What Did President Trump Do Now?

grindy · 04-12-2017, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Is it funny that the arrow is pointing to the right?

No. It's logical.

**Frownland** · 04-12-2017, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Is it funny that the arrow is pointing to the right?

If political campaigns are anything like the movies, then it was a wise choice.

Left or Right? Why a Character's Lateral Movement On-Screen Matters in Film

grindy · 04-12-2017, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

If political campaigns are anything like the movies, then it was a wise choice.

Left or Right? Why a Character's Lateral Movement On-Screen Matters in Film

I think it's even simpler. Movement from left to right is perceived as movement forward, most likely due to our direction of writing.

**Frownland** · 04-12-2017, 01:44 PM

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I think it's even simpler. Movement from left to right is perceived as movement forward, most likely due to our direction of writing.

Well ja that's the source of the cinematographical standard. It's backed up by Arabic readers being the opposite in that sense.

Chula Vista · 04-12-2017, 01:56 PM

There's a big fat DUH lurking amongst the last half dozen posts.

So Nunes has lost a boatload of credibility. Maybe him and Bannon can share a room on the "getta outta the Trump bandwagon" cart?

Classified docs contradict Nunes surveillance claims, GOP and Dem sources say - CNNPolitics.com

Why Bannon is losing (opinion) - CNN.com

The Batlord · 04-12-2017, 01:57 PM

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Well ja that's the source of the cinematographical standard. It's backed up by Arabic readers being the opposite in that sense.

I bet that's hell on Japanese directors.

Trollheart · 04-12-2017, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

If political campaigns are anything like the movies, then it was a wise choice.

Left or Right? Why a Character's Lateral Movement On-Screen Matters in Film

Yeah but I mean she was supposed to be left, wasn't she? Democrat? Left? No? Am I getting this wrong? Should it not be pointing to the left (which, I realise, would be essentially pointing backwards, not good) or at least up?

**Frownland** · 04-12-2017, 02:47 PM

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Yeah but I mean she was supposed to be left, wasn't she? Democrat? Left? No? Am I getting this wrong? Should it not be pointing to the left (which, I realise, would be essentially pointing backwards, not good) or at least up?

I realize where you were coming from, I was showing why the arrow pointing to the left wouldn't have been a good move.

Neapolitan · 04-12-2017, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

You and your damn pedantics. Though I can't get into his head, I'm assuming this is what he meant: to get someone out of something would be to achieve the end of it, which is what happened. He got the US out of the war by helping win it, otherwise they might have been in it (including a costly invasion of Japan) and by authorising the development of the atomic bomb, which was the main factor in ending at least the war in the Pacific.

Are you really going to be such a dick as to deny FDR his legacy? Have you nothing else to do?

FDR authorized the development of the atomic bomb which ushered in the era of nuclear warfare and nuclear proliferation. He never mentioned the Holocaust in any public speech. Did not sign anti-lynching legislation. He sign Executive Order 9066 which lead to the forced relocation and incarceration of 110,000 Japanese into interment camps. Quite a legacy. Why, who would want to deny that?

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Wow. If these are the kinds of mental gymnastics you have to do to make your point, maybe you should rethink your position.

Thanks. I was tempted to respond with more detail, but what's the point? I'm sure every reasonable person who read my post understands what I meant.

Everyone knew what you meant. FDR made America great again, the way it was before before 1929. And FDR is responsible for American exceptionalism, by getting us out of the war. See FDR was the commander and chief of US armed forces that defeated the Nazis, thus consequently getting us out of the war. I apologize for mentioning the Allies, British Spies, and the restistance because that subtracts from American exceptionalism. FDR MAGA!

Isbjørn · 04-12-2017, 11:39 PM

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Complacency is definitely part of it, but is it any surprise so many voted for Trump secretly when people along these lines predominate a big chunk of the media?

How does Antifa "predominate a big chunk of the media"? That's a ridiculous claim. And don't try to associate Antifa with the Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign, it makes no sense.

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Russia and Iran are pretty pissed about the red line being crossed and for good reason

With Trump in charge I feel like the evil empire and I'm rooting for the ragtag other side

Or maybe I should say even more the evil empire

The Syrian war is a fully flegded imperialist war. The recent involvement from the US is alarming and should serve as a wake-up call to all peace-minded individuals. We who live in imperialist countries need to build a strong anti-war movement, like the ones that existed during the Vietnam and Iraq wars. I suggest checking if the PSL is active in your area, they're a Marxist party that spends a lot of effort on anti-imperialism and anti-war.

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Yeah but I mean she was supposed to be left, wasn't she? Democrat? Left? No? Am I getting this wrong? Should it not be pointing to the left (which, I realise, would be essentially pointing backwards, not good) or at least up?

The Democratic Party and the GOP are both right-wing. Labelling Hillary Clinton as "left-wing" makes the term completely meaningless.

Also, FDR didn't win the war, the USA didn't win the war, and the nukes over Japan didn't win the war (Japan would've surrendered anyway). For the sake of nuance: I would have been speaking German right now if it hadn't been for the Red Army. Seventy years ago there were literally hanging posters in Norwegian cities giving the Soviet Union (and Stalin!) credit for having liberated Norway from the Nazis. It sounds ridiculous now, but it was a normal sentiment back then. Today it's different, we're nearly told that the US won the war with help from the Allies. And it almost seems to me like some people are trying to create a cult of personality around Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	There's a big fat DUH lurking amongst the last half dozen posts. So Nunes has lost a boatload of credibility. Maybe him and Bannon can share a room on the "getta outta the Trump bandwagon" cart? Classified docs contradict Nunes surveillance claims, GOP and Dem sources say - CNNPolitics.com Why Bannon is losing (opinion) - CNN.com __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”