Presidential debate October 18th Las Vegas

[Rockstar]

Here our first lesson for the future generation: Knowing when to quit.

[August]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Here our first lesson for the future generation: Knowing when to quit.

Well you can complain about it or you can post something to bring the discussion back on track.

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by August

No I meant commonwealth. That's the name. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Which is a state, not a country as you put it ''My country, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the 6th star from the left, top row:''

Originally Posted by Wiki

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

or I misinterpreted what you where trying to say.

Originally Posted by August

Really? Yet your leaders use it, your diplomats use it, it's displayed in your Parliament building, even the money you use displays this rejected design.
Looks pretty official to me.

Originally Posted by August

Try counting the stars of the flag you posted, there's 15 stars on that which isn't the flag officialy used by the EU council which is the one that has 12 stars. The 15 star is a rejected design of the EU flag never oficially used.

Originally Posted by August

I'm sure some of my fellow citizens from the southern states would advise you to get out while you still can or is it already too late?

See Brexit.

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Here our first lesson for the future generation: Knowing when to quit.

Good luck with that here on Subsim, from my experience no one really knows when to quit..me included at times.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

See Brexit.

No...please...don't.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/brexit...ictory-2016-10

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graph.../daily-chart-6

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Here our first lesson for the future generation: Knowing when to quit.

Knowing when to quit is exactly what Trump doesn't have a clue about and it showed in this debate. I don't mean quit his bid for the presidency, but think on your blasted feet and give the current question an answer instead of trying to drive home further jabs at Hillary from the previous question.

He treats this election like a low class/no class K-mart trailer trash fight over stretch pants discounted in aisle five. I'm all for shaking up the status quo, question authority, bring in some fresh air, etc., but he is just a trash talking clown when push comes to shove and I can't believe people support such despicable behavior for a president.

[Oberon]

I mean, I'll give the guy credit, he managed to stay on track for 30 minutes before the sniffing gear engaged and he just went straight off the rails.
You can almost see the campaign crew sitting around their tellies, slowly rising up off their seats in excitement and then "You're the puppet!" happened and they were all:

[HunterICX]

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I try to limit my dose of Trump for the sake of sparing me the headache but then again when I see and hear Hillary I must do my outmost best not to vomit.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

He treats this election like a low class/no class K-mart trailer trash fight over stretch pants discounted in aisle five.

That makes for a vivid mental image.

My biggest concern about Trump has always been his gullibility. He seems to buy into any conspiracy theory or tweet he hears that confirms his beliefs. For a seasoned businessman he sure has a lousy bunkum detector. He doesn't gravitate toward the brightest people on any given topic, and he doesn't much care about finding the best information.

Worse, verifying the information he receives just isn't a great passion for Trump. He believes the information he wants to believe, and he's not particularly interested in learning that he was wrong on any particular subject.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I mean, I'll give the guy credit, he managed to stay on track for 30 minutes before the sniffing gear engaged and he just went straight off the rails.
You can almost see the campaign crew sitting around their tellies, slowly rising up off their seats in excitement and then "You're the puppet!" happened and they were all:

Yep, she may be a chronic duplicitous hack, but she's a lot smarter than him.

Worthy of a galactic facepalm.

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

He treats this election like a low class/no class K-mart trailer trash fight over stretch pants discounted in aisle five. I'm all for shaking up the status quo, question authority, bring in some fresh air, etc., but he is just a trash talking clown when push comes to shove and I can't believe people support such despicable behavior for a president.

Bingo!

[August]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

Which is a state, not a country as you put it ''My country, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the 6th star from the left, top row:''

or I misinterpreted what you where trying to say.

What is a state but a country that has surrendered it's autonomy to a larger entity? Our commonwealth has its own legislative branch, its own exec.utive, its own judiciary, it's own flag and if the USA were to be dissolved it would become an independent nation

Try counting the stars of the flag you posted, there's 15 stars on that which isn't the flag officialy used by the EU council which is the one that has 12 stars. The 15 star is a rejected design of the EU flag never oficially used.

Well excuuuuse me! It is very similar and the only reasonably sized image I saw when I googled "EU flag". The point is European "states" still have moved toward becoming a country in many ways, so you should understand if we Americans start treating you as if the assimilation were complete.

See Brexit.

The Brits are smart to get out now while they still can. Like I said a bunch of US states thought they could back out and found out the hard way that they were wrong.

Good luck with that here on Subsim, from my experience no one really knows when to quit..me included at times.

We're all here to shoot the breeze. Why would we want to quit?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

The Brits are smart to get out now while they still can.

Tell that to the pound.

So, basically, what you're saying here is that the US would be a lot better if each individual state was its own country with its own military?

Reminds me of someone else here who argued that countries should be abolished down to the individual town and city state. Sure, on paper that might seem alright, but history doesn't work that way.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Tell that to the pound.

So, basically, what you're saying here is that the US would be a lot better if each individual state was its own country with its own military?

No i'm saying that there are real downsides to surrendering ones independence. Some benefits as well but liberty once given away is difficult to get back.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by August

We're all here to shoot the breeze. Why would we want to quit?

Mebbe I'm wrong, but I think he meant, when to quit an argument, or, when to quit trying to win an argument. Some people cannot let it go, they have to have the last word, or go nuclear in the effort.

[August]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Mebbe I'm wrong, but I think he meant, when to quit an argument, or, when to quit trying to win an argument. Some people cannot let it go, they have to have the last word, or go nuclear in the effort.

Neal I think part of the problem is that there are people here who are looking to argue and get upset about something and they'll seize upon any comment whether it was intended with rancor or not. Personally i'm just here to relax and to blow off steam and I intend to continue doing so (with your continued permission) in spite of getting insults and even death threats (I hope you brig him for a long time over that) from touchy foreigners who think they can badmouth our country and it's people with impunity but bristle whenever they think someone might be doing the same to them.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

That makes for a vivid mental image.

My biggest concern about Trump has always been his gullibility. He seems to buy into any conspiracy theory or tweet he hears that confirms his beliefs. For a seasoned businessman he sure has a lousy bunkum detector. He doesn't gravitate toward the brightest people on any given topic, and he doesn't much care about finding the best information.

Worse, verifying the information he receives just isn't a great passion for Trump. He believes the information he wants to believe, and he's not particularly interested in learning that he was wrong on any particular subject.

Sounds like someone living in a world where the sources of information have seriously lost credibility. Elections can be rigged, and so can scientific data. I've learned to snopes everything, but I'm still not 100% sure some stuff still isn't BS.