There seems to be a lot of fuss about the 45th President of the USA...

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jakell said

I try to give equal credence to the possibility that some things are not a product of 'the system', that they can happen organically and are not a product of 'control'. Another version is to credit anything and everything to the 'Deep State' and I'm starting to roll my eyes every time I hear that.

I call it as I see it. And I see that we live in a heirarchical system. The male or female is the boss of the house. The parent is the boss of the kids. If you work, you have a boss, who most probably has a boss. Any society has bosses all the way up and down. The law is also your boss. Courts are your boss. Rules are your boss. The authorities are your boss. Morals are your boss. Religion is a boss. Emotions are your boss. The fundamental rules of the Universe are your boss.

What evidence - circumstantial, observational or otherwise - can you put forward that supports your assertion that there are no bosses at the very top, when every other single aspect of every part of your life is overwhelmingly dominated by bosses?

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Styx's title might be a bit hyperbolic here, but he reigns that in with plenty of nuance in the actual video. I don't follow mainstream American politics very closely, but Styx does it pretty well so I don't have to get my hands too dirty, he was right about Trump last year and I tend to take notice of him.

Apart from Styx's observations here, it's noticable to even the casual observer that Trump hysteria has diminished somewhat and those who got feverish may even try to pretend that they didn't inhale. For an example just check out your local reliable Trump hysteric and take their temperature, they may even have moved on in search of fresher boogeymen.
Concerning this last, and in line with Styx's previous discussions of moral panics (on here) satisfying a particular psychological need, those Trump hysterics who are now finding his malevolence less triggering may find a new home in the antifa/SJW mindset, where the perception of evil is kept just vague enough (and with many sources) that it can't really be falsified.. there will always be Nazis under the bed - guaranteed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kuc1pEaeqQ

The System gave the malcontents a sop in Trump.

It's a simple play by the system - intentioned, but always fluid -
you're fed up with the system, eh?
ok - here's an alternative - he's a bit of a joke, he's still part of the system, but we'll make it look kind of as though he isn't, by pandering to a few conspiracy-minded topics - he hasn't got a chance, really - but it'll let us gauge just how many of you are actually pissed off enough to vote for any kind of change - fuck, he won! There may be trouble ahead.
but oh, he can't deliver any meaningful change because he's serving the system anyway - and you are realising you've been fooled
so - we'll make him look bad, very bad, worse than you could have imagined - we'll ridicule and debase him
make him the reason it's falling apart - and your fault too, you voted for him
nevermind the fact that our system is so rotten it's making many people mentally and physically ill
but ours is the only system that works and we're the smartest people in the room, we have the divine right to lead the herd
because you a herd, a herd of cattle with no direction without us
and soon, we shall offer you a bright, shining beacon that will seem to too good to be true - and it will be.

I try to give equal credence to the possibility that some things are not a product of 'the system', that they can happen organically and are not a product of 'control'. Another version is to credit anything and everything to the 'Deep State' and I'm starting to roll my eyes every time I hear that.

That's still a whopping 50% allotted to traditional conspiracy tropes, which isn't a bad slice, but allowing that some things may 'just happen' does free my mind somewhat from the old 'puppet-master' archetype that seems to me a little too tempting.

I call it as I see it. And I see that we live in a heirarchical system. The male or female is the boss of the house. The parent is the boss of the kids. If you work, you have a boss, who most probably has a boss. Any society has bosses all the way up and down. The law is also your boss. Courts are your boss. Rules are your boss. The authorities are your boss. Morals are your boss. Religion is a boss. Emotions are your boss. The fundamental rules of the Universe are your boss.

What evidence - circumstantial, observational or otherwise - can you put forward that supports your assertion that there are no bosses at the very top, when every other single aspect of every part of your life is overwhelmingly dominated by bosses?

I haven't asserted it, like I said I try to give equal credence to each possibilty. I think every hypothesis deserves an alternate one.

That's not to say there are no bosses, there are lots of them, but the degree of control is what I question. Introduce some random elements, and there is no control, just attempts at it that have varying degrees of success.

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I think every hypothesis deserves an alternate one.

But there's nothing hypothetical about what I said.

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I haven't asserted it, like I said I try to give equal credence to each possibilty. I think every hypothesis deserves an alternate one.

That's not to say there are no bosses, there are lots of them, but the degree of control is what I question. Introduce some random elements, and there is no control, just attempts at it that have varying degrees of success.

But there's nothing hypothetical about what I said.

No, I'm referring to what I said, an hypothesis and an alternate one. I need the two in order to get some basic thinking done.

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"Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!”

OK, American friends - this is real. This is your top boss talking about using nuclear weapons. This is the one person in the whole of your country that can actually make nuclear lunacy a reality - and he's talking about doing it. This is not cool. This is very, very bad. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's insane. Is there some failsafe mechanism against launching a first strike if the President is actually insane? I do hope so.

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Trump is certainly flattering the Military.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BddOPJfAngh/

Well lookee here, we got ourselves a War President, pardner.

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https://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/arch ... ry2018.htm

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https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/trum ... ea7db498b4

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I only watched the first one and a half minutes of this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjZG5P_Q7B0

Elites? You've really got to hand it to Trump - he casually shrugs off one of the main reasons the disgruntled electorate voted for him - with nothing so much as a wave of the hand. I'm wondering if his long term memory actually stretches as far back as his election promises. He may go down as The Greatest Liar in the History of Lying Bastard Presidents of The Yoo Ess Ayy. He does so enjoy being exceptional, though. Top of any list is a good thing, right?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH7VBiOJPkQ

The last 15 seconds is worth watching. No applause, just deadly silence. Kudlows face is a peach.

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Poor Kudlow. An old man sent to the front line by his fellow exceptionalists, with scant regard for his personal health.
But it's not about individuals - it's the group that counts. Continuity. Take one for the team.

An aside:

I wonder if the word Cabal has it's roots in describing devotees of Kabbalah. Forgotten in the whorls and eddies of history.

Now then, now then, now then - what have we here?

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This is what makes me so angry,i watched CNN on election night go full race bait/class warfare mode and immediately start spewing hate/divisive reactions/concepts.Instead of really try to understand why people would vote for Trump in light of all his negative qualities they instead decided to villainize everyone who didn't vote hillary including sanders supporters.This can only backfire in the end but they are such circle jerks that sadly they don't get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqceHviNBC4

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Texas Residents Receive Notices To Get Land Surveyed For Border Wall

https://www.carbonated.tv/news/texas-re ... order-wall

Yes, America really is about to build a wall between itself and another country, at the behest of the majority of the population. This is not The Onion. I repeat, this is not The Onion. Can this even be a thing? Yes, my friends, it is a thing. It's really real and really happening.
, trying not to scream.

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 5626609666

I don't do twitter - but I assume they have a policy of taking threats of violence against others to be a violation of their terms of service?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45107054

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Hmmm...nothing at all secret society about that handshake /s

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watched for the comedy value - Jesus H, what's going to happen when the U.S. falls apart? - but 'ol Trumpino says something, maybe a little slip of the tongue - at 15m17s that was very, very interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ82YmOM804

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0jnKb8MDks