You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...and we don't. When, oh, when, will policy makers (nevermind wannable dictators/cum in fact assets for sale like Trump) recognize that the sheer number of variables in any war are such that a war ought never be entered except in true self defense and for the most urgent of reasons?
I just spent time with a close friend who grew up in New Jersey, talking about her three siblings and her mother, who are devout Trumpers. They are educated, happy, and successful. How can this be? For whatever insight this offers, she says they dismiss our positions by attributing them all to being conspiracies. By the by, back in the day I was great at blackjack. No deception but card counting. It wouldn’t take long after I sat down at a table in Vegas before they’d bring in a four-deck shoe or the dealer would hide cards when he or she busted. I asked a pit boss why, since I was far from being a big better, they were harassing me. He said it was because I was taking the seat away from a potential loser!
To a degree, it seems to me, the administration's current success in inveigling us stems from a part of the citizenry's willingness to be played.
Too many are still bedazzled by the wizard's booming voice and giant projected image, and still unable to spot the little man behind the curtain.
You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...and we don't. When, oh, when, will policy makers (nevermind wannable dictators/cum in fact assets for sale like Trump) recognize that the sheer number of variables in any war are such that a war ought never be entered except in true self defense and for the most urgent of reasons?
I just spent time with a close friend who grew up in New Jersey, talking about her three siblings and her mother, who are devout Trumpers. They are educated, happy, and successful. How can this be? For whatever insight this offers, she says they dismiss our positions by attributing them all to being conspiracies. By the by, back in the day I was great at blackjack. No deception but card counting. It wouldn’t take long after I sat down at a table in Vegas before they’d bring in a four-deck shoe or the dealer would hide cards when he or she busted. I asked a pit boss why, since I was far from being a big better, they were harassing me. He said it was because I was taking the seat away from a potential loser!
This is EXCELLENT and powerful -one of the best reads and insights I've experienced for awhile.
She navigated that interview as well as anyone on network television could—short of flat-out calling him a pathological liar.
Thank you for this post. I watched the whole interview and I'm amazed anyone can take Marco seriously ... Brennan certainly didnt