The opposite of nominative determinism.
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
All the risk without the fun
You've summarized religion in one phrase.
Trump isn't being given anything.
He is ordering the military to do the parade. This isn't even about the military.
Trump is doing this to show his followers that he owns the libs. That he is powerful. Because, in a twisted sense, he is.
He is forcing DC to put on the parade. He's forcing the government to pay for it. He's forcing the residents to deal with the consequences.
This is about power projection.
We are in fascism times.
Which is nice when the item in question is like "onions" or "apples". Things that don't have a ton of variety or choice.
There are so many soaps and he seems like a little bitch, the kind that will want to smell each one to make sure it's manly.
They do. They get fired from their cushy jobs and land with a golden parachute.
It's like how conservative voters love the affordable care act but hate Obamacare.
For them, it's about the packaging and unfortunately their leaders are great at packaging.
One of the interesting characteristics of Musk is that he's able to assess the check he wrote and knows that the check won't clear. It happened with the twitter purchase, his days with the government, and with challenging Zuckerberg.
I just wish he could have that thought before he says something stupid.
Small talk is the human equivalent to the initialization/handshake phase of the TCP protocol.
It establishes the connection, introduces the speakers, validates the presence of the other, and then allows data transmission to take place.
Unlike computers, we humans require years of practice to get it correct because there isn't one set standard.
If you want to listen to a near hour long video of how Target royally fucked up, here ya go