Trump and his nits who grew into lice live rent free in your head. "Earned" media is how we got stuck with Trump and his band of failed genetic experiments in the first place.

Dr. Keith · Today, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by Beelzebuddy

No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime.

Yep, Trump is going to siphon all the small donors and some of the large donors from the GOP and spend the money on infighting instead of supporting the GOP.

That's what happens when you put a lifelong Democrat in charge of the GOP. He can't help put revert to the circular firing squad.

Segnosaur · Today, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Beelzebuddy

Quote:

So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried.

No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime.

True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal.

But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump.

(And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.)

Segnosaur · Today, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Dr. Keith

Yep, Trump is going to siphon all the small donors and some of the large donors from the GOP and spend the money on infighting instead of supporting the GOP.

That's what happens when you put a lifelong Democrat in charge of the GOP. He can't help put revert to the circular firing squad.

I don't think you can consider Trump a 'lifelong Democrat'... True, he did support the party in the past , but he tended to bounce around between parties:
1987 - Registers as a republican
1999 - Registers as member of NY state reform party
2000 - Runs as candidate for reform party
2001 - Registers as a democrat
2009 - Registers as a republican
2011 - Is unaffiliated with all parties
2012 - Registers as a republican, Endorses Romney

So from the looks of things, he as probably spent less time as a Democrat than as a republican/independent/3rd party.

Dr. Keith · Today, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

I don't think you can consider Trump a 'lifelong Democrat'... True, he did support the party in the past , but he tended to bounce around between parties:
1987 - Registers as a republican
1999 - Registers as member of NY state reform party
2000 - Runs as candidate for reform party
2001 - Registers as a democrat
2009 - Registers as a republican
2011 - Is unaffiliated with all parties
2012 - Registers as a republican, Endorses Romney

So from the looks of things, he as probably spent less time as a Democrat than as a republican/independent/3rd party.

I'm sorry my off-the-cuff, self-deprecating dig at the Democratic party and its long running inability to avoid self harm has caused you to fact check its premise. But I do appreciate the thoroughness.

Delphic Oracle · Today, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Mumbles

Among other groups - white folks with "southern" accents mostly learn to code switch when they move up north - even in the same country, bias based on regional accents are a thing.

New York has several distinct dialects, yet some time way back, a decision was made that national broadcasts should strive for an upper Midwest style of speaking.

Delphic Oracle · Today, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal.

But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump.

(And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.)

If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs.

Dr. Keith · Today, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Delphic Oracle

If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs.

He will turn the faucet on for Trump. Others may get a bit here and there, but it will all be about Trump and for Trump.

Norman Alexander · Today, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. Keith

He will turn the faucet on for Trump. Others may get a bit here and there, but it will all be about Trump and for Trump.

This. Because he has massive bills outstanding right now, plus a whole slew of expensive law suits to lose and lawyers to pay.

Darat · Today, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander

This. Because he has massive bills outstanding right now, plus a whole slew of expensive law suits to lose and lawyers to pay.

The evidence seems to be quite clear: all Trump’s lawyers work pro bono….

Norman Alexander · Today, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Darat

The evidence seems to be quite clear: all Trump’s lawyers work pro bono….

Pro bono = for the good, i.e. out of the goodness of their hearts. ...no lawyer working for T**** has goodness in his heart.

I suspect any lawyer working for T**** in recent years gets paid in rubles or riyals offshore.

eerok · Today, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander

Pro bono = for the good

Working for Trump is more like pro stultus.

Dr. Keith · Today, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander

Pro bono = for the good, i.e. out of the goodness of their hearts. ...no lawyer working for T**** has goodness in his heart.

I suspect any lawyer working for T**** in recent years gets paid in rubles or riyals offshore.

Based on his history, I think they feel lucky to get paid at all.

dirtywick · Today, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by Delphic Oracle

If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs.

I think that's probably his plan. But, we'll see how far a Trump endorsement and him gate keeping the campaign funding gets them.

SezMe · Today, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Segnosaur

True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal.

But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump.

(And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.)

And beyond that, if he does support primary candidates who are of the QAnon variety, they will lose in almost all cases in the general election. GO TRUMP!

1st March 2021, 07:43 PM	#2081
Norman Alexander Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Gundungurra Posts: 8,782	Originally Posted by gnome As a matter of fact, I think there was a period of time where it was considered the more acceptable form of address compared to "black", which so far as I know has switched places. In my experience few object to referring to "black" people, but other terms are preferred, such as "African-American" or "person of color". I would expect anyone that had actually lived through the time since be aware of it, but old speaking habits die hard. From the 80s: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWystGDXkAIUGiW.jpg I'm looking forward to the day when it's just "people".
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1st March 2021, 08:40 PM	#2082
gnome Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,063	Sort of--I mean, there will always be reasons to refer to someone's appearance, like "That redhead over there." or "the tall one." Also no matter how color blind more civil people behave, as long as there are bigots, discriminating against people who look different will be a problem, and we need to be able to talk about it.
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2nd March 2021, 06:49 AM	#2086
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 17,117	Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown. Did you get that from South Park? (There was an episode where time travelers from the future were coming to South park to find jobs. It was explained that they all looked grey as they were a mix of all races and the language was incompressible as it was a mix of all languages) Sent from my LM-X320 using Tapatalk
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2nd March 2021, 07:01 AM	#2088
quadraginta Becoming Beth Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility (USA, sort of) Posts: 26,177	Originally Posted by Armitage72 There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook. It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior. Plenty of cultures have managed to find ways to maintain bigotry without any need for differences in skin color. Skin color just makes it easier.
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2nd March 2021, 07:12 AM	#2089
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sorth Dakonsin Posts: 24,881	Originally Posted by Armitage72 There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook. It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior. There was an experiment with elementary school kids done in the 50s, where half the class was assigned to wear brown collars, and the other not. The collar kids were arbitrarily shamed by the teacher, and the other kids followed suit. It was heartbreaking to see one little girl off by herself on the playground because no one would talk to her. I can only imagine the psychological trauma the experiment caused.
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2nd March 2021, 05:53 AM	#2083
Fast Eddie B Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lenoir City, TN/Mineral Bluff, GA Posts: 6,741	Originally Posted by Norman Alexander I'm looking forward to the day when it's just "people". I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown.

2nd March 2021, 06:21 AM	#2085
Armitage72 Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 5,253	Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown. There was a short story that I read in elementary school or junior high that I've been unable to identify or locate since then, so I'm not sure if it was a legitimately published story or something created for a textbook. It's set in the future, when humanity's skin and hair have become a uniform shade of gray, although eye color has expanded significantly. A teacher, intending to teach his class about the different races that used to exist, gives his class an assignment to investigate their family trees and discover what races their ancestors were. This has the side effect of reintroducing racism based on ancestry. In retrospect, it doesn't really make sense, since if humanity is this blended, then everyone will have every race in their ancestry. It starts with taunts like "My ancestors owned your ancestors", moves to some students calling other students "animals", and culminates in physical assault. The teacher, horrified by the effects of his lesson, is able to shame the students into abandoning their new behavior.

2nd March 2021, 07:24 AM	#2090
quadraginta Becoming Beth Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Vale of Humility (USA, sort of) Posts: 26,177	Originally Posted by alfaniner There was an experiment with elementary school kids done in the 50s, where half the class was assigned to wear brown collars, and the other not. The collar kids were arbitrarily shamed by the teacher, and the other kids followed suit. It was heartbreaking to see one little girl off by herself on the playground because no one would talk to her. I can only imagine the psychological trauma the experiment caused. Our 8th grade civics class did something similar, only using earlobes as the divider. Attached or unattached. There was a bit of controversy since that anatomical feature isn't binary, but actually more of a spectrum. Teacher made the call in intermediate cases, which was used as part of the learning experience. It only went on for a couple of days, and the privileged group was switched. Still a somewhat enlightening exercise.
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2nd March 2021, 09:49 AM	#2091
Fast Eddie B Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lenoir City, TN/Mineral Bluff, GA Posts: 6,741	Originally Posted by Segnosaur Did you get that from South Park? Nope. Just personal observation and experience. I’ve come across numerous actors and actresses that identify as “black”, where that wasn’t at all obvious to me. Or Asian heritage which is barely recognizable as such. On the personal side, my first wife was East Indian and had very dark skin. Our daughter turned out that “pleasant shade of brown”, that in S FL is often mistaken for Hispanic. And logically, that such mixing is inevitable as travel across regions becomes easier and easier. I don’t mean to imply that white, red, yellow or black are not equally pleasant.
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2nd March 2021, 10:15 AM	#2092
ferd burfle Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just short of Zeta II Reticuli Posts: 1,501	Originally Posted by Segnosaur Did you get that from South Park? (There was an episode where time travelers from the future were coming to South park to find jobs. It was explained that they all looked grey as they were a mix of all races and the language was incompressible as it was a mix of all languages) Sent from my LM-X320 using Tapatalk I first heard it from Warren Beatty's character in Bulworth "All we need is a voluntary, free spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction. Everybody just gotta keep ******* everybody til they're all the same color"
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Yesterday, 07:49 AM	#2093
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 17,117	A couple of Trump-related stories... From: NBC News House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has reissued a subpoena to former President Donald Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA for financial records related to the panel’s investigations into presidential conflicts of interest....the new subpoena will again be “for financial records related to the committee’s investigations into presidential conflicts of interest, presidential contracts with the federal government and self-dealing, and presidential emoluments.” Remember that the house had requested financial documents before, but were stonewalled by Trump until the supreme court ruling. Not sure if there will be any sort of pushback now (but congress will have to show there is some sort of legislative purpose for the request). From: CTV News The Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Trump's lure with small donors ahead of next year's midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress. But there's a problem: Trump himself. In his first speech since leaving office, the former president encouraged loyalists to give directly to him, essentially bypassing the traditional groups that raise money for GOP candidates. So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried.
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Yesterday, 03:28 PM	#2094
Beelzebuddy Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,069	Originally Posted by Segnosaur So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried. No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime.
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Yesterday, 10:59 PM	#2095
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 28,278	Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown. Probably not. As skin colors are greatly affected by other factors other than DNA. Also certain genes are triggered. There's a reason that people who live further away from the poles are darker.
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Today, 04:24 AM	#2096
Mumbles Philosopher Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,422	Originally Posted by quadraginta Plenty of cultures have managed to find ways to maintain bigotry without any need for differences in skin color. Skin color just makes it easier. Among other groups - white folks with "southern" accents mostly learn to code switch when they move up north - even in the same country, bias based on regional accents are a thing.
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Today, 04:25 AM	#2097
Belz... Fiend God Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a post-fact world Posts: 91,402	Originally Posted by Fast Eddie B I’ll bet if we’re still around 1,000 years from now, everyone will be a pleasant shade of brown. Aren't we already?
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Today, 07:06 AM	#2098
Craig4 Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: I live in a swamp Posts: 22,576	Why is that Kushner boy at the top center of the CNN splash page right now? The headline reads "Kushner no longer in Trump's political orbit". Who cares. This qualifies as letting Trump and his nits who grew into lice live rent free in your head. "Earned" media is how we got stuck with Trump and his band of failed genetic experiments in the first place.

Today, 07:40 AM	#2099
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 22,552	Originally Posted by Beelzebuddy No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime. Yep, Trump is going to siphon all the small donors and some of the large donors from the GOP and spend the money on infighting instead of supporting the GOP. That's what happens when you put a lifelong Democrat in charge of the GOP. He can't help put revert to the circular firing squad.
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Today, 07:50 AM	#2100
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 17,117	Originally Posted by Beelzebuddy Quote: So Trump is putting himself in a position where he has even more control over the GOP, by having more control over the republican purse strings. Republicans should be worried. No he isn't, it's simple grift. The rest of the GOP won't see a dime. True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal. But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump. (And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.)
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Today, 07:57 AM	#2101
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 17,117	Originally Posted by Dr. Keith Yep, Trump is going to siphon all the small donors and some of the large donors from the GOP and spend the money on infighting instead of supporting the GOP. That's what happens when you put a lifelong Democrat in charge of the GOP. He can't help put revert to the circular firing squad. I don't think you can consider Trump a 'lifelong Democrat'... True, he did support the party in the past , but he tended to bounce around between parties: 1987 - Registers as a republican 1999 - Registers as member of NY state reform party 2000 - Runs as candidate for reform party 2001 - Registers as a democrat 2009 - Registers as a republican 2011 - Is unaffiliated with all parties 2012 - Registers as a republican, Endorses Romney So from the looks of things, he as probably spent less time as a Democrat than as a republican/independent/3rd party.
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Today, 08:00 AM	#2102
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 22,552	Originally Posted by Segnosaur I don't think you can consider Trump a 'lifelong Democrat'... True, he did support the party in the past , but he tended to bounce around between parties: 1987 - Registers as a republican 1999 - Registers as member of NY state reform party 2000 - Runs as candidate for reform party 2001 - Registers as a democrat 2009 - Registers as a republican 2011 - Is unaffiliated with all parties 2012 - Registers as a republican, Endorses Romney So from the looks of things, he as probably spent less time as a Democrat than as a republican/independent/3rd party. I'm sorry my off-the-cuff, self-deprecating dig at the Democratic party and its long running inability to avoid self harm has caused you to fact check its premise. But I do appreciate the thoroughness.
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Today, 10:50 AM	#2103
Delphic Oracle Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 5,358	Originally Posted by Mumbles Among other groups - white folks with "southern" accents mostly learn to code switch when they move up north - even in the same country, bias based on regional accents are a thing. New York has several distinct dialects, yet some time way back, a decision was made that national broadcasts should strive for an upper Midwest style of speaking.

Today, 10:55 AM	#2104
Delphic Oracle Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 5,358	Originally Posted by Segnosaur True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal. But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump. (And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.) If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs.

Today, 11:58 AM	#2105
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 22,552	Originally Posted by Delphic Oracle If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs. He will turn the faucet on for Trump. Others may get a bit here and there, but it will all be about Trump and for Trump.
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Today, 12:19 PM	#2106
Norman Alexander Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Gundungurra Posts: 8,782	Originally Posted by Dr. Keith He will turn the faucet on for Trump. Others may get a bit here and there, but it will all be about Trump and for Trump. This. Because he has massive bills outstanding right now, plus a whole slew of expensive law suits to lose and lawyers to pay.
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Today, 12:28 PM	#2107
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 97,021	Originally Posted by Norman Alexander This. Because he has massive bills outstanding right now, plus a whole slew of expensive law suits to lose and lawyers to pay. The evidence seems to be quite clear: all Trump’s lawyers work pro bono….
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Today, 12:35 PM	#2108
Norman Alexander Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Gundungurra Posts: 8,782	Originally Posted by Darat The evidence seems to be quite clear: all Trump’s lawyers work pro bono…. Pro bono = for the good, i.e. out of the goodness of their hearts. ...no lawyer working for T** has goodness in his heart. I suspect any lawyer working for T** in recent years gets paid in rubles or riyals offshore.
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Today, 12:48 PM	#2109
eerok Quixoticist Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ON Canada Posts: 3,572	Originally Posted by Norman Alexander Pro bono = for the good Working for Trump is more like pro stultus.
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Today, 12:48 PM	#2110
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 22,552	Originally Posted by Norman Alexander Pro bono = for the good, i.e. out of the goodness of their hearts. ...no lawyer working for T** has goodness in his heart. I suspect any lawyer working for T** in recent years gets paid in rubles or riyals offshore. Based on his history, I think they feel lucky to get paid at all.
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Today, 01:06 PM	#2111
dirtywick Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,126	Originally Posted by Delphic Oracle If he's smart (or can follow a smart playbook) he could be setting himself up as a major magnate in terms of who he will or won't turn the faucet on for. As he scoops up a segment of the donor dollars, he becomes a source of patronage outside the control of the committees and party organs. I think that's probably his plan. But, we'll see how far a Trump endorsement and him gate keeping the campaign funding gets them.
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Today, 07:33 PM	#2112
SezMe post-pre-born Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 24,982	Originally Posted by Segnosaur True, using campaign donations to line his own pockets is Trump's main goal. But, he is also a narcissist. He may donate small, token amounts to various Republican candidates just to keep them worshiping at the alter of Trump. (And even if he doesn't.... its still bad for the GOP since it is still soaking up potential political donations that might have otherwise gone to various candidates.) And beyond that, if he does support primary candidates who are of the QAnon variety, they will lose in almost all cases in the general election. GO TRUMP!