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That’s a good point. I wasn’t being judgmental really. We’re only human and somebody has to fuck them. Lol. I’m not above some corruption here and there but I just couldn’t do it anymore. Probably a combo of the ethical concerns and just the hassle of dealing with it all.

To engage in it at all is to dabble in corruption, unless you’re seriously interested in a relationship. I gave it up because I knew most girls didn’t want to be used for sex, which is all I wanted them for. Its not right to get their hopes up and to string them along when you know you don’t want what they want.

Canada threatens to stop sending electricity. I don’t see how Trump can go through with these tariffs. The backlash from millions of folks losing electricity seems like it would be enormous. Surely he will have to back down, right?

Lol, yeah, I just thought Dad hole was funny. It definitely is how corruption works and I think Rogan is probably the best case study for watching an average joe turn corrupt. My favorite part of the video was Rogan talking about how people become rich assholes and start treating their coffee fetchers like shit and then he turned into that guy, publicly berating Jamie multiple times for watered down coffee. Lol. I enjoyed this guy's perspective. Lots of research and hard work went into this video.

The idea that Trump might be healthy and what the U.S needs at this moment is ignorant. Con men bring destruction and ruin, not health and prosperity. Trump will exacerbate degradation, not halt or reverse it… OBVIOUSLY. Ignoring Trumps’s character and long history of corruption and con artistry would be like ignoring the history of a successful manager who was convicted of rape and then hiring him to manage a chaotic orphanage for girls and saying “he’s possibly just what this place needs. He might rape more girls but let’s wait and see what happens. No one knows what’s in his head so let’s just wait and see”. That’s the fucking level of idiocy we’re talking about here.

This is just the next phase of his master plan to rule the world, which he’s always wanted. In order for him to do that, he’ll need many people to think he cares about humanity. The ability to empathize and to be compassionate does not make you a good person if you don’t act on what those make you feel or what they show you. If you have compassion and then act against it in favor of your own gain, you are not a person of virtue. You’re just an ordinary person. Clinging to the idea that Elon has or had extraordinary virtue is just cope from years of thinking he was a hero, which was put into the minds of millions via his marketing manipulations. It happens.

This shit in insane.

You’d be better off meditating or studying Buddhism. Christianity isn’t known for getting people closer to consciousness. It could, but there are obviously better resources. Contemplation itself would be far superior IMO.

this is hilarious:

Good point about the deep fakes. Video evidence wouldn't be compelling enough these days. It's probably more likely that they're in cahoots rather than Trump is just an obedient asset. But also, Putin may have put the fear of God into Trump decades ago, and in that case, might still exist in his psychology, even though he is now POTUS, but this is all getting too speculative now. Bottom line is, when an action gets taken, ask yourself, who benefits? It seems most of Trump's positions/actions align with and please Putin. Putin hates NATO. Trump's hatred of NATO is unprecedented for US presidents. Trump blames Ukraine for the war, Russia loves Trump, on and on and on. Why? "U.S. intelligence officials have expressed apprehension regarding Trump's perceived subservience to Putin, with some suggesting he may have been manipulated by Moscow" I just wouldn't write it off as a possibility.

I think you lack imagination. There's no telling the amount and degree of dirty shit Trump has been involved in. We're talking about an international con artist whose been playing the game for decades. Russia is in the business of compromising people and he would have been an easy mark to compromise. Again, I'm not saying this is the case, I'm just saying it shouldn't be discarded.

He could have made a deal with Putin or Putin could have dirt on him. Most of his actions seem to serve Putin's agenda while being detrimental to America, and I know he's not ideological and I know he doesn't care about the health of the US, so he's not doing it out of misguided benevolence. And I don't think strong-arming Canada into becoming the 51st state bodes well for a legacy. He would be seen as an evil POS, not some great uniter. There are only so many reasons why a president would self-inflict this much economic turmoil on his country... and all the virtuous reasons can probably safely be removed from the list given the character in question. Legacy might be a good contender but I just don't buy it.

Yeah, that's my assessment and position as well.

Maybe it's to serve Putin. Maybe his plan is to do as much damage to the US as possible. If Trump was Putin's bitch, Putin would probably have him do exactly what he's doing. Break ties with all our allies to ruin our reputation and make us weaker. Take a wrecking ball to as many institutions as possible. Fire anyone with integrity and make sure to have as many corrupt lackeys in place as possible. I suppose it could have something to do with a shady scheme he's going to make billions from by shorting the market or something like that. He's not a systems thinker and has no understanding of economics, so he isn't doing this because he has thought it through and believes it will benefit America. That's obvious. So the only two options I see are Russian asset or an illegal scheme to enrich himself.

It's called intellectual humility and letting people know, just in case the question seemed weird or stupid. I don't know what all I don't know about politics. And no, my dumbass girlfriend who hasn't a brain did not steal my phone and post a stupid question. That was all me.

didn't realize this was from 6 years ago. lol. A lot more evidence has come to light.

I'm not politically educated so not sure if this question makes sense but is it possible that the American people could/would dictate whether or not they go to war? If Trump puts us in a useless, unnecessary war, I feel like most people would be like "fuck that" and refuse to participate in it and there'd be public backlash the likes of which we've never seen. Would his reign not somehow end if he went that far?

I think it was smart. It signals to MAGA that Canada isn't just "orange man bad" anti-Trumpers. Even if it's false, I think it was a good move. The idiots of America would attack him if he were hostile to Trump but it's hard to attack him now. He seems like "IDK what we did to deserve this and we wish it weren't happening, we don't hate you, but you're forcing us into this position". I think this was a brilliant address and I think we need more like it.

This is great:

This is what we need. World leaders speaking directly to the U.S population.

Damn

Thanks @cetus! I mostly agree with Steve on that one. I still haven't secured financial freedom but when I do, it definitely won't be an end in itself. IMO, the whole point of financial freedom is to spend life pursuing and engaging in the things that bring you happiness/joy. For me, that's working on problems that can help humanity, so that's the point I'm trying to get to.