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#131 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 463 weeks ago
Acquiesce wrote:Where do you come up with this? All I see in both videos is the SS surrounding the candidates for some reason that can't be seen on camera. Trump reacts with fear while Hillary stands there composed the whole time. Hillary is also told she is okay and to keep talking.
Trump was attacked by an audience member. The SS stepped in to protect him. Several videos of this.
No such thing happened with Hillary. Nobody tried to attack her. She just looks like something triggered her. That guy close to her is not an SS agent going by his clothes and physique. Likely he's the handler when she loses it in public like this. He's been seen carrying what looks like a diazepam injector. The guys on stage are reacting to no threat, when "the doctor" has gotten Hillary back to composure they leave the stage promptly.
The woman looks ill.
I don't want to come of as rude, but seriously dude, that's some genuinely crazy shit you're spouting here. I mean, what the fuck? She's clearly reacting to something that happens in the audience. The simplest explanations are, as James and others have pointed out, protesters in the audience or someone gesturing at her. Yet somehow you find something in that video that supports your hypothesis that she's mentally ill? Talk about looking for confirmation of your biases. Me thinks you need to start spending a bit less time on 4chan and the likes.
#132 Re: Guns N' Roses » Better - Studio Version of 2016 Live Arrangement(fan mix) » 463 weeks ago
That new riff is fucking awesome. Imagine a new song built of something like that...wow.
It's a dead-simple riff, but the build-up is awesome and it gets heavy as fuck. Unfortunately, it then has to transition into the weakest part of Better: that wimpy falsetto intro that they insist on using as the chorus.
I think Better is one of the best songs on CD (probably 'cause it's not a fucking ballad), but that intro is shite and the chorus needs new vocals.
#133 Re: Guns N' Roses » On this day in 1988... » 463 weeks ago
Good album for it`s time but overrated as shit Nighrain, Brownstone, SCOM and RQ are songs I would call " great", Jungle, Easy and PC are catchy, the rest ranges from mediocre to completely forgettable.
You've listed 4 songs you deem 'great' and 3 songs that you feel are 'catchy', that's 7 on a twelve song album. I think you definitely highlighted the best of them, but for the life of me can't fathom how that would in any way constitute an overrated album. 7 out of 12 is an incredible ratio, especially if you consider that there's maybe only one song on there that's truly less-than-mediocre (you're crazy), IMHO.
Anyway... I voted RQ (seem tejas' explanation for the why...). But Nightrain, Jungle, Brownstone, PC and of course SCOM were all contenders for me.
#134 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl and Buckethead/Robin? » 464 weeks ago
1 - (realistic) rerecording/remix of cd with slash and duff, including a few new tracks and a dvd of current tour and whatever they want to add into a box set.
or
2 - (best artistic result) a brand new album using whatever they want to use but only featuring unheard tracks and completely recorded by slash, duff, axl, frank, etc.
I'll take any new tracks I can get, but I sincerely hope they have the artistic integrity not to go for option 1.
#135 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Your favorite GN'R side-project? » 464 weeks ago
This is hard as I a lot of the GNR side projects, and some would consider CD as side project relative to the old band's catalogue even though it was released under the classic name.
Aside from CD which I'm a big fan of....
I like the First Snakepit record a lot - those songs would be straight up AFD2 if Axl had been involved. The guitar sounds are classic early slash.
Pretty fond of contraband too as although weiland can be repetitive and I missed Axl, but some of those songs are very GNR in their own way - such as 'Suckertrain Blues'.
This. Although like James, I have a soft spot for Believe in Me as well. And if you consider what all of those albums have in common, it is that they sound the closest to classic AFD/UYI GNR.
I don't care at all for Lusk, the Replacements, any of Bumblefoot's solo stuff or any of Izzy's work. I do like some of the buckethead material, but there's so much chaff that it's hard to find the wheat. I love things like Nottingham Lace, Soothsayer, Jordan and Siege Engine though, the 'hits' if you will.
#136 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 464 weeks ago
Randall, Mole....try this thought on for size see how it fits you....
It's a relatively simple idea, but I think it has some traction.
Let me take you to my home state of Wisconsin (I now live in Illinois). In Wisconsin, they elected Scott Walker around 2010. He was elected essentially over emotions. I consider them to be very negative emotions. He said it himself, he used "divide and conquer" politics in his campaign and legislative decisions.
After talking to some folks that supported him, I found that they were much more motivated to "hurt them" than help themselves.
Now I can't say who "them" was established to be. It was a bit of a slight of hand trick. Walker had convinced enough people that someone was getting more than their fair share and of course this had to end.
This negativity and anger towards Wisconsinites from other Wiscosinites really picked up steam over the past half-decade. Now, in 2016, Wisconsin is suffering from a near 1 billion dollar deficit in its budget. This is far worse than Walkers predecessor who saw Wisconsin through 2008 and 2009.
I guess I wonder though if any economic or political philosophy can truly survive when it required so much anger and negativity to implement in the first place. It sure is entertaining during campaign season, but when it really counts and we need a governor, it hardly serves anyone.
I agree with your premise, but unfortunately it looks like this cycle is going to be dominated by anti-votes. Trump and Clinton are the two most hated candidates in history, bar none, and I just don't see a practical way for them to run a positive campaign. I have a sliver of hope that this creates a real opportunity for a third party to finally get a foothold in the US. But I think more realistically it is going to result in Hillary winning, triggering either a complete retooling of the GOP to be more towards the center, or the GOP simply being supplanted by the Libertarian party. Disregarding the effects of a Hillary presidency for a minute, I think both of those scenarios are improvements over the current situation as far as the right wing is concerned: a more moderate GOP would likely be less influenced by religious doctrine, while the Libertarian party follows at the very least a more consistent and intellectually honest philosophy.
#137 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 464 weeks ago
I don't disagree with you . My only compliment to Trump is that he's ending political correctness. In what world should Kahn be immune from criticism or a counter to his points, just because he lost a son 12 years ago. It's a bullshit argument by the left to end discussions on topics they're unable to intelligently argue. Trump is helping end this artificial barrier on what words are ok to use. Other than that, I have no use for him.
You can believe I support Trump all day long, but I've said since the beginning he's a birther and will never gain my support. Feel free to drop by Cramer's forum if you're so inclined. I backed Kasich all the way until the end (i'll share my facebook post with you that shows me voting for him in Ohio), and now I'm backing Johnson. I still very much believe Clinton will win, though I don't think it's a sure thing. I just get outraged when people mock Trump for his lies and stupidity, but stand behind Clinton who has nothing to her name other than being the wife of Bill, and her numerous policy switches and outright lies. Brian Williams loses his career for claiming to have taken fire, yet Clinton is anointed the leader of the Democratic party when she claims she took fire or Chelsea was jogging around the WTC when it went down. I'm just shocked that this "par for the course" is not only accepted, but celebrated by her supporters.
Good post, I agree with a lot of the things you've said. The only thing that's frustrating to me is that people laud Trump's so called 'truth speaking' while in fact he's a compulsive liar. There's absolutely no reason for Kahn to be immune to criticism, but what Trump is doing isn't providing a cogent argument as to why he's wrong or off the mark. As usual, all he did was inanely flap his lips about to let some tired old stereotypes come out. I'm all for ending political correctness, but you're not absolved from having to come up with an intelligent argument and that's where Trump consistently fails.
Yes, Hillary is a flip-flopping liar, and she'll do anything to get in power. However, her party is at least somewhat unified and will keep her in check to a certain extent. Trump is a dumb as a doornail, a compulsive liar, and completely unhinged. Neither will be a good president, but at least Hillary's entourage has some say over her. They'll be there to cover up her mistakes and lies, but they'll at least be somewhat effective in keeping her from making a complete mess out of things.
Also, look at it this way, at least Hillary is smart enough that her lies require hacked emails to come out and be provable. Trump, the dumb fuck that he is, simply contradicts himself from one sentence to the other. And you gotta ask yourself, if he's willing to so blatantly lie about those little things, what else is he lying about...
#138 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 464 weeks ago
The Primary Model consists of two ingredients: The swing of the electoral pendulum, and the outcomes of primaries.
The part in bold is likely why he'll be wrong this time around. The mess that the GOP is today is not in any way comparable to your conservatives of yesteryear, which I believe even our conservative friends will acknowledge.
I think the last republican presidency was when the pendulum snapped, and it has been flying towards the left ever since. As demonstrated by the unlikely strength of the campaign of a certain 74 year old socialist/atheist, who in a normal election cycle would not have been as close to getting the democratic nomination as he got.
#139 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 465 weeks ago
That was a good post, but the boarder issues between Mexico and the United States is MUCH different than Europe. We cannot afford an open boarder for a myriad of reasons.
I do understand that, but why the insane border controls between the US and Canada though? For comparison, this is part of the border between Belgium and The Netherlands:
It even goes straight through homes and stores:
Of course you can't do this with Mexico (yet), but why wouldn't this setup work with Canada? It's a way to set a standard that Mexico could aspire to if they want to participate in a unified North America.
And even if you refuse to acknowledge climate change exists, I think we can all agree pumping poison into the atmosphere is a bad thing?
Honestly, denying climate change (and the fact that man has an enormous impact on it) at this point is completely unacceptable. No need to go for watered down compromises, we need to just face the facts and take action.
#140 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 465 weeks ago
Interesting post James, I love the point-by-point analysis. If you don't mind, I'm ripping off your post to add my own thoughts on top of it. 
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Enact an emergency Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change, revive the economy and make wars for oil obsolete. Initiate a WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change, the greatest threat to humanity in our history. Create 20 million jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, and investing in public transit, sustainable agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
Sorry...this isn't feasible. The whole planet would have to get involved on this scale for it to be possible.
All it will accomplish is 'green' taxes and more carbon trading among corporations. Fuck that. I'd also like her to explain to me why the entire solar system is heating up, not just the earth. Scientists aren't even sure why.....might just be a natural cycle the Sun and solar system go through periodically over time. I know that Americans do not need to be taxed because the Sun likes to get a little hot every now and then.
First, that whole 'the whole solar system is warming up' thing is hogwash and has been debunked several years ago. Here are the facts:
Mercury: Not warming
Venus: Not warming
Mars: The warming "trend" is based on information from 1977 and 1999, not continuous data. The 1977 data came right after a global dust storm, and the 1999 data right before one. Based on data since 1999 (which is close to continuous), Mars is not undergoing any long term warming.
Jupiter: Jupiter underwent a temperature change due to the merging of several storms temporarily shifting how heat moved through the atmosphere. The poles became colder, the equator warmer, but overall temperature stayed the same. The effect was temporary.
Saturn: Not warming
Uranus: Actually getting colder, due to its wacky seasonal cycle.
Neptune (and its moon Triton): Both are moving into the first southern hemisphere summer we've observed - it's actually been spring (and fall in the north) there since we discovered the planet. Some seasonal warming is expected.
Pluto: Warming, and we don't know why. Pluto's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity should give it even wackier seasons than Uranus, but a full season hasn't passed since we discovered it, and we're not even sure what its surface or atmosphere is like yet, so we're really banking on the New Horizons probe to help us figure this one out.
The correlation between climate change on earth and mankind's activities (particularly, but not limited to, greenhouse gasses) has been statistically proven time and time again, so it's is time to stop using that as an argument in these discussions. There are real problems with green energy that impact the economy and our mobility which need to be considered and discussed, so let's focus on those instead of sticking our heads in the sand and pretend this isn't happening. Taxing non-renewable energy can be a part of the solution, on the condition that there are ample affordable and equal alternatives available to the public. So no, forcing everyone to drive electric cars, when they only have a choice between a $90k Tesla and a friggin' Nissan Leaf is not the answer. Subsidizing development of new tech that makes electric cars affordable to the masses however, is a must at this point.
Implement a Just Transition that empowers those communities and workers most impacted by climate change and the transition to a green economy. Ensure that any worker displaced by the shift away from fossil fuels will receive full income and benefits as they transition to alternative work.
Translation= move hard working americans who deserve their jobs but must lose them over to welfare. I don't have a problem with welfare but I do have a problem intentionally taking away jobs and forcing them on the program until some "alternative" job is figured out. As Livia Soprano would say, "She doesn't fool me for a second".
In theory, the fact that these people work in soon-to-be-obsolete industries shouldn't stop us from introducing the new policies. When we shut down our coal mines in Western Europe in the 80's, there was a real impact in the areas where mining was an important industry for local employment, and it took those regions about 15 years to bounce back. We simply invested in new technologies (most not even energy related), and these areas are now as prosperous as ever.
Enact energy democracy based on public, community and worker ownership of our energy system. Treat energy as a human right.
Uh......no.
Not even sure what that means, but community owned utilities in general do work well in the US, especially in smaller communities so perhaps there's something there? Either way, that one-liner is way to vague for me to make an assessment.
Redirect research funds from fossil fuels into renewable energy and conservation. Build a nationwide smart electricity grid that can pool and store power from a diversity of renewable sources, giving the nation clean, democratically-controlled, energy.
I have no problem with investing in alternatives but please define "democratically controlled".
Agreed, subsidies and tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry need to be shifted to renewable energy. No idea what democratically controlled could mean, unless she means (federal) government-owned, in which case: no.
End destructive energy extraction and associated infrastructure: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, natural gas pipelines, and uranium mines. Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, including natural gas, and phase out all fossil fuel power plants. Phase out nuclear power and end nuclear subsidies. End all subsidies for fossil fuels and impose a greenhouse gas fee / tax to charge polluters for the damage they have created.
I agree some of these things like fracking are going too far but I am against phasing out nuclear power as our military uses it for various things we absolutely need and I don't think US carrier groups should be mothballed just because she hates nuclear power and she can cram this greenhouse tax as punishment for "the damage we have created". I'm sorry Jill but my car needs gas and so does your plane you're flying around in. I'm not being "punished" because the car was invented and she shouldn't be punished because airplanes were invented.
I personally consider Nuclear a form of green energy (although at this point not 'renewable' energy), and is a fine way to reduce our carbon emissions and give us a couple of more decades to figure out how to make real renewable energy economically viable at scale.
Label GMOs, and put a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides until they are proven safe.
Support organic and regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and sustainable forestry.
Protect our public lands, water supplies, biological diversity, parks, and pollinators. Ban neonicotinoids and other pesticides that threaten the survival of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.If handled properly, I'd support this.
The part about GMOs is mostly bullshit though. There have been thoroughly researched and there are zero indications they aren't safe. In fact, GMOs have been and will continue to be instrumental in us being able to sustain 7b+ people on this planet, so it's an indispensable tool that we need to continue to develop. The science is on the GMO side here, and just like we need to rely on science to drive our climate change policy, we need to do it here as well. Protecting our biological diversity is good though, I fully support that.
Enact stronger environmental justice laws and measures to ensure that low-income and communities of color are not disproportionately impacted by harmful pollution and other negative environmental and health effects.
Communities of color? Why not just say ALL communities? Oh yeah...gotta pander to #BlackLivesMatter.
She does say "low-income AND communities of color".
Create living-wage jobs for every American who needs work, replacing unemployment offices with employment offices. Government would be the employer of last resort, and the unemployed would have an enforceable right to make government provide work. Create direct public employment, as the Works Progress Administration did, in public services and public works for those who can't find private employment.
Wait....what? Every citizen has a right to a government job? This would be the largest expansion of government in history. It would create millions of bean counters who sit around doing nothing. Ms. Stein, go to a local clinic or DMV. Most of the workers sit around talking about music and other shit laughing instead of doing their jobs while there's a mile long waiting line. We need to eliminate some of these jobs, not a historic, record breaking expansion.
I fully agree with your assessment there. One caveat is that there is a dire need to do something about public infrastructure in the US, which will result in the government to indirectly creating employment for a large number of people (builders, planners and the likes). But that arises from an actual real need, and isn't a stopgap measure to artificially drive down unemployment numbers.
Replace NAFTA and other corporate free trade agreements that export American jobs, depress wages, and undermine the sovereign right of Americans and citizens of other countries to control their own economy and political choices. Enact fair trade laws that benefits local workers and communities.
Agreed here. NAFTA has to go.
She's all over the map concerning health care, some I agree with, some I don't, and I'm sick of this separating whites from blacks shit. It just makes all this racial tension even worse....it feeds it. ALL poor people need help so stop specifically stating "people of color".
Current free trade agreements are abhorrent, but we need something in their stead. We need a system that uses levies and import taxes to compensate for salary discrepancies.
Free universal child care.
On this I do agree but on one condition and so did Reagan....don't include illegal immigrants.
I think that last part's a given, you'll always need a social security number or the likes to apply for these government programs, and illegal immigrants by definition won't have that.
Guarantee tuition-free, world-class public education from pre-school through university.
Absolutely not. This will turn colleges into a cesspool in the fourth circle of hell. Poor people who want to go to college can do so if they really want to. Making it free for everyone is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard of in my life.
First, your prediction is way off. Colleges and universities in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, ... are no cesspools in any circle of hell. There's absolutely nothing to indicate that tuition free public education leads to any sort of problems. Second, you can still have private schools even if tuition-free public education exists. Private schools will still be able to charge whatever they want, as well as define their own selection criteria.
Evaluate teacher performance through assessment by fellow professionals. Do not rely on high stakes tests that reflect economic status of the community, and punish teachers working in low income communities of color.
Ensure racially inclusive, sensitive and relevant curriculums.
jesus Christ.
I was unaware that people who teach black kids are unfairly punished. Oh yeah I forgot...this problem only exists in their imagination.
Teacher evaluation based on standardized test results is unfair (leaving race out of the discussion for a minute). I agree that there should be some correction for the 'economic status of the community'. For instance, instead of working with absolute numbers, evaluations could be based on measurable improvements in knowledge/test scores.
Stop denying students diplomas based on high stakes tests.
Sorry but there's nothing wrong with someone having to be smart to get a diploma.
Agreed, no need to devaluate diplomas even more than they already have been.
Restore arts, music and recreation to school curriculums.
I agree with this.
Absolutely, makes for more complete students.
Guarantee a living wage job for all.
How do you do this? Oh yeah I forgot, just have everyone work for the government.
Agreed, no way to guarantee people jobs.
Demilitarize border crossings throughout North America.
Nah.....we're getting sick of the constant flow of people coming into this country. Go ask Europe how they feel about allowing a constant flow and read news stories on how that's turned out. Its not peaches and cream.
Hi, Europe here, don't think that everyone over here feels that there's actually a problem with our borders. To the extent that it is feasible, you should always strive to have as much of an open border policy as possible.
End the failed war on drugs. Replace drug prohibition with harm reduction. Legalize marijuana/hemp. Treat substance abuse as a health problem, not a criminal offense.
I agree in principle. Cant go too far with this though. There will always be reasons why certain drug users need prison sentences.
I agree with her 100%. Personal freedom is what matters here. Sure there might be reasons to incarcerate certain drug users, but those reasons will never be the simple fact that they use drugs (things like public intoxication, stealing to get money to buy drugs, neglecting their kids, selling to minors, ... - like all the things you can't do with/for alcohol).
Support the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Now you really lost any chance at my vote. Maybe you should do a bit more research of #BlackLivesMatter before announcing on your platform that you are supporting it. I'm issuing you a triple dog dare to go into any of those neighborhoods and get up on your soap box and pontificate. Your support will last about five minutes.
Hahaha, someone got triggered . Don't get your panties in a bunch about stuff like that, it's all just demagoguery and par for the course. If pandering to black people is enough to lose your vote, you've got your priorities messed up.
Demilitarize police. End use of SWAT teams and no-knock raids for drugs and serving papers.
Jesus....
Uhm, absolutely demilitarize police. All these police shootings, the excessive violence, eminent domain abuse, etc is due to the way a good deal of US police officials are trained to believe they are some sort of elite military personnel. It's not about gun laws, or racism, it's about police violence and a general attitude that allows and even supports such behavior. It's insane, in any other country that'd be considered the beginnings of a police state.
Eliminate harsh mandatory sentencing requirements which often result in unjustified sentences.
For certain mandatory sentences for marijuana possession in certain states, I'd agree unless the person was selling to children or selling near schools. Disagree on eliminating other mandatory sentences. Don't want to spend 20 years in prison? Stop commiting crimes. Pretty simple.
Eh, depends on the case I guess.
America's youth should not be put in jail for offenses they commit.
WOW.
Of course not, you don't jail minors, you send them to juvenile correctional facilities for re-education and prime them for integration in society. Kids make mistakes, it's part of growing up. You punish them, you might even intern them, but you don't send them to friggin' jail...
Abolish the death penalty.
Absolutely not. I believe the exact opposite, start eliminating the infinite amount of appeals. That's when the death penalty will become the real deterrent its supposed to be.
I can't even... ugh... no... The death penalty is a barbaric practice that should've been abolished decades ago. This is one of these things... the justice system works perfectly fine (and in most cases better than in the US) without death penalty in the rest of the civilized world. Why not simply look at the facts abroad and use that as an example?
Issue an Executive Order prohibiting Federal agencies from conspiring with local police to infringe upon right of assembly and peaceful protest.
Absolutely not. These "peaceful protests" can quickly turn into riots and mass murder. How do you expect to protect innocent civilians in these situations without a police presence?
Absolutely, freedom of speech should be absolute in public places! That includes the freedom to assemble and protest peacefully. She's not saying that protests should be unsupervised, she's not saying that violence in those protests should be tolerated, she's saying that as long as these protests are peaceful, no matter how much the establishment might not like it, the people's right to assemble and protest should be protected.
Repeal the Patriot Act that violates our constitutional right to privacy and protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
I agree that the Patriot Act went a bit too far and should be refined but not sure about actually repealing it....especially in this era we live in.
It worked fine before, and it will work fine once it's repealed. You don't need overbearing legislation to fight terrorism, you need better intelligence, intelligence that is better adapted to a new type of enemy.
Cut military spending by at least 50% and close the 700+ foreign military bases. Ensure a just transition that replaces reductions in military jobs with jobs in renewable energy, transportation and green infrastructure development.
FUCK that. This isn't just incompetent nonsense, its absolutely dangerous. A cut in military spending? As long as the cut doesn't impact the men and women of the armed forces or crucial programs, I'd support a cut of some sort. Closing our foreign bases? Step away from the crack pipe. The US is a hyper power and crucial to world security yet you want to stop this in a world with Russia on the move, China trying to assert itself on the world stage, a very unstable North Korea that has nuclear weapons, the chaos in the Middle East, etc.? Sweet baby Jesus....
This one I always find flabbergasting. How is it that conservatives continuously harp on about how inefficient the government is, and how we need to cut down on government jobs and all that... yet, no one seems to want to accept that the US military is a horribly inefficiently managed mastodont that can withstand a massive reduction in budget without losing any of its power and effectiveness by simply increasing its efficiency to a level that would be considered mediocre in other government branches? Seriously... I fully agree that the US plays an incredibly important role in world security, and that it needs to continue to do so. But it doesn't require $600 billion dollars to do so. Russia makes due with $82b, and while they aren't half as strong as the US, they aren't 7 times weaker either. In fact, their PwrIndx score is remarkably close the that of the US And that's fucking communist russia!
There is plenty of room to cut the military spending budget, without having to sacrifice on quality.
Stop U.S. financial and military support to human rights abusers. Barring substantial changes in their policies, this would include Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt.
Freeze the bank accounts of countries that are funding terrorism, including the Saudi royal family.I could support this but you're so far off the rails on a crazy train on your stance on the US military/foreign policy in general that the above doesn't even matter.
I support her on this.
Restore the National Guard as the centerpiece of our defense.
Ban use of drone aircraft for assassination, bombing, and other offensive purposes.
Ridiculous.
Don't have an outspoken opinion about this, but it feels like she hasn't really thought this through.
Rejoin the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which the US dropped out of in 2002 when it installed missiles and missile bases in Turkey, Romania, and Poland.
Sorry Ms. Stein but we are NEVER rejoining the ABM treaty. Its on the ash heap of history. The US has an advanced ABM system in place and Russia is also creating one.
You are not even close to being qualified to be CIC.
These things are important steps forward though, and next to maintaining and building out its military, the US should in parallel take the lead on initiatives like this, not step back, wherever possible.
Agree to Russia’s proposal to jointly reduce US and Russian nuclear arsenals to 1,000 nuclear weapons each.
I agree that the US and Russia should work towards another nuclear arms treaty.
That's a given.
Remove US nuclear weapons in Germany, Belgium, Turkey, Italy and the Netherlands.
Bat shit crazy.
Not bat shit crazy, but a natural extension of the former point.
Support Russia and China’s joint effort to open negotiations on a treaty to ban weapons in space.
Nope. We already have weapons in space and Russia is currently working on a space bomber. Ship sailed in the 80s on this type of treaty being feasible.
All the more reason to have a ban on this type of weapon, while they haven't been used yet.
and end all nuclear weapons research, design, and modernization at the weapons laboratories.
Let our arsenal rot? No thanks. Russia recently modernized its ICBMs. Time for us to do the same and there's nothing wrong with research and better design. It creates more accurate weapons and lessens the chance for collateral damage(cities, civilians)...unless of course cities are the actual target.
Of course there is something wrong with research into better ways of committing mass murder. Focus developments and tech on defensive innovations.
Eliminate the doctrine of corporate personhood that among other things has been used to justify unlimited corporate spending in elections with a constitutional amendment to clarify that only human beings have constitutional rights.
She does make some great points on our corrupt, rigged elections that I agree with but she's not even close to being presidential material.
This should be the first item on her list.
