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  What Is Trump Doing with China now and his supporters that smell like a Walmart?

  by RubaDub in

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  isn't trump shooting himself in the foot when he is on the verge of (or already in) a trade war with china?

  isn't walmart like 95% chinese stuff?.

  won't there be a backlash when many of his supporters that want to upgrade to indoor plumbing see how much it costs with all the tariffs?

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  There is more to this dispute than labor costs. Do American firms have equal access to China's market? Many times, American firms wanting to set up shop in China have to give the Chinese government access to trade secrets. It's alleged that China manipulates its currency value. There is the issue of Chinese firms violating patents and producing counterfeit products. There is the issue of Chinese firms using non-authorized, toxic materials while producing products. The issues are numerous.

  Richard Nixon's biggest sin was not Watergate. It was reaching out to and opening China.
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  What Is Trump Doing with China now and his supporters that smell like a Walmart?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  isn't trump shooting himself in the foot when he is on the verge of (or already in) a trade war with china?

  isn't walmart like 95% chinese stuff?.

  won't there be a backlash when many of his supporters that want to upgrade to indoor plumbing see how much it costs with all the tariffs?

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  If there is going to be a war, I prefer a trade war over a shooting war.

  Front Line Trade War

  

  Front Line Shooting War

  

  Trade wars don't produce images like this one

  
  
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  If You Could Live In Any Era or Decade What Would It Be?

  by minimus in

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  i kind of like the 50’s and early 60’s because of the innocence and “happy days” outlook by that generation.

  it seems most people were pretty innocent and real.. would you rather be living in a different era or is this century working for you?

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  In the USA, I'd go with post-WW 2, say 1946-1955. The mood in the country had to be pretty good after the war. A major plus would be contributing to the baby-boom. Hubba-hubba!

  I'm not sure about the 70's. Vietnam, Kent State, OPEC embargo, Watergate, Jimmy Carter with "national malaise", the Ford Pinto, staying alive til '75...the music was pretty good.
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  Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?

  by minimus in

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  would you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?

  conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?

  would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?

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  I suppose some people do, but do the companies notice? There was a call to boycott Chic-fil-A over the founders stance on same sex marriage, but Chic-fil-A enjoys record growth. And then there was the call to boycott Nike because of the Betsy Ross shoe thing. Didn't seem to hurt Nike one bit. Will Conservatives stop using Google, Facebook, or Twitter because of those firms Liberal leanings? Good luck with that. It seems most people lose their indignation over something after a day or two.

  A little side note. When Nike dropped the Betsy Ross shoe because the Betsy Ross flag is now a white supremacist symbol as it was seen being carried at rallies, I thought white supremacists should start wearing Nike apparel and carrying Nike Swoosh flags when they march. I wonder how Nike would respond to that turn of events?
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  Greenland For Sale

  by Poztate in

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  the donald has recently suggested that he would like to look into buying greenland from denmark in the same manner that alaska was purchased from the russians.

  i think the danes would be smart to look into selling it as it is costing them money every year with very little returns for their investments so far.. the alternative might well be that donald declares greenland a national security threat and invades them so that the world remains safe for democracy.

  i would suggest to the danes that as any other real estate transaction that they put it on the open market and see how much russia or china are willing to offer .

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  One of the President's comments about the Greenland offer. He does have a great sense of humor.

  https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163603361423351808
  
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  WTBTS - You can run, but you can't hide

  by The Fall Guy in

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  i apologise if this has been discussed while i was on vacation, but i've just become aware of it.. is the wtbts preparing to avoid losing a fortune, by declaring bankruptcy?.

  the cult's scumbags may be about to initiate their own "great tribulation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-66zz1fptu.

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  Non-profits, including churches, can file for bankruptcy. Under Chapter 7 assets are liquidated and the proceeds go to creditors. Under Chapter 11, debt is reorganized and creditors are paid off on a Court approved schedule.

  A reason why churches file for bankruptcy is to stop new civil suits from being filed. When bankruptcy is filed, the amount any existing civil suit is worth is decided by Bankruptcy Court, not Civil Court.
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  Interested in a refresher about the anointed

  by frozen2018 in

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  i've had very little to do with jw's since the early 1990's.

  however, i do try to stay a little informed on what they are up to as i have several close relatives who are devout.

  i rely on this site to keep me updated.. over the weekend i learned that a couple of my relatives, a father and son, have decided that they are anointed and had some bread and wine at the last memorial.

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  Thanks for the response, people. The word/concept of "anointed" isn't part of my everyday language. It's not even part of my every-decade language!
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  Interested in a refresher about the anointed

  by frozen2018 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've had very little to do with jw's since the early 1990's.

  however, i do try to stay a little informed on what they are up to as i have several close relatives who are devout.

  i rely on this site to keep me updated.. over the weekend i learned that a couple of my relatives, a father and son, have decided that they are anointed and had some bread and wine at the last memorial.

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  I've had very little to do with jw's since the early 1990's. However, I do try to stay a little informed on what they are up to as I have several close relatives who are devout. I rely on this site to keep me updated.

  Over the weekend I learned that a couple of my relatives, a father and son, have decided that they are anointed and had some bread and wine at the last memorial. How often does this happen? I thought the anointed class was closed. Is that just an incorrect memory or has doctrine change?

  I can't say that I knew a lot of people claiming to be anointed back in the day. What I do remember about the few I knew of is that they were old and a bit whacky. They did know their bibles though. I'm sure the ones I was aware of are long dead by now.
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  Why do we see only brown-colored people in USA detention centers?

  by Wonderment in

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  why are for the most part brown-colored people held in detention centers?

  where are the rest of illegal immigrants?i think the question is valid -- as one website noted: "the u.s. government does not maintain reliable demographics of who is in immigration detention..." (https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/detention-statistics).

  a canadian woman not too long ago said to me (spontaneously - i did not bring up the subject) the following words when she heard the live tv news broadcast, which dealt about the immigrants being held at dozens of detention centers in usa: "i am canadian, and i have been living here illegally for 29 years.

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  Who the hell wants to see Canadians locked up in a detention center?

  Have you ever been to Thunder Bay? Just saying...

  BTW, my previous thoughts on this matter do not apply to Quebec. Quebec is not Canada.

  
  

  
  
  
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  Why do we see only brown-colored people in USA detention centers?

  by Wonderment in

  1. social
  2. current

  why are for the most part brown-colored people held in detention centers?

  where are the rest of illegal immigrants?i think the question is valid -- as one website noted: "the u.s. government does not maintain reliable demographics of who is in immigration detention..." (https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/detention-statistics).

  a canadian woman not too long ago said to me (spontaneously - i did not bring up the subject) the following words when she heard the live tv news broadcast, which dealt about the immigrants being held at dozens of detention centers in usa: "i am canadian, and i have been living here illegally for 29 years.

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  LOL, Timmies = Tims = Time Hortons
  

  Good grief! Even the pigeons are addicted!