Comments by "Michael Deierhoi" (@michaeldeierhoi4096) on "Amanpour and Company" channel.

Excellent presentation by Jason Stanley. I felt Michelle Martin also asked relevant questions demonstrating that she is savvy on the matter. Go check out some of Stanley's other videos. There are quite a few and provide more detail then he could give here.
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This is an elemental understanding that I think is necessary going forward in this uncertain world. Brian Klaas talks about the need for slack in the world to reduce the possibility of flukes that can be so disruptive. Klaas used the example of how different it might have been if the people had been validated for their concerns about not being heard in relation to a host of issues. Then trump would have had no opportunity to come in with his rhetoric that he heard the complaints about the average person. trump never intended to really follow through with policy to help the mass of people that he really cared, but his stance got him elected because of his constant attacks on the establishment and the rhetoric about concern for the people. . But since trump made everything he did about himself nothing was ever done for the greivances of the middle class. Ultimately, it was a lost opportunity because if trump's actions had reflected his rhetoric he could made huge changes in society. This is a point all politicians could learn from. And it behooves all of to look at this organisations that seem wrapped to tight or functioning within a very tight profit margins that are at risk for random fluke event which can be a godsend to use a metaphor or destroy the organisation. With a little thought many examples of both come to mind in addition what was mentioned in this video.
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Renee Diresta is very articulate and responded to the interviewer with intelligent explanations all based on the research she and others conducted. And yes as Renee stated it is too bad that institution did not see fit to continue the research.
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It obviously isn't obvious to everyone. To the degree that this is all familiar it helps to be reminded of the deceit and corruption going on in republican party to motivate people to get more engaged in confronting it.. An if you have something better to offer let's hear it because it doesn't help to only make critical statements without offering an alternative suggestion. Isn't that obvious??
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Yes a cheerleader only for himself. Sad indeed.
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If they are 'traders' what are they trading? 😂. If you meant to say traitors, then of course they need to be held accountable which is the reason for these Jan 6 hearings. It is anyone's guess what the results of these hearings will be.
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@whatnolight You apparently have a limitation at hearing a joke as well as unlikely to ever win a spelling contest. But it's okay we all have our limitations.
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In the first place what is your source for these alleged patents for weather modification? And two I have never seen any evidence of those alleged patents being utilized to do what conspiracy theory people claim that is. You made the claim so where is the evidence to back the claim!! That's how this works. If you can't provide any evidence then we know you are full of shlt!! And guess what, most of us already know you are talking shlt!!
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Saying the outcome is inevitable sounds like extreme pessimism which is like giving up. The reality is that nothing about the future is inevitable. This story and its outcome remain to be played out.
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@sideshowbobrobert I can't really argue with any of that and in fact I have felt extremely cynical about where this country and the world is heading for a host of reasons. So it was kind of a knee jerk response on my part to push back on what you stated as too cynical a perspective. So in other words I'm a hypocrite. I could wrote a couple thousand word essay on how disturbed I am with what is going on right now. And it would be like writing my grocery list. It's just that familiar to me anymore. And you're right the thought of nothing coming of these hearings is also deeply disturbing. Ultimately, I find it too depressing to spend too long in that cynical state of mind. It just makes me depressed!!
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I think your "generations to come" fear is pessimistic in the extreme. The US is corrupt on many levels, but it also very different like Nazi Germany in 1933 when Hitler came to power. Hitler won an election and gradually assumed greater and greater power because the people initially bought into his rhetoric. There wasn't the push back at the highest level like there is now. Many people are also more aware of the threat to our democracy though it is looking more like an oligarchy now. If there were a more violent overthrow with elections stolen by conservatives afraid to give up power that could provoke a civil war. Then who does the military support. The military were ready to oppose trump if necessary. Ultimately these things are hard to predict, but I am definitely more hopeful of a positive outcome. There is likely an intense struggle to get there however.
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@michaelkupchik3974 😅😂🤣. That's so absurd I had to laugh!! You call them authoritarian but couldn't even give one example. Look at Biden's record:. He got an infrastructure through to Congress with no help from the useless republiCON party. And he also looks like he will get his Build Back Better bill through thanks to Manchin coming to his senses. Biden has numerous other domestic achievements as well. Now what did trump do? Said he would get an infrastructure bill through but that was just talk. Said he would get better health coverage than Obamacare, but actually he had nothing. trump will be remembered as traitor and hopefully the Justice Dept. will indict him before too long! It's not fair to the rest of us when rich criminals get to walk around free.
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I never got the impression that Klaas thought of flukes as essential, but simply a consequence of what happens when there is too little slack in a system such as in companies managing narrow profit margins for too long.
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If you are so damn smart then do your own video. But I know you are talking shlt because those 10 words were all you could up with?!?!
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