Politics

Not really. They are both hacks for their perspective "sides". Or more to the point they are comedians saying whatever they think "sells" at the moment. I think it would be a mistake to let your political views to be shaped by a comedian. Any comedian.

The Trump concept of a “border wall” seems like the center of interest for Ann Coulter. She is in favor of a “wall” at all costs. When Bill Maher interviewed Coulter last Friday, she opened by blasting the president for folding on his wall campaign promise, “Look, it’s crazy that I expect a president to keep a promise [for a wall] he made every day for 18 months.” “So, let me get this straight,” Maher asked, “You were convinced that Donald Trump was the guy. You voted for him and now you’re finding out he’s a lying conman. What was your first clue?” Ann Coulter (AC): “OK, I’m a very stupid girl, fine. But [the wall] was actually a selling point…Look we’v…

It was a huge week of confirmations regarding Russia's interference into the 2016 election. Intelligence officials testified before the Senate and called the evidence that Russia interfered incontrovertible. Not deep state Obama hold overs but Trump appointees like H.R. McMaster and Dan Coats. Then the Mueller investigation laid out indictments naming names and outlining how it was done. It turns out part of Russia's strategy to help Trump was to bolster Bernie Sanders. Social media accounts were created and professional Russian trolls sought to aide Bernie Sanders campaign. I find this to be an interesting revaluation,not a surprising one, because since the electio…

Is it just me, or has Turkey been the problem child lately in NATO? Does NATO have any tools to punish bad behavior of its members, short of outright expulsion? Does each country get an equal vote in decision making, such as tiny little Iceland, which has almost no military or economy compared to the US or UK gets the same influence in decisions?

Is it just me, or have politics in the US become more polarized? It seems to me to have started in the late 1990s and has been increasing on an exponential curve, though I doubt that it would be possible to quantify that stipulation. Has a similar thing happened to democratic politics globally? What are your opinions on the root cause of this?

Jeremy Corbin's latest trouble has been caused by some lip readers claiming he called the prime minister a 'stupid woman' under his breath to the person sitting next to him during the PM question time after she failed to answer his questions adequately. He claims he was talking about the whole front bench and said that they were stupid people. There has been outrage about it with claims of hypocrisy and sexism and arguments between differing lip readers as to if he said 'people' or 'woman'. The venomous fake moral outrage has been nauseating.... Putting aside the childishness of calling someone stupid just because they cannot or will not see your side of an argument, th…

Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, said Trump has been threatening Cohen, as well as suggesting that his father-in-law could be investigated for unspecified crimes because he is a wealthy Ukranian and therefore must be involved in organized crime. “And not only was he intimidated, but he believes his family also has been intimidated and threatened,” Davis said. Trump denied the claim and told reporters that Cohen was “threatened by the truth.” Trump admitted to reporters of witness intimidation with his response to the question "Are you threatening Cohen and his family?" Trump confirmed a threat exists and replied that Cohen was "threatened by the truth." In this…

Latest news from Trump administration on Syria: Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/world/middleeast/cia-arming-syrian-rebels.html Cutting aid off to the rebels will heavily skew the balance of power in Syria towards the regime forces and their Russian/Iranian backers. Syrian regime forces have been making headway into vast swaths of land controlled by ISIL, but virtually have only devoted just enough manpower to force a standstill at rebel frontlines. This action will heavily reduce capabilities of rebels in such areas. This purports to be a live map of Syrian war: http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/time/20.07.2017. Not sure of how credible it is (have …

I get the impression from her that her fame is going to be short lived. She seems to really believe in what she's saying, but what's she's saying often doesn't add up. She promises a lot, but she's not going to be able to deliver much.

Meanwhile in the world not overridden by apologists and propagandists, Trump also illegally tried to prevent Puerto Rico from getting the disaster relief money congress voted to provide them. https://www.vox.com/2019/1/17/18186818/trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-funds

As if the various bombshells regarding paying off adult film stars, nepotism, and Russian collusion weren't enough the inspector General for GSA has acknowledge that Trump is in violation of the Emoluments clauses.

Last month, the US prez claimed China would be the first to buckle when it came to his trade war gambit: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-08/trump-vows-that-china-will-take-down-its-trade-barriers Now he's lifting the trade ban on ZTE so he can help fasttrack this Chinese company's recovery: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-trump-tells-commerce-department-to-help-chinese-company-2018-5. Is this the great negotiator in action? ZTE buys a lot of US parts but they broke the law and were only a month into a multi-year ban. Is this commercial diplomacy, or weasel ethics, or investment opportunism, or what?

According to some info that flashed through some non-western media (please don't ask to specify) China destroyed two US interceptors somewhere over Pacific in the last few weeks. It happened right after Huawei director arrest in Canada. If this is true, strange that US media keeps silence on that.

Is it the right step to withdraw the troops from Syria? Or it will give new impetus to the ISIS?

Has Trump sold stock, increased tariffs to drive the market down, now will buy low, and remove tariffs again, in response to complaints about the bear market?

When I was young, at home I was faced with the attitude “ You do as I say or get the hell out!” Not every job was like that, but a lot were. My favorite job was serious about work, but worked with problems without a lot of regard to the problem and how ridiculous it sounded. Basically it was you wanna keep your job show up tomorrow on time if the problem was an argument borne of frustration. Then the company was bought by a corporation. Everything changed... we weren’t in Kansas anymore. Then came the crash, the burst bubble, whatever you want to call it, then the lay-offs... So, when the last job ( literally ) was, after seemingly forever, landed I was not over…

My question that I want to see based on simple observation to see how many besides I thought this. But is North Korea and South Korea actually separated by reality in a psychological standard rather than one of physicality, or are they working as one with a barrier for play? My reasoning for this question is because through simple observation I’ve noticed oddities between the two that don’t add up. They say they hate each other right? Then why is it when the defector OH was running. One. Koreans are better marksman, two. If you watch the footage alone and look closely. They are missing purposely. It’s like those movies where setups take place. They had to hit the guy to m…

Tensions are elevated between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is stating that Russian assets have attacked 3 of their ships off the coast of Crimea. What are the potential implications of this and how should NATO respond if at all?

Shouldn’t the world take serious notice of Saudi involvement in Syria and try all means to make it stop this?

The ongoing case with Huawei''s chief financial officer allegedly subverting sanctions to Iran is what prompted this question. This also spins off to the EU finding ways to keep Iran supplying oil outside the US financial system and contravening its sanctions.My own opinion on the matter is that I hope the present US administration utterly fails with this policy towards Iran. What's your thoughts on the wider question in my title?

Neil DeGrasse Tyson has been accused of sex misconduct by 3 women . Tyson denies any wrong doing. I personally find Tyson's response troubling. In a social media post captioned with a photo of 2 faceless figures pointing at each other Tyson wrote of the damage which can be done to a reputation when one is accused, referenced the need for evidence, and questioned why anyone would believe him. Tyson is a very intelligent person. I think the image he used purposely invokes the spirit of he said vs she said to imply the whole situation is a nonstarter of sorts. Tyson further diminished his accusers voices by talking about the need for evidence. Then ends the post with wh…

Since 2015 their have been 10,000- 50,000 killed and over 3 million people displace as a result of the war in Yemen. The war isn't getting much news here in the U.S. yet the U.S. has been involved providing Saudi Arabia with munitions and intelligence. 1 - Why isn't Yemen receiving more attention? 2 - Does the U.S. have an obligation to take in more Yemen refugees since we are participating in the war which is displacing them? 3 - What needs to happen to end the war?

Problem The state has a need for regular replenishment of its own budget. And this is the only reason why there is a tax system. Only the maintenance of which costs the state huge sums, despite the fact that it does not fulfill its function even by half. And with the arrival of digital anonymous currencies, the collapse of the tax system is inevitable. No one will pay taxes voluntarily. (Already today, tax control does not occur through income as it was mortgaged, but through expenses. And what will happen next?) The outdated tax system has many problems that cannot be solved even theoretically. Decision Today, when the process of issuing money can be…

Instead of voter fraud, which is pretty much an allegation without evidence, there is now growing suspicion that in North Carolina, district 9 there may have been incidences of electoral fraud. That is an allegation that has to be taken more seriously as the damage to the voting process is much higher than individual cases of fraud.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46454844 Large scale shoddy materials used by large (reputable ?) building firms who tried to impose gagging orders in exchange for compensation. They could certainly do with some scientific emthod type (independent?) inspection and verification.