I just watched this and it both confirmed and expanded some of my bias's
Trump’s Tactics and Hillary’s Persuasion Game (Scott Adams Interview Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BQGwESVbU
Ive always liked Dilbert. Have just discovered Scott Adams and think his perspective is brilliant
I fixed the link... geez, it is over 30 min. long.
To be honest, I only watched 4 min.. & will watch the rest later. I have said, many times out here, " Is this the best we got?"
As far as " Trump tactics", he is saying the same thing, we (Americans), said about Obama. There are many articles, on crowds & the media treating Obama as a Rock Star & he was saying NOTHING. Just phrases, like "It is all about change".... crowd goes wild. Everyone, else says... " Yea, what change?". Well.... NONE, they WE CHOSE.
MAYBE... You don't realize, with whatever media, you get... Trump is saying what American TAXPAYERS wants to hear. What American TAXPAPERS & LAND OWNERS, think. ... That is his popularity, & that he is an outsider.
So what are you saying, Australia, as strick as your immigration laws are and the few refugees you have taken, & the restrictions you place on that.
( Not complaining, many admire that)
But....
We do NOT stick to our own imigration laws & policies. NOT, w/ the current administration, & we won't with Clinton.
Tell you what.. since we are the 3rd most populated country & not the 3rd largest. And take in more immigrants & refugees than anyone else.
I will you you 15.7 ILLEGAL ALIENS & 300,000 (& more coming), * cough * Muslim refugees real cheap.
We can NOT FEED & HOUSE OUR OWN PEOPLE. And own CHINA, $ 7 TRILLION or more.
Thanks for correcting the link. I shall attempt to remember to delete the s in the future.
Yes it is 33 minutes but I have never seen such a good analyses of Trumps sales technique before so figure it is worth it to gain the education. It also shows some of Hillary's technique as well.
I do understand that he is saying what a lot of people think they want to hear. Along with that I also understand persistence can get you what you think you want, but it is often more about feeling than thinking and the reality is not always as we feel it is and our thinking often only confirms our feelings.
The art of the politician is to harness the feelings of others to serve their purpose. Which is often not exactly what we imagine it to be.
Australia doesnt need to build a wall as it has a natural moat. Which it still needs to patrol.
To be successful Trumps wall will need to be virtual and patrolled more by technology and brain power than physical force.IMO
I certainly don't agree with Australia's immigration policy but I don't advocate open borders at this point in time either.
My philosophy leans more to inclusion than exclusion. While that is not practical as an absolute at this point in time I see no reason why it can't be held as the ideal to aim at evolving towards.
America can feed and house its entire population its just that the system it it has chosen doesn't enable it.
What is true for America in this regard is also true for the rest of the world.
So every now and then we will need to take a break from using all our effort keeping others out and spend some time on working out how we can create a system that will allow more in.
Such resolution will not come from a higher power but from mankind elevating itself. imo
Edited by
SimpyComplicated
on Thu 09/01/16 07:34 PM