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Nassim Taleb has described a type of person he calls "intellectual yet idiotic," or IYI. The IYIs are the leaders of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and the Democrats are hoards of trusting IYI devotees.
I am not personally a Trump supporter, but I can see how TDS has led to blind devotion to Trump, the martyr. Obviously he is being persecuted and the rage against him is perfectly irrational.
Taleb seems to generally approve of Trump's policies so far.
One of Taleb's examples is Trumps statement about illegal immigrants from Mexico, which the IYI and their followers interpreted as racism. I completely agree with Taleb that there was nothing racist in the statement. Illegal immigrants are coming from the Mexican border. If they were coming from Canada, the same statement would not be called racist. When Democrats complained about illegal immigration, it was never interpreted as racism.
The IYI are determined to hate Trump and will twist anything for that purpose.
And if Trump says something Democrats normally love to hear, they won't acknowledge it.
What we are seeing is blind mindless rage. A very normal condition for our species. Still, not very pleasant to observe.
Nassim Taleb has described a type of person he calls "intellectual yet idiotic," or IYI. The IYIs are the leaders of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and the Democrats are hoards of trusting IYI devotees.
I am not personally a Trump supporter, but I can see how TDS has led to blind devotion to Trump, the martyr. Obviously he is being persecuted and the rage against him is perfectly irrational.
Taleb seems to generally approve of Trump's policies so far.
One of Taleb's examples is Trumps statement about illegal immigrants from Mexico, which the IYI and their followers interpreted as racism. I completely agree with Taleb that there was nothing racist in the statement. Illegal immigrants are coming from the Mexican border. If they were coming from Canada, the same statement would not be called racist. When Democrats complained about illegal immigration, it was never interpreted as racism.
The IYI are determined to hate Trump and will twist anything for that purpose.
And if Trump says something Democrats normally love to hear, they won't acknowledge it.
What we are seeing is blind mindless rage. A very normal condition for our species. Still, not very pleasant to observe.
That's because racist pieces of **** like Trump aren't trying to limit immigration from Canada or most European countries so there's no reason for Canadians to come here illegally. For them, it's incredibly easy to come here legally.Illegal immigrants are coming from the Mexican border. If they were coming from Canada, the same statement would not be called racist.
Ever heard the saying "only Nixon can go to China?" Or to put it another way...black people use the N-word all the time when referring to other black people, but white people can't say that. Context is everything, and when you're a political party is made up almost exclusively of white people most of which are very racist you don't get the benefit of the doubt in any context nor should you.When Democrats complained about illegal immigration, it was never interpreted as racism.
Please. You don't need to twist anything Trump says. If you're trying to make him look like a lunatic or a jackass you can quote his twitter feed verbatimThe IYI are determined to hate Trump and will twist anything for that purpose.
Remind you at all of how Republicans treated President Obama? What goes around comes around. The difference, of course, is that the previous Republican President left Obama and our nation in the middle of multiple protracted wars as well as the worst financial crisis in over 80 years. Meanwhile, Obama left Trump a booming economy and a radically improved perception of America around the world.And if Trump says something Democrats normally love to hear, they won't acknowledge it.
What we are seeing is blind mindless rage.
The United States of America under Trump has stolen thousands of innocent children away from their parents and is keeping them in concentration camps where they are injected with drugs to prevent them from crying. Nobody is allowed to bring a camera inside these facilities were at least two children have already died in custody.
That's not blind rage, that is a perfectly valid rage. If what this president is doing to innocent children doesn't infuriate you then there's something ****ing wrong with YOU.
You would never notice similar screw ups under a Democrat.
These are not screw ups. These are intentional and malicious acts taken with the intent of hurting immigrants. You don't accidentally end up with a thousand children separated from their parents living in a ****ing tent city.
Yeah, well. Taleb is an arrogant narcissist, who is neither as unique or smart or special as he thinks he is.Nassim Taleb has described a type of person he calls "intellectual yet idiotic," or IYI....
Most of it is.I am not personally a Trump supporter, but I can see how TDS has led to blind devotion to Trump, the martyr. Obviously he is being persecuted and the rage against him is perfectly irrational.
No, dude. It's racist bull****.One of Taleb's examples is Trumps statement about illegal immigrants from Mexico, which the IYI and their followers interpreted as racism. I completely agree with Taleb that there was nothing racist in the statement. Illegal immigrants are coming from the Mexican border. If they were coming from Canada, the same statement would not be called racist.
Anyway. I could be here all day refuting the myriad lies, fabrications and delusions cited by Trump et al, but by now you should get the point. A rational policy would encourage immigration, not fight it. Siding with Trump on this? Not a good look for Taleb.
Anyway. I could be here all day refuting the myriad lies, fabrications and delusions cited by Trump et al, but by now you should get the point. A rational policy would encourage immigration, not fight it. Siding with Trump on this? Not a good look for Taleb.
And yet, Democrats somehow manage to do so without suggesting that people with brown skin are all rapists and drug dealers. Go figure.They want to control illegal immigration. The Democrats have said the same thing.
Or, not.Either way, it's illegal and should be controlled.
Yeah, you might want to look into that again. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to reduce legal immigration, including cutting back on the number of asylum slots, attempting to terminate DACA.... Even as Trump's own company knowingly hires undocumented immigrants. Heck, Trump's company wasn't even using E-Verify.But the current obsession is crazy. And the Democrat's reaction is also crazy, given that they want immigration to be legal. Everyone does.
And yet, Democrats somehow manage to do so without suggesting that people with brown skin are all rapists and drug dealers. Go figure.
Plus, since you missed it, numerous White House figures -- most notably Stephen Miller -- are blatant nativists who want to reduce all immigration. Well, all non-white immigration, it seems. Thumbs up for the Norwegians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...1ac729add94_story.html?utm_term=.c49fbe3d2e16
Or, not.
First of all, large numbers of those who enter the US are applying for asylum. The ability to request asylum is a human right, recognized by international and US law.
Second, all of this border stuff is basically a social and legal construct. There is no inherent perfect number of immigrants, it is our choice to decide how many people can legally reside or apply for citizenship. Meaning we could decide, any time we want, to allow anyone to enter the US, reside and work.
Third, you should keep in mind that you being born in the US, and not in Honduras, is a huge stroke of luck on your part. You did not decide before you were born "Y'know what, I'm gonna be an American!" Nope, you just got pretty lucky not to be born into a nation mired in poverty and crime.
To put that another way: If you were born and lived in a slum in Tegucigalpa, and your family was threatened by gangs, you'd probably leave too -- and would not be too broken up about committing a misdemeanor by entering the US without papers.
Yeah, you might want to look into that again. The Trump administration is doing everything it can to reduce legal immigration, including cutting back on the number of asylum slots, attempting to terminate DACA.... Even as Trump's own company knowingly hires undocumented immigrants. Heck, Trump's company wasn't even using E-Verify.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ld-trump-cutting-legal-immigration/692447002/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-trump-organization-employed-illegal-immigrants-2019-01-30
:roll:It's just luck that you have a nice place to live and enough food. I think you should allow anyone who wants to live in your house and eat your food.
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