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Post by Ratty on Jan 29, 2021 16:51:43 GMT
[ Snip ] I remain pessimistic in hopes of halting the slide to socialism. The majority is on the left hand side of the bell curve with regard to the ability for informed, independent thought. The propagandist’s playground. #MeToo. The long march has become a gallop.
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 29, 2021 18:56:13 GMT
[ Snip ] I remain pessimistic in hopes of halting the slide to socialism. The majority is on the left hand side of the bell curve with regard to the ability for informed, independent thought. The propagandist’s playground. #MeToo. The long march has become a gallop. I am launching an experiment to observe the social tendencies and beliefs of the current generation(s) in relation to generational theory, as described by Strauss and Howe and others. The functional ending generation in the any 4-cycle-generation turning as been named "the Hero" generation by S&H. These are the "shock troops" of a fourth turning ... those that will fight the fights and provide the generational "push" toward changes that will occur in a new cycle. Their peak is aged 21-30 today. The birth years for these "millennials" peaks in the 1990s and tails from the late 80s and into the early 2000s. The following generation, named "artist" by S&H (and called Generation Z or Zoomers) peaks in the 2000s and tail from the 90s and into the 2010s. Their peak is aged 11-20. They are the functional administrators and entrepaneurs of whatever structure falls out of a fourth turning. My son falls squarely on the cusp of the two, born 2000. So thus, the experiment. While not a random sample by any stretch, I will write down what he and his compatriots feel are the major issues and their tendencies. So far, I find no strong support for either Left or Right in this small group. They will not fight for either Trump or AOC (or whoever represents the Left). They seem to view either side as equally stupid, incompetent and unresponsive to what they believe their needs are. AND. they are strongly opposed to any type of authoritarian government. That's a relief. Instead, they prefer that government stay the hell out of other peoples business. There is however, strong support for some type of socialized medicine, as they view the current system as not only unfair, but perhaps as the equivalent of that "great sucking sound" of Ross Perot, only this one comes from the bank accounts of the rich. They view it as a threat to their financial future. More to come.
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Post by nonentropic on Jan 29, 2021 22:21:13 GMT
Good discussion MB.
My daughter is in the same target zone born 2002 first year spent at Uni to get into Med requirement 97% average you have to be in the 3 percentile if you are ethnic NZer or Polynesian then the average is only down to 67% which is in their case below the 70th percentile.
she is thus becoming a little more realistic about these things and has now decided to study in Australia which is heavily under the left wing pressure but relative to NZ positively sensible. Her politics is center right as a consequence. It is the 20 to 40 group that defines the future as they move into the power years between 40 and 60 if they are undriven persuaded that social welfare is a realistic way of life you are stuffed.
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 29, 2021 23:35:39 GMT
Good discussion MB. My daughter is in the same target zone born 2002 first year spent at Uni to get into Med requirement 97% average you have to be in the 3 percentile if you are ethnic NZer or Polynesian then the average is only down to 67% which is in their case below the 70th percentile. she is thus becoming a little more realistic about these things and has now decided to study in Australia which is heavily under the left wing pressure but relative to NZ positively sensible. Her politics is center right as a consequence. It is the 20 to 40 group that defines the future as they move into the power years between 40 and 60 if they are undriven persuaded that social welfare is a realistic way of life you are stuffed. Out of curiosity, what is an ethnic New Zealander? I always thought that would be the native Polynesians, or are there Melanesians as well? Discrimination can, in some, focus the attention. I discriminated against my son by telling him he needed to self-fund college. I even took him down to the army and national guard recruiter on campus. He "always" remembers that I did that ... but he worked hard and got a full-ride schlarship in computer science. Aced the SATs. A very bright kid who needs to have his attention focused occassionally ... kinda like the old Missouri mule. Hard work and luck ... and often luck is self-made. He just started his own small hedge fund a few months back with excess college funds. He is conservative, does his homework, and seems to have a natural affinity for numbers and an ability to call inflextion points (turnings). I am giving him a small amount to see how good this later ability is. He has managed to double his fund's value in short order. We will see.
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 30, 2021 3:46:25 GMT
Good discussion MB. My daughter is in the same target zone born 2002 first year spent at Uni to get into Med requirement 97% average you have to be in the 3 percentile if you are ethnic NZer or Polynesian then the average is only down to 67% which is in their case below the 70th percentile. she is thus becoming a little more realistic about these things and has now decided to study in Australia which is heavily under the left wing pressure but relative to NZ positively sensible. Her politics is center right as a consequence. It is the 20 to 40 group that defines the future as they move into the power years between 40 and 60 if they are undriven persuaded that social welfare is a realistic way of life you are stuffed. You may like this article and its embedded video. The cycle may come full circle with Generation Z. thepostmillennial.com/the-conservatives-of-generation-z-cancel-this
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Post by nonentropic on Jan 30, 2021 7:35:37 GMT
I would throw a lazy $20k at his fund just on the basis of your input here.
Yes to be precise the Maori people of NZ are largely Polynesian.
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Post by douglavers on Feb 1, 2021 4:40:49 GMT
From a safe distance, the Martians have been considering the mooted 2nd Impeachment.
They think Mr Trump will have an easy route to acquittal.
a) From their limited understanding of the USA Constitution, impeachment applies to a sitting President. They were under the impression that Trump lost the election, and is now a private citizen. As a result, any trial is now a Bill of Attainder, specifically barred by said Constitution. b) In any event, while they are not attuned to human rhetoric, they consider that a number of the speeches from eminent Democrat Senators were much more inflammatory than the notorious Trump Speech. The ex President might just enjoy recapping parts of those speeches. c) The Impeachment will also enable Mr Trump to table a substantial body of evidence about election rigging, where it will remain on the public record.
While unsure of its origin, the Martians are wondering whether that curious earth expression "barking mad" applies to the Democratic Senators bringing forward this Impeachment.
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Post by walnut on Feb 1, 2021 5:14:10 GMT
Good discussion MB. My daughter is in the same target zone born 2002 first year spent at Uni to get into Med requirement 97% average you have to be in the 3 percentile if you are ethnic NZer or Polynesian then the average is only down to 67% which is in their case below the 70th percentile. she is thus becoming a little more realistic about these things and has now decided to study in Australia which is heavily under the left wing pressure but relative to NZ positively sensible. Her politics is center right as a consequence. It is the 20 to 40 group that defines the future as they move into the power years between 40 and 60 if they are undriven persuaded that social welfare is a realistic way of life you are stuffed. Out of curiosity, what is an ethnic New Zealander? I always thought that would be the native Polynesians, or are there Melanesians as well? Discrimination can, in some, focus the attention. I discriminated against my son by telling him he needed to self-fund college. I even took him down to the army and national guard recruiter on campus. He "always" remembers that I did that ... but he worked hard and got a full-ride schlarship in computer science. Aced the SATs. A very bright kid who needs to have his attention focused occassionally ... kinda like the old Missouri mule. Hard work and luck ... and often luck is self-made. He just started his own small hedge fund a few months back with excess college funds. He is conservative, does his homework, and seems to have a natural affinity for numbers and an ability to call inflextion points (turnings). I am giving him a small amount to see how good this later ability is. He has managed to double his fund's value in short order. We will see. He started a hedge fund? And doubled it? Nifty! Does he have a subscription to Yachting yet?
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Post by walnut on Feb 1, 2021 6:13:26 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Feb 1, 2021 6:59:42 GMT
Out of curiosity, what is an ethnic New Zealander? I always thought that would be the native Polynesians, or are there Melanesians as well? Discrimination can, in some, focus the attention. I discriminated against my son by telling him he needed to self-fund college. I even took him down to the army and national guard recruiter on campus. He "always" remembers that I did that ... but he worked hard and got a full-ride schlarship in computer science. Aced the SATs. A very bright kid who needs to have his attention focused occassionally ... kinda like the old Missouri mule. Hard work and luck ... and often luck is self-made. He just started his own small hedge fund a few months back with excess college funds. He is conservative, does his homework, and seems to have a natural affinity for numbers and an ability to call inflextion points (turnings). I am giving him a small amount to see how good this later ability is. He has managed to double his fund's value in short order. We will see. He started a hedge fund? And doubled it? Nifty! Does he have a subscription to Yachting yet? I suggested to him that he stay away from girls and yachts untill he banks his first million. Or even longer.
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Post by missouriboy on Feb 1, 2021 7:05:57 GMT
From a safe distance, the Martians have been considering the mooted 2nd Impeachment. They think Mr Trump will have an easy route to acquittal. a) From their limited understanding of the USA Constitution, impeachment applies to a sitting President. They were under the impression that Trump lost the election, and is now a private citizen. As a result, any trial is now a Bill of Attainder, specifically barred by said Constitution. b) In any event, while they are not attuned to human rhetoric, they consider that a number of the speeches from eminent Democrat Senators were much more inflammatory than the notorious Trump Speech. The ex President might just enjoy recapping parts of those speeches. c) The Impeachment will also enable Mr Trump to table a substantial body of evidence about election rigging, where it will remain on the public record. While unsure of its origin, the Martians are wondering whether that curious earth expression "barking mad" applies to the Democratic Senators bringing forward this Impeachment. More like ravenous wolves intent on a kill, not comprehending that the kill's supporters have invested heavily in firesticks and are in a piss-poor mood.
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 1, 2021 12:05:00 GMT
From a safe distance, the Martians have been considering the mooted 2nd Impeachment. They think Mr Trump will have an easy route to acquittal. a) From their limited understanding of the USA Constitution, impeachment applies to a sitting President. They were under the impression that Trump lost the election, and is now a private citizen. As a result, any trial is now a Bill of Attainder, specifically barred by said Constitution. b) In any event, while they are not attuned to human rhetoric, they consider that a number of the speeches from eminent Democrat Senators were much more inflammatory than the notorious Trump Speech. The ex President might just enjoy recapping parts of those speeches. c) The Impeachment will also enable Mr Trump to table a substantial body of evidence about election rigging, where it will remain on the public record. While unsure of its origin, the Martians are wondering whether that curious earth expression "barking mad" applies to the Democratic Senators bringing forward this Impeachment. More like ravenous wolves intent on a kill, not comprehending that the kill's supporters have invested heavily in firesticks and are in a piss-poor mood. And this is why they have all the defenses set up in DC. They are aware that things are going suspiciously simply
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Post by walnut on Feb 1, 2021 13:59:28 GMT
He started a hedge fund? And doubled it? Nifty! Does he have a subscription to Yachting yet? I suggested to him that he stay away from girls and yachts untill he banks his first million. Or even longer. Do you know, has he been going through all the SEC and state hoops for registrations/exemptions? It's quite a maze. We started as a 506(b) fund but are changing to a 506(c) fund. The SEC forces a compromise decision on you that is difficult to get past. You have to choose a path and both are challenging because of what you have to give up. Not easy to reach critical mass.
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Post by youngjasper on Feb 1, 2021 14:38:57 GMT
From a safe distance, the Martians have been considering the mooted 2nd Impeachment. They think Mr Trump will have an easy route to acquittal. a) From their limited understanding of the USA Constitution, impeachment applies to a sitting President. They were under the impression that Trump lost the election, and is now a private citizen. As a result, any trial is now a Bill of Attainder, specifically barred by said Constitution. b) In any event, while they are not attuned to human rhetoric, they consider that a number of the speeches from eminent Democrat Senators were much more inflammatory than the notorious Trump Speech. The ex President might just enjoy recapping parts of those speeches. c) The Impeachment will also enable Mr Trump to table a substantial body of evidence about election rigging, where it will remain on the public record. While unsure of its origin, the Martians are wondering whether that curious earth expression "barking mad" applies to the Democratic Senators bringing forward this Impeachment. Perhaps the impeachment is an insurance policy. They KNOW he actually won the election.
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 1, 2021 14:55:00 GMT
From a safe distance, the Martians have been considering the mooted 2nd Impeachment. They think Mr Trump will have an easy route to acquittal. a) From their limited understanding of the USA Constitution, impeachment applies to a sitting President. They were under the impression that Trump lost the election, and is now a private citizen. As a result, any trial is now a Bill of Attainder, specifically barred by said Constitution. b) In any event, while they are not attuned to human rhetoric, they consider that a number of the speeches from eminent Democrat Senators were much more inflammatory than the notorious Trump Speech. The ex President might just enjoy recapping parts of those speeches. c) The Impeachment will also enable Mr Trump to table a substantial body of evidence about election rigging, where it will remain on the public record. While unsure of its origin, the Martians are wondering whether that curious earth expression "barking mad" applies to the Democratic Senators bringing forward this Impeachment. Perhaps the impeachment is an insurance policy. They KNOW he actually won the election. That would be a really good start statement for Trump or his lawyers to make. That the impeachment is an admission that Trump won and so therefore can be removed.
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