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by Incrementalist
Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:59 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

Trump's behavior and decisions are mostly random, but historically most countries (including those you have listed) have pursued both protectionist and free trade policies according to what suits them, or what was believed to suit them, at the time. Free trade, in all likelihood, is not always the o...
by Incrementalist
Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 6153

Re: Utter Betrayal

They were states at one point, but there wasn't much left of them by the time the conquistadors arrived.

Nevertheless I don't understand what difference it makes on the distinction between immigration and colonization.
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 6153

Re: Utter Betrayal

"Yeah, a lot of highly important differentiating details really conveniently slip out when anti-immigration folks start using European settlement as an argument against immigration." I agree that the case of the European settlement of the Americas is so different as to be irrelevant to the current i...
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:02 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 6153

Re: Utter Betrayal

The arrival of Europeans in the new world resulted in the wholesale replacement of the previously existing American societies.

It's probably the worst example to use when trying to convince people of the benefits of immigration to the incumbent society.
by Incrementalist
Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Utter Betrayal
Replies: 66
Views: 6153

Re: Utter Betrayal

Is Hitler also included in the "Brown Values" cohort?
by Incrementalist
Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:22 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Do-Nothing Discipline
Replies: 7
Views: 1546

Re: The Do-Nothing Discipline

As much as I think both of those Nates are overrated, I don't think "guilt by word association" (fundamentals -> fundamentalists) makes a very strong case.
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What the hell happened?!
Replies: 103
Views: 13020

Re: What the hell happened?!

Empathy is not sympathy.
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Jamie dead posting
Replies: 12
Views: 2663

Re: Jamie dead posting

I assume there's no rule against dead posting in the actual Diplomacy games, considering the UI allows you to do it, and I don't clearly see it in the rules. Is this correct?
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:20 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What the hell happened?!
Replies: 103
Views: 13020

Re: What the hell happened?!

This forum might not be as "modern" as Disqus, but I'm assuming it was chosen because it was free, and apart from accidentally boldfacing my entire first post, not too hard to figure out.

Is there any free option that is superior?
by Incrementalist
Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Yet another needless mass shooting
Replies: 271
Views: 22142

Re: Yet another needless mass shooting

"I assume that intentionally providing someone with a gun that is used in a crime would get someone sentenced with aiding and abetting." What about negligently providing someone with a gun though? Banks have "know your customer" laws to prevent money laundering... should gun dealers also have to do ...
by Incrementalist
Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Yet another needless mass shooting
Replies: 271
Views: 22142

Re: Yet another needless mass shooting

I don't think the 2nd Amendment is incompatible with strict penalties for negligence or illegal use. Is there any legal reason why the registered owner of a gun that is used in a robbery (and not reported missing) can't be sentenced to, say, 10 years in prison? Or for this teacher who discharged a g...
by Incrementalist
Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

The US can't defend Seoul. The North Koreans could destroy it whenever they want. I will make a simple observation that, if your basic nuke cannot be taken out mid flight, the Russians wouldn't have spent countless billions developing increasingly more advanced missiles designed to get through defe...
by Incrementalist
Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

Spending countless billions on welding it to a rocket that the Yanks can shoot down in a heartbeat is an unnecessary expense. It does make sense for North Korea to pursue nuclear missile technology because 1) it is not actually possible to reliably shoot down an ICBM with current technology, and 2)...
by Incrementalist
Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:59 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

Trump: “Trade wars are good and easy to win.” Is he telling the truth or lying? Can anyone believe a word he says? It's a baseless assertion, meant to "trigger" his political adversaries, who will in turn write countless articles to refute it, keeping Trump in the press. It's how he operated during...
by Incrementalist
Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:07 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

There are plenty of recorded episodes where Trump is having visual hallucinations where he claims to see things that aren't there. From blood pouring down a woman's face that event photographs show didn't happen to Muslims in New Jersey cheering 9/11. We can probably pass off all the claims of neve...
by Incrementalist
Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:30 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

I was unable to find anything on the bound rates.
Although the WTO rules aren't exactly laws, it is disturbing to me than a motivated and interested citizen can't easily find out what the rules actually are.
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:06 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

Sorry, I didn't mean to boldface that.
by Incrementalist
Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

" ut the American ALSO pays taxes on what ever is left over." Is there anything left over after the French collect their taxes? I would assume that the US has a lower income tax rate, so after the foreign taxes paid to France are deducted, there isn't anything owed to the US. Someone has to know thi...
by Incrementalist
Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:55 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: USA starts a trade war with allies
Replies: 96
Views: 10843

Re: USA starts a trade war with allies

Trump for some unfathomable reason deployed this at least a year too early, but it could be an effective re-election strategy, if he makes it that far. It steals some thunder from left-leaning Democrats who might conceivably propose the same sort of thing, and although most genuine Republicans are a...