Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "OxfordUnion" channel.

  1. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  2. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, obviously in opposition to the noisy crowd outside, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  3.  @cozytown5540  The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, clearly indicating disapproval of the din outside, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, when he said "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. All dead in the water. Mysteriously. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the few good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes!
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  4. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  5. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so bad? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha. Envy of the young is always such a sad stance to adopt. That is one war you cannot win. Thank goodness.
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  6. Do you have a mind to blow?
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  7.  @capncrunch9053  Not at all. Bannon said a LOT of good things. His good proposals are never adopted.
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  8. I don't agree with Bannon's politics, but this talk is fascinating. A few things he said are not true, however. But the larger outlines are certainly accurate, and he is courageous, too. People fail to acknowledge what he is willing to say straight up, clearly and unequivocally. Good! I support free speech, and then some. But notice how none of his good ideas are ever adopted? Hmm . . .
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  9. We also know Bannon was indicted by the Trump DOJ for wire fraud, and was pardonned rather than exonerated. Look it up.
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  10. That's odd. Trump's DOJ indicted him on fraud. He got pardonned, not exonerated.
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  11.  @GSPDUKE  He even has a federal indictment under his belt, for which he received a pardon. Yup, he's been around.
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  12.  @FreeAmerica-sc9hu  Did we pass a tax on enormous, overnight fortunes that set someone up for life? Did we investigate Google, et al., for antitrust violations? Did we hold the Wall Street banks accountable, or pass laws to make sure they could never pull another 2008-09 and drive millions into homelessness while being saved from the consequences of the risks they deliberately took, and profitted from? Listen to his introductory talk again.
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  13. The very idea that a girl who enjoys activities that somebody thinks are more typical of males, who is perceived as a "tomboy," and who may be attracted to other girls, and of course have crushes on her best friend, should be subjected to risky medical procedures for those "reasons" alone, is horrifying. Similarly for a boy.
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  14. You do know Bannon was pardonned for his alleged role in federal wire fraud, correct?
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  15.  @annak29  The number of people who participate in ELECTIONS was the issue. Do you believe the extraordinarily high participation rate in the last election, 2020, is a result of, or evidence of, the "vibrancy" of American democracy? When most people voted against the other candidate, rather than for anyone, that is a hard case to make -- regardless of whether or not you believe there were gross irregularities that affected the outcome. The dismal Democratic primary season, and the lack of any meaningful challenge from the moderate Republicans to Trump in the Republican primaries, and the incessant culture wars nonsense ("impeach Trump!!" "Russia!!!" "Joe is a socialist!" "Antifa is taking over!!") at a time when most people want and need real leadership and actual policies that benefit regular working people, is more evidence of just how "vibrant" the democracy is. Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Davos crowd, etc., and of course MSM have more to say about what's in store for you than anyone you might vote for. Their needs will be met all right. Yours, only by accident.
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  16. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. In general, his style of speaking is above that. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  17.  @davidwhite4149  Not listening to what people are saying, and reacting knee-jerk style with slogans, is not an improvement. It's more of the same.
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  18.  @wishfix  Universities receive even bigger grants from Olin Foundation, the Koch family, etc., all of which promote a certain agenda.
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  19. That's what you heard? Timestamp, please? Their questions were excellent, because they highlighted the fact that none of Bannon's good ideas are adopted. Travel bans? Certainly. Higher taxes for extreme incomes (the kind that make you and your children independently wealthy in a few years)? Forget about it. Consequences for Wall Street malfeasance and fraud? Ha. And so on . . . Show me one good idea he had that was implemented. In the meantime, he needed a pardon to escape prosecution for federal wire fraud, and may still be in trouble with the state. This was the DOJ under Trump that indicted him.
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  20. You really have no idea how smart Oxbridge students are, do you? Your envy and bias are showing. You're criticizing them without listening to what they said.
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  21. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  22.  @FreeAmerica-sc9hu  Please show us a typical required reading list at brainwashed Oxford, in the class of your choice.
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  23.  @awakenedgenerations.i.k.h689  Do you understand that not one good policy proposal Bannon has was ever adopted? Because that is exactly what close listening to his speech and all of his answers to the students' questions would have led you to realize.
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  24.  @cozytown5540  I would bet you never watched this entire presentation. "It was so long!!"
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  25.  @kathykahle9499  Not enough people under indictment in DC for defrauding their supporters? Probably not.
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  26.  @heathfairbairn2460  Your imagination is very poor. I am a Sorbonne graduate. That still means something.
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  27.  @capncrunch9053  Sorry you didn't have the time to read what I said before "lambasting" me. OH WELL.
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  28.  @hawkofthenorth4829  I didn't take notes, so I'd have to listen again. I may get back to you, this was good and probably deserves a second listen.
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  29.  @max420thc  Show us their required reading lists, so that we can judge for ourselves whether they are brainwashed. Please. Let's see some evidence. Or, name some professors, with links to the books they've written. We can see if those books are propaganda. Any solid evidence you like. Bring it on.
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  30.  @chiphill4856  LOL, thanks, I guess! I think most people are envious of these students and automatically attack them. I like to see what they are actually studying. No book is closed to me. It's just a matter of how hard I'm willing to work to understand it.
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  31.  @desydukuk291  That was not a sentence, that was a phrase.
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  32.  @mariesaqueton143  Evidence?
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  33.  @cozytown5540  Your drive-by comments provide no evidence you watched it. Or, maybe watched and couldn't follow?
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  34.  Harald Blåtand  Not at all. The first student framed a legitimate question. This is diminishing returns for me at this point. It's not even a fun break from the law book I was reading. That was riveting by comparison.
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  35.  @EffortlessIt  Yes, Bannon certainly has fascist leanings. He doesn't hide them.
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  36. What harm, exactly? The US has had cases of incarcerated trans women assaulting the other inmates, and pregnancies have occurred. This is a human rights issue.
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  37.  Cheryl Jensen  Paris IV is hyperconservative. That's where I got two of my degrees.
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  38.  Cheryl Jensen  OH!! You mean that indictment I read, accessed on the DOJ website, was a fake!?? Man, they know how to spoof these days. Was the pardon cosplay too? Did the communists engineer that illusion? I see I should think more critically.
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  39.  @righteousindignation8879  No. Completely untrue. Their questions highlighted the fact that none of Bannon's good ideas are adopted. Travel bans? Certainly. Higher taxes for extreme incomes (the kind that make you and your children independently wealthy in a few years), forget about it. Consequences for Wall Street malfeasance and fraud? Ha. And so on . . . In the meantime, he needed a pardon to escape prosecution for federal wire fraud, and may still be in trouble with the state.
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  40.  @timw8649  Are you kidding? One began by saying he supported freedom of speech (in obvious reference and opposition to the annoying demonstration outside), before asking Bannon anything, and another thanked him for staying over before posing her question. Jealousy of the intelligent is in overdrive today. Good to know.
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  41. Maybe check the DOJ website for Bannon's indictment?
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  42.  @jb117354  That goes for Bannon, too? (He needed a pardon, remember?)
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  43.  @keithwilliams8342  Prove it up. Let's see a reading list, syllabus, a taped class, etc. EDIT: a breeze to find; I just did. This was interesting -- the suggested reading list for undergraduates in English, to complete before they come to campus: Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre; Villette Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights Charles Dickens, Great Expectations George Eliot, Middlemarch Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South William Thackeray, Vanity Fair Hm. Looks rather classic to me. (In France, they'd be reading Zola in high school, so there's that. The Anglosphere tends to be to the right of most of Europe. Not always, of course, but as a rough generalization.)
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  44.  @chiphill4856  Sure, and thank you! Also, as soon as you ask them to back up their allegations, they have nothing to offer. Of course not. There's a lot that is wrong with university today, but nearly of it stems from serving the concerns of corporations and imitating the business model. (Big example -- the "competitiveness" and the cost, and the erosion of free speech rights, which are essential nonexistent in a private sector workplace, where you most certainly can be fired for your opinions or for upsetting your coworkers with your views. Another tell -- the costs are going up vastly more than the quality of the education they provide, which they are able to impose based on branding. Classic business model!) Try to get a right-winger to admit any of it! THEY demanded that schools be more "business oriented." Well, the most common major for at least 30 years now has been Business Administration. Next comes all the medical fields, with Nursing on top. And the typical workplace is not a First Amendment forum by any stretch.
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  45.  @WideAwakeHuman  Did you notice that not one good idea he had has a prayer of being implemented?
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  46.  @WideAwakeHuman  Of course taxes on massive, overnight fortunes, more banking oversight and strict enforcement, bringing manufacturing back from Asia, and antitrust action against Google, Facebook, etc., were adopted quickly. /s
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  47.  @stephaniewallace7369  Where did I say Biden isn't a creep? What made you think I'm taking that warmonger's side? You DO NOT, however, have a shred of evidence for your accusations regarding trafficking. The facts as they stand are bad enough.
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  48.  @Labearski44  The students at Oxford will be just fine, if Steve Bannon becomes President of the World someday. Will you?
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  49.  @canonli  Reviewing this thread, it amazes me how many English-speaking people are deeply disturbed, incapable of saying or doing anything but sputter hate-laced insults. You should be worried. I'm serious. I don't have to be. I have several other languages and cultures I can function in. I don't think you appreciate how far you are being left behind -- or how much you depend on a handful of institutions, like Oxford, for example, to maintain some standards -- but your fury is revealing. It is coming from somewhere, and for an obvious reason.
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  50. 💯 You've got it.
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  51.  Cheryl Jensen  I don't gave a television. I have a (multilingual) library. You?
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  52.  @tonyrmathis  "Socialists?" If only! "In 2012, Vietnam participated in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) for the first time. The results demonstrated that education in Vietnam has a strong focus on instilling basic cognitive skills in its students, such as numeracy and literacy. Vietnamese students not only performed with the same success as countries like Austria and Germany, but they also outperformed two-thirds of the other countries who participated in PISA that year, ranking 17th out 65 countries." A country bombed to smithereens and polluted with Agent Orange starts calculus in 11th grade.
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  53.  @tonyrmathis  All sorts of things are possible. Perhaps the Vietnamese are descendant from aliens who came to earth from another planet. That might explain it. But I'm genuinely puzzled. When did I say more money was the answer? Isn't "more money" what Wall Street always needs? (Seems that Trump, Bannon, the Biden family, Nancy-kins, etc., all do, too.) You also seem to know who is "causing the failure." And "preventing to [sic] who depend on them from seeking alternatives." Who would that be? Who can you pin that one on? The educational system in the US is the most capitalistic of all, since it relies heavily on local taxes for its revenue, guaranteeing vast inequalities AND training its charges to view this as "natural." Moreover, the private school system is so different, and teaches such vastly different things, that it may as well be in a separate country. It is evident that there isn't any commitment to universal public education based on equal opportunity. In fact, a conservative columnist over at The Atlantic writes about it this month. Great article. France once had a system within which anyone who presented themselves for the aggregation civil service exam, the highest rank for educators and a requirement for eventual university teaching, would have to teach the upper grades of lycee for a number of years, wherever they might be sent. Simone de Beauvoir did that. She taught high school. (Not in Paris, either.) No cushy nonsense back then. Today, I don't want to ask. (Though it is interesting that Melenchon wants to see Latin and Greek widely taught in the public schools, so maybe there is hope?)
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  54.  @heathfairbairn2460  "I'd imagine you suffer from some form of substance abuse." Not really. I do, however, imagine that a taste of your own medicine is the only thing you *might* understand. Was that a good guess?
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  55.  @heathfairbairn2460  Like I said about jealousy. You better start paying attention to the way India and China educate their youth and respect their professors, rather than demeaning the few serious students left, and the few universities still worthy of the name. IOW, you need to get a clue.
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  56.  @righteousindignation8879  That was very, very poorly overwritten. I recommend George Orwell's most famous essay, Politics and the English Language.
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  57.  @heathfairbairn2460  You're the one who has offered nothing except your "feewings." And a few good nouns and adjectives. (I haven't heard "vitriol" in a long time. That was enjoyable. I like that word.) I analyzed every student's comment and question. It's easy when you know how. Everybody has feelings. It's nice to add in some thoughts.
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  58.  @heathfairbairn2460  Emojis don't help your discourse. I almost said argument, then realized, "what argument?"
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  59. The more I listen to anyone from the Five Eyes, the better I like France.
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  60.  @timw8649  Where do you get your crazy talking points? Whoever told you this stuff lied to you, and very likely made money doing it. The Trump DOJ indicted Bannon. Or, who did you think was in charge when the indictment was handed down? William Barr.
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  61. Agreed, 100% -- and I'm a Paris Commune type of person.
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  62. Please see George Galloway. Forget the rest.
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  63.  @dellingson4833  General Flynn's case should have proceeded for an important reason: to EXPOSE the FBI entrapment, or attempted entrapment, of a US general, for partisan political reasons. Exactly what they did would have been exposed -- heaven forbid! /s
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  64.  @GSPDUKE  It's obvious you took pleasure in eliminating this candidate because of your native anti-intellectualism, born of envy. This undercurrent in American society has always been present, and only its sway changes from time to time. You feel culturally inferior and you're not wrong. These students all asked excellent questions. You just don't know it.
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  65.  @fvc233  Just downloaded the actual indictment. Should be an interesting read. The whole thing appears to be based on his fake "build a wall" charity. But it's 24 pages, I'll have to delve into the details.
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  66. In America, money protects you.
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  67.  @nalejbank  Oh I would LOVE to know what website, YouTube channel, cable station, etc., has started circulating THESE talking points (i.e., "Nazis and fascists are socialists"). Or is it the drugs? More and more, I think it's drugs.
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  68.  @chadwi12  I gave reasons why the questions were excellent. Were you able to read that far? Or is that a really silly question? My post had no emojis.
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  69.  @glenndells3481  The media I listen to certainly are covering the boarder crisis. But then, I don't even have cable. I would not pay for CNN, etc.
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  70. I have a sneaking suspicion that virtually all of the unfounded and inaccurate criticism of these students was from Americans, who are reacting not to this video, but to the things happening on American campuses. Or, maybe everyone is just jealous.
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  71. Slimey character.
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  72. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. (The bad ones get implemented immediately.) Starting to see a pattern? So, who was so disappointing? The students were fine. You are biased against them.
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  73. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  74.  @scottpowell6145  Best comment here yet.
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  75.  @patmax9005  WHY DON'T YOU LOOK IT UP?? Trump and Barr. Good grief.
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  76. @Domino In that event, the further from your own country you deploy troops, or drop bombs, the less it matters to anyone. It's a no-cost policy.
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  77. Yes.
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  78.  @kevinobrien1897  Your empirical claims have nothing to do with "logic." What an empirical claim requires in order to be substantiated is adequate evidence, not speculation about bare possibilities. "Logic" isn't the magic word you seem to think it is. No one suggested that allies of Trump could not possibly have been set up by the Trump DOJ. I suggest that a set up is highly, highly unlikely here. Trump was just a different kind of corrupt.
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  79.  @jlondon158  How old do you think I am?
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  80.  Vlad the Inhaler  One certainly can be. I'M not.
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  81.  @bm421  He cannot achieve the good policies he promotes, AND HE KNOWS IT. That's classic -- the DNC does exactly the same. They talk big and know they won't do anything to achieve what they promise. As for Bannon's legal problems, which cast doubt on his sincerity even if you presume he is innocent of any crime (as we should), read the indictment. He got a pardon, of course.
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  82. This is Europe. They don't watch your cable news, yo.
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  83. One of the guys sent to execute Hamlet more like.
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  84. Scaramucci certainly avoids the question . . . :D He answers the question he wanted to be asked -- which is tactically "good," but doesn't accomplish anything really good at all.
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  85.  @esthervolkan6946  Notice how his best ideas (he does have some) go absolutely nowhere. Illuminating! And risible.
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  86.  @elsajones6325  That was lame. Some of us never had cable. We have books instead.
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  87. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  88.  Cheryl Jensen  Sorry for upsetting you with facts and such.
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  89.  @Jg09098  Thanks for the opportunity to block.
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  90. The man had to be pardonned and is still facing fraud charges at the state level. He was indicted by the Trump DOJ on federal wire fraud. No, time has not been kind.
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  91. And in 2024 . . .
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  92.  Harald Blåtand  He knows full well his good ideas are nonstarters.
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  93.  Adam Rampichini  Why, you individual thinker, you! So hot in a man.
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  94.  @DerpDahFlerp  Abernathy, Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation, or an intellectual property book, not sure now. OR something by Michael Ratner.
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  95.  @canonli  Oh of course. "As everyone knows." As the mass MEDIA has trained you to think. If you're this in tune with "the truth," or the Zeitgeist (same thing, in the Five Eyes at least), I urge you to go into advertising or day trading, then take the money and run.
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  96.  @realityobservationalist7290  I'm not part of any problem you have.
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  97.  idklmao4646  These baseless accusations are a disgrace. More people should SUE for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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  98. 39:33 I'm not a liar. If I don't want to tell the truth in front of particular people, I don't answer the question.
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  99. Now that he was pardonned for wire fraud, I guess he can.
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  100. Well, if an attack happens only once in a while, we could just blame the victim like we generally do.
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  101.  @tonyrmathis  Bannon says a LOT of excellent things, and has some great policy proposals. Ever notice how none of those are ever implemented? Most notably his proposals for taxing massive overnight fortunes, antitrust scrutiny of Google, etc., etc., and of course regulation to protect us from Wall Street predation like we saw in 2008-09. Besides, I responded to the comment, which did NOT praise the message, but explicitly praised the messenger. I suggest you know very little about the messenger.
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  102.  @tonyrmathis  Chomsky is opposed to increased government power. His sympathies are with left-wing libertarianism and anarchism, and he will always join with people (supposedly) on the right (whatever that means -- not always clear) to support the First Amendment.
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  103.  @gaylecoleman8567  Trump DOJ, headed by Barr. You don't know how to look it up? Well, why bother, just add the right emoji. You remind me of AOC.
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  104.  @forzatuner3916  . . . um, relevance? Wrong thread, possibly?
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  105. Their questions were great, because they highlighted the fact that none of Bannon's good ideas are ever adopted. Travel bans? Certainly. Higher taxes for extreme incomes (the kind that make you and your children independently wealthy in a few years), forget about it. Consequences for Wall Street malfeasance and fraud? Ha. And so on . . . In the meantime, he needed a pardon to escape prosecution for federal wire fraud, and may still be in trouble with the state. This was the DOJ under Trump that indicted him, by the way.
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  106. They should be.
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  107. No, actually. You've never lived in Europe, I take it?
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  108. Please do see his latest interview, where he explains how Kamala will win.
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  109.  @righteousindignation8879  "Triggering" Can you talk without the most insipid cliches?
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  110.  @timw8649  You didn't read my other comments AT ALL. This is perfectly evident. I gave lengthy, substantive analyses. You just chalked me up to "pro-student," and that is as far as you went. Then you trotted out your typical cliches and two-dimensional stereotypes. If that is the best you can do, it might be time to change.
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  111.  @timw8649  The reason so many people are "offended" by these students is because of partisan politics. ("Offended" -- my goodness, how wokester of them.) The students inside the auditorium -- in contrast to the people outside, creating that obnoxious din -- were neither rude nor indoctrinated.
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  112.  @heathfairbairn2460  I analyzed each question based on the actual facts of what was said, by the student posing the question, and by how Bannon took it and answered. And I showed how all the questions showed perspicuity, and that from them, an overarching theme emerged: Bannon has some very good policy suggestions, and those go nowhere. You should think about that. But more to the point: everybody here, or very nearly so, thinks exactly like you do. One lone individual does not -- and you are apoplectic. You can't stand it. (Is that your underlying weakness for Benthamism that has you so agitated? You always count heads, as though they were money? I'll bet! The continent holds a more Kantian view.) And you are compelled to insult me, and you think I have a problem. In fact, I'm not qualified to comment! I've failed to honor your feelings!! You must not embarrass easily. Either that, or recursive thinking isn't happening over by you.
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  113.  @heathfairbairn2460  The real truth is, people are jealous -- especially of Oxford. It is Oxford that agitates them so much. It's all so much simpler than we've made it. But that's humans for you.
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  114.  @heathfairbairn2460  So . . . Do you think Project Veritas actually tells the truth, or has it been caught doctoring videos now and then?
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  115.  @righteousindignation8879  The "projection" is all on your side. It is only you who can't bear it that one lone person shows up, and inexplicably doesn't moo in unison with you. If it mattered to me, I'd make sure never to read a board like this one. I think these are symptoms of a more serious decline coming. There had better not be another depression. The West, especially US/UK, cannot stand it. Not this time.
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  116.  @righteousindignation8879  Orwell. Politics and the English Language. Today. Make time.
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  117.  @timw8649  It's unfortunate (or not?) that you have no understanding of the true nature of this exchange. Take out a sheet of paper and write down who was personally insulting to whom, from the students to those commenting -- not counting criticism, even sharp criticism, of arguments. Count only insults and aspersions cast on people.
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  118.  @timw8649  You started by attacking the students, characterizing them as rude and arrogant, instead of pointing out examples of what they said, that you consider rude. There were seven students asking questions. Show where four were rude. BTW, that was exactly what Bannon said to them: give examples of what you mean, and don't look at your notes. That was excellent, a mini-master class. Not one appeared angry or miffed by the challenge, they all realized his demand for examples was correct. Too bad you seem to have missed so much of this video. Overall, it was good.
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  119.  @timw8649  Of COURSE! What's polite is to lie about what the kids said! Polite is not to listen carefully! Polite is to silence! Polite is to wait for permission from you to speak! Polite is to moo and bray in perfect unison. Black is white, up is down. Even Stalin didn't destroy Bukharin's love letters. But those were different times. Now, it's the first thing anyone would eradicate.
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  120.  @timw8649  Thanks, I actually laughed.
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  121.  @timw8649  How impolite of you.
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  122.  @righteousindignation8879  So . . . You aren't going to read the essay. Some wiki told you something about something. Good 'nuf. Why am I not surprised?
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  123.  @danielhutchinson6604  Defense of whom? Go read Chemerinsky on free speech at the university. (I won't suggest the magnificent Nadine Strossen. She's too much of an unapologetic free speech champion, a near-zealot, and she'd made you uncomfortable.) The irony is that the students IN the conference room, doing exactly what they were supposed to do -- challenging Bannon's nonsense and doing it very well -- are being . . . DENOUNCED! Well of course. What do you expect? They are supposed to act like brutes instead, so that they are easy to criticise and, above all, don't provoke envy.
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  124.  @danielhutchinson6604  Whaaat? How crazy is this? Every one of my posts criticizes Bannon. False flag much? I know this works now. No one reads. Insult some random person of color, accuse them of White Supremacy. Don't worry. No one will look up their picture (despite no reading required). And if their picture happens to pop up, they'll briefly scratch their heads then say, "well, it . . . could . . . happen."
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  125.  @danielhutchinson6604  Chemerinsky over your head, then? Aww. Don't cry. Practice makes perfect.
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  126.  @danielhutchinson6604  Why would I be sensitive? I'm a reader.
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  127. 33:51 Accidently the truth comes out. No, Trump wouldn't be president if he didn't spout racist tropes routinely and regularly. Bannon himself claims he doesn't do that, and . . . HE will never win any office unless he starts.
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  128. What a shame. Do they know the words?
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  129. When he was mega MAGA and I criticized him, simply for objective reasons, EVERYONE went after me. 😂😂😂
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  130.  @timw8649  A PARDON means he will never stand trial on those charges in a federal court. He will never be exonerated at trial. State charges, if there is probable cause, are still possible.
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  131.  @timw8649  I didn't insult you. I characterized your previous talking points accurately. Since you know the facts, you yourself have no reason to identify with ridiculous talking points.
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  132.  @timw8649  Reread your very first post, and see how much is factually incorrect. Someone fed you this stuff. After you yourself looked into it, in the most cursory way, you clearly knew and understood the facts. It didn't take a ton of your time or copious research. So, next time don't listen to whoever fed you the talking points, and do your own thing.
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  133. Do you know the words of the anthem, or its history? I don't, hence I would not have stood.
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  134.  @BEGGARWOOD1  In America, people of character took a knee instead. Remember? Yes, I do need to know what something stands for before I support it. My late father knew Jesse Owens statistics by heart. Now do you get it? Still too obscure?
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  135. How odd that I started reading Morris Berman, The Reenchantment of the World. I'm a partisan of science --- but it is partisan.
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  136. Except that Trump was a fraud, too. A sheer con. It's always that way. Notice all the good ideas Bannon has that are never implemented. Think about why.
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  137.  @stevebrindle1724  Amen to that.
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  138. The biggest lie is that they were "rude." But then, everyone thinks they are entitled to their own truth. If all else fails, there's a big army to back it up. If you call these kids rude, then every person who claims discrimination must be right.
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  139.  @dellingson4833  Does not respind to a word I said, now does it? FIGURES.
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  140.  @dellingson4833  General Flynn would have had an ample defense fund. Not the same situation as Bannon at all.
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  141. This mooing and braying is easy. Latin and calculus is hard.
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  142. You can't give that a rest, can you?
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  143.  @fvc233  Serious claims of criminality require commensurate evidence. Or else we just tweet like Trump did on his worst days. Blech.
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  144.  @fvc233  Because Putin paid him? Must be.
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  145. "Political class" . . . I guess he assumes these are the children of that generation.
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  146. Because he never says inflammatory things, and the DOJ under Trump didn't indict him for wire fraud in a "Build The Fence" scheme.
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  147. Why are the students so poorly dressed?
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  148. But . . . but these are geniuses.
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  149. 52:47 😂😂😂
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  150. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. In general, his style of speaking is above that. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, and only then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was ridiculous? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  151. The first speaker seemed unqualified. She confirmed that impression in spectacular fashion.
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  152. I guess you don't know who this is.
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  153.  @davidwhite4149  Really? Looks like the audience here needs it. Ninety percent of what I'm seeing is tut-tut, tisk-tisk misrepresentation of the students that has no bearing on what happened at the talk. In fact, one student began by saying he supports free speech before asking a question, and another thanked Bannon for staying longer than planned. BTW, you do know Bannon faced federal indictment for wire fraud, and was pardonned, correct?
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  154.  @davidwhite4149  I write fast. Thanks for calling it professional.
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  155.  @davidwhite4149  Well, you're right, I joined during the COVID shutdowns so I'm new. I feel someone has to set the real record straight. I expected to hear activists and "snowflakes" based on the comments, when what I heard were excellent questions -- and they pinpointed something important: Bannon's best ideas were not implemented. I'm shocked, shocked. :/
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  156.  @wishfix  The single most common major in US universities by far is Business Administration, and has been for some 30 years. The next most common majors involve the health sciences, with Nursing at the top. Look it up. Business courses that are not purely quantitative, and some that are, are primarily propaganda.
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  157.  @jlondon158  By the DOJ under the Trump administration. Do you know how to find an indictment? It's public information.
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  158.  @jlondon158  YOU suggested it was a politically driven prosecution. I suggested that was highly unlikely, as the DOJ is one place Trump was able to influence during his first term.
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  159.  @jlondon158  The fraud charge was based on collecting money for a border wall and, um, keeping it, essentially.
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  160.  @jlondon158  Look something up, like an actual indictment, and read it. I don't believe the press when I can read a real document. Rush Limbaugh was paid to jeer, make stuff up, peddle outrage, and concoct soundbites. So are the stars of CNN, MSNBC. Are you?
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  161.  @jlondon158  Who is defending all the faux charities, foundations, and NGOs that get away with it? No one here.
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  162.  @jlondon158  No, just jealous. There may be limits to greed, but to jealousy there are none.
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  163.  @jlondon158  Good, you clearly need it.
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  164.  @jlondon158  This time it's e before i. Atheist, not athiest.
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  165.  @jlondon158  WWJD?
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  166. Please correct autocorrect. Please?
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  167. He is sleazy, and manipulative. I would hate to go up against him in court.
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  168.  @nalejbank  You're beginning with the moderator's questions. I addressed each of the student questions from the audience.
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  169.  @nalejbank  I wonder where these talking points come from -- but I know who they serve: the neoliberal elites. (See, e.g., David Harvey)
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  170.  @nalejbank  Calling things "cancer" now is a dead giveaway, BTW. We no longer have argumentation, or even agreed-upon facts; we have rhetorical signaling to fellow tribalists. Your last two sentences ("Make your decision. Pick your side.") inadvertently admit it. I guess you got excited.
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  171.  @mirapilates  It certainly used to be; it isn't necessarily at present, but I've been saying all over these threads that the Trump DOJ, With Barr as Attorney General, indicted him, and he was pardoned, not exonerated, and state charges may still be brought. I don't know what has to happen for these people to wake up. I don't know what facts they are waiting for.
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  172.  Bethnal Green  Bannon is the one who is selfish. How can he dupe you so easily? It would be plenty difficult for anyone under 30 to compare with Bannon with respect to engaging in dubious dealings for petty personal gain. They haven't had enough time.
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  173.  @nalejbank  Hamilton, Madison, and Jay aren't exactly icons at OXFORD.
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  174.  @AngelaBecker1966  No one suggested any such thing. But when any political operative consistently claims to advocate policies that are NEVER adopted, you should consider why. It may or may not be disingenuous on their part . . . you do notice a lot of prominent DNC types do this all the time, no? What questions does that raise for you?
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  175.  Harald Blåtand  Your ad hominem is as pointless as it is banal. We already knew you were ill informed. You don't have to prove it three times.
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  176.  @Jg09098  Because it's easy. Well, for me. P. S. Resolved: Sharpen math and logic skills for 2022. Okay, try a little bit. There's cool videos on that.
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  177. Watch closely. His very best ideas are never implemented. Don't take my word for it. Watch. Because it is important. And you're right about his best ideas, too. Let's see where they go now, when COVID has made everything worse.
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  178. 18:55 Why people like him . . . And yet he contradicts himself (other people do get to say when it's over).
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  179.  @nancywalker1325  How is that pertinent? The Trump DOJ, headed by Barr, indicted him. Not exactly a crowd hostile to the man, one would imagine. Um, maybe read the indictment? It's online, public info.
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  180. If you watch math videos, you find out how many of them are from Africa. They teach standard mathematics, I hope you know.
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  181. Disappointing.
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  182. "Hitler" 🤡🌎
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  183.  @Paul-tu8fg  None of the questions were about trans issues. Not sure why it comes up here.
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  184.  @ThatsRight1776  Not true. Why are you misrepresenting what happened?
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  185. Why is it that BANNON enjoyed these questions? He didn't take a dim view of them at all. He also gave them a good workout in rhetoric, demanding examples. These are young people in front of a celebrity, of course they were a little flustered, but they responded well and Bannon acknowledged that. (Maybe that's one reason why he is where he is and you are not?)
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  186.  @robertgalloway3771  Exactly. Not one of Bannon's good ideas (making Wall Street accountable, Silicon Valley less monolithic) ever goes anywhere. The saying is, "connect the dots."
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  187. "Where is Tommy Atkins?"
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  188.  @gaylecoleman8567  And plenty of people, of every political stripe, supposedly, claim to "buck the system," when what they are really doing is furiously feathering their own nests. In fact, they are so rabid about it that we should all worry about the scale and depth of the next economic crash. They clearly know something that no one is alerting us about, or explaining to us. (The handful of nutcases predicting Armageddon don't count, since they are more likely to turn people away from being concerned about the state of the world than they are to enlighten anyone about real risks.)
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  189.  @petercarey4655  This is all true. No argument from me.
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  190. The din in the background is appalling and shameful, and I'm very left. European, though. Not American-style. Students in the hall supported free speech, and one who disagreed with him first thanked him for staying over before asking a question, as they should.
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  191.  @kevinobrien1897  Oh yeah? So . . . You've read the indictment, which was returned by the DOJ under Trump as President, and Attorney General Barr as its head? Who in this picture was partisan, presumably with a bias against Bannon, according to you? Or shall we generate an ad hoc hypothesis to counter every last fact? That sounds like fun!
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  192.  @larrypatterson2340  Collecting money to help finance the border wall while diverting it to his own private, personal enrichment was the conduct charged.
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  193.  @kevinobrien1897  Oh how funny. And here, I was about to agree with quite a bit of what you said. I don't give a rat's rear for what any monolingual American thinks of me. I'm not planning to stay here. It is due to repeated tragedies that I'm here at all. And as a matter of fact, both my father and my mother's only brother were veterans of the British Army (Eighth and Second, respectively).
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