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Time Magazine's 2016 'Person Of The Year'
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This Time Magazine 'award' for DT was not unexpected, but they also chose to make a strong comment in the small print ^ .
New York Times article ... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/bu...-the-year.html
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After a recent trip I'd say is accurate too. The people are either polarized or totally checked out. After some of the conversations I had and some of the results they expect I'd say it's a very long term problem.
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Yep, they got that bang on. Looks like Trump is making all the right moves to undo the divisions caused by the last president though. Hopefully Trump will usher in an end to the use of identity politics.
I thought it was a little bit mean of them to call Hillary number 2!
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12-07-2016, 10:17 PM
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Yep, they got that bang on. Looks like Trump is making all the right moves to undo the divisions caused by the last president though. Hopefully Trump will usher in an end to the use of identity politics.
I thought it was a little bit mean of them to call Hillary number 2!
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Just remember Hitler and Stalin where also time magazine person of the year so Trump should fit right in.
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12-07-2016, 11:06 PM
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Just remember Hitler and Stalin where also time magazine person of the year so Trump should fit right in.
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Interesting. So you actually believe Trump is going to round up American citizens and slaughter millions of them? Or do you just think he's going to grow a moustache?
Quite the hyperbolic comparison at any rate...especially given Trump has never had a moustache. 
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12-07-2016, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mackinaw
Just remember Hitler and Stalin where also time magazine person of the year so Trump should fit right in.
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Hitler was person of the year in 1938, before the start of WW2.
TIME doesn't award this on how good a person is, but based on how they influence the news.
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12-07-2016, 11:45 PM
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Looks like Trump is making all the right moves to undo the divisions caused by the last president though.
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Who are you trying to kid? Have you followed his appointments to the office? The divide will be like never before, IMO. I am not sure there was one "middle ground" person appointed yet. The guy is picking the rightest of the right. It appears to be worse than if Cruz was elected. And, for the record, Cruz is insane.
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12-07-2016, 11:49 PM
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give it a break bud, has trump wronged you yet?
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Interesting. So you actually believe Trump is going to round up American citizens and slaughter millions of them? Or do you just think he's going to grow a moustache?
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I'll sell him one of my shirts.
"Moustache rides $5.00"
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give it a break bud, has trump wronged you yet?
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Not sure I follow. The guy talked about the divide - I expressed my opinion.
The answer to your question is not really. But I am concerned about people he is appointing.
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I answered that question before opening the thread... 
I get a day off!
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Welcome back Mac.
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Who are you trying to kid? Have you followed his appointments to the office? The divide will be like never before, IMO. I am not sure there was one "middle ground" person appointed yet. The guy is picking the rightest of the right. It appears to be worse than if Cruz was elected. And, for the record, Cruz is insane.
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So in politics, one should appeal to both sides so everything stays status quo and nothing ever gets done?
Ya because that is how the left always does it.
I mean, look at the Provincial NDP and the Federal Liberals. They are doing that whole centre thing right?
Just like turdo 1.0 did with the NEP and Firearms Act?...
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This Time Magazine 'award' for DT was not unexpected, but they also chose to make a strong comment in the small print ^ .
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I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with the comment. This had to be the most vicious and divisive campaign in history (at least in our lifetimes), with a large proportion of the American populace appalled at who won.
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12-08-2016, 08:40 AM
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Yep, they got that bang on. Looks like Trump is making all the right moves to undo the divisions caused by the last president though. !
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Really? What is he doing to placate or bring the people on the left side of the spectrum into the fold? Look, he won, so he absolutely has the right to implement his promises and take the country where he wants to. But really Ruga, if you think he is doing anything to calm left wing folks, or environmentalists, or Hispanics, to remove the divisions between people now, you are smoking something.
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12-08-2016, 09:44 AM
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The war between left and right
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I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with the comment. This had to be the most vicious and divisive campaign in history (at least in our lifetimes), with a large proportion of the American populace appalled at who won.
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Considering how the left has acted and governed and expected to be ENTITLED to remain in power......
Considering the SJWs, the political correct witch hunts, the whitewashing of news, the foundations receiving foreign contributions, Soros and his open borders concept, BLM, the inability of police to act without a protest if they shoot a ethnic criminal, the rape culture crap, the anti-gun ownership crap, the carbon tax crap, the UN and their socialist agenda......
None of those were divisive....ehhh?????
Quoting Oki: "But really Ruga, if you think he is doing anything to calm left wing folks, or environmentalists, or Hispanics, to remove the divisions between people now, you are smoking something."
With this comment, it is inferring that Trump has created the divisiveness. He hasn't been inaugurated yet...sure he is picking his right-wing thinking team...but who would expect him to pick from the left???? If you think Trump is the cause of the divisiveness, then you really are not understanding what is happening in society right now.
The division between left and right is getting extreme each and everyday. And it is coming from the spoiled brat childish thinking of the left of pushing ideals without common sense or compromise or even the counties best interest in mind. Each one of this petty little marxist SJWs wants to be part of history and change society. Doesn't seem to matter if we are all worse off for it......as long as they get to change something.
Trump not just picked up on this divide/problem, he understands it and was able to capitalize on it during the election. If it hadn't been Trump it would have been someone further in time. Just be glad its happening now, versus letting the stupidity/cancer/idealistic socialism get worse or even kill the country. Better to have someone recognize the problems, and fix them.........or you can wait for civil war between left and right.....because the ideals on both sides are getting farther and farther apart and having greater and greater conflicts.
So maybe you should stop smoking something. Or at least quit believing your own middle ground concepts are working.
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Considering how the left has acted and governed and expected to be ENTITLED to remain in power......
Considering the SJWs, the political correct witch hunts, the whitewashing of news, the foundations receiving foreign contributions, Soros and his open borders concept, BLM, the inability of police to act without a protest if they shoot a ethnic criminal, the rape culture crap, the anti-gun ownership crap, the carbon tax crap, the UN and their socialist agenda......
None of those were divisive....ehhh?????
Quoting Oki: "But really Ruga, if you think he is doing anything to calm left wing folks, or environmentalists, or Hispanics, to remove the divisions between people now, you are smoking something."
With this comment, it is inferring that Trump has created the divisiveness. He hasn't been inaugurated yet...sure he is picking his right-wing thinking team...but who would expect him to pick from the left???? If you think Trump is the cause of the divisiveness, then you really are not understanding what is happening in society right now.
The division between left and right is getting extreme each and everyday. And it is coming from the spoiled brat childish thinking of the left of pushing ideals without common sense or compromise or even the counties best interest in mind. Each one of this petty little marxist SJWs wants to be part of history and change society. Doesn't seem to matter if we are all worse off for it......as long as they get to change something.
Trump not just picked up on this divide/problem, he understands it and was able to capitalize on it during the election. If it hadn't been Trump it would have been someone further in time. Just be glad its happening now, versus letting the stupidity/cancer/idealistic socialism get worse or even kill the country. Better to have someone recognize the problems, and fix them.........or you can wait for civil war between left and right.....because the ideals on both sides are getting farther and farther apart and having greater and greater conflicts.
So maybe you should stop smoking something. Or at least quit believing your own middle ground concepts are working.
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I'm not saying Trump is responsible for anything. I'm merely saying the country is divided. And that's all Time comment said. Are you arguing that it's NOT divided, that all Americans are on the same page?
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12-08-2016, 09:57 AM
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And then there was the Partial and Full Meltdown Trump Time Magazine Covers, and the Hitler and Stalin Man of the Year Covers. Time is just a serious version of Mad Magazine.
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12-08-2016, 10:53 AM
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Hitler was person of the year in 1938, before the start of WW2.
TIME doesn't award this on how good a person is, but based on how they influence the news.
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Not sure what the war has to do with this?
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So in politics, one should appeal to both sides so everything stays status quo and nothing ever gets done?
Ya because that is how the left always does it.
I mean, look at the Provincial NDP and the Federal Liberals. They are doing that whole centre thing right?
Just like turdo 1.0 did with the NEP and Firearms Act?...
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All I said was that the divide is great, as opposed to what rugatika stated and that it is not going to shrink due to the people he is appointing to the office. Anyone who thinks otherwise, needs to get their head examined.
I know many here like to cry about Liberals and NDP in every thread, related or not, but I did not say anything about their politics either.
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Quite the hyperbolic comparison at any rate...especially given Trump has never had a moustache. [/QUOTE]
Perhaps you should check this out more he sported a stash while campaigning.
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Really? What is he doing to placate or bring the people on the left side of the spectrum into the fold? Look, he won, so he absolutely has the right to implement his promises and take the country where he wants to. But really Ruga, if you think he is doing anything to calm left wing folks, or environmentalists, or Hispanics, to remove the divisions between people now, you are smoking something.
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Trump has been talking to every lefty including Obama (I heard he's been on the phone with Obama for over 30 hours since the election), Gore, Rahm Emmanuel, even DiCaprio etc. getting their opinions and has moved past the politics of the campaign. More than can be said for people like Barack "Elections have consequences" Obama, Clinton and her supporters (see Palmieri's recent article) still preaching the politics of division and so on. Additionally, Trump has been promising to rebuild the inner cities and educational framework and work with ALL Americans, reaching out to blacks and hispanics...pre and post election.
He may not be embracing their policies (what right minded person would?), but he is reaching out to them. His policies will benefit ALL Americans, rather than the divisive rewarding (and requisite pilfering of others) of certain groups which has always been the ideology of the left.
The histrionics of the far left are baseless and ridiculous. These people will never be happy.
MAGA!!!
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^ Bet you that's what they thought when they awarded Obama the Noble Peace Prize 
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One question !
Why is it that we Canadians , Albertans are not this excited
Overs our great divides .....My question is ,when we are swallowed
up by the US of A ,are we going to be 10 more states , or just one
MF huge one . In short order we will left of Putin , and several other
Large segments of society that the Donald won't like . In the future
the escalation of taxes will seem minor compared to the destructive
forces that are socialism . When Mr. Shiny starts sucking up to Vlad
the Dominion will be in jeopardy . The illegal immigration of Canadians
will make that Tex-Mex crossing seem like a small familly outing .
One thing about illegal Canadian immigrants , they will be hard to
Spot , cut back on the Ehhhhhs and no habs jerseys .
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There is no "wrong" thread for that. And what do you mean "already"?
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I meant it should have been in the thread on women on Canadian currency. And I guess "already" doesn't apply when you crack a beer and put it on the bedside table for the next morning when you go to sleep.
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I meant it should have been in the thread on women on Canadian currency. And I guess "already" doesn't apply when you crack a beer and put it on the bedside table for the next morning when you go to sleep. |
That's silly. Then it just gets warm over night and goes flat. Just keep it in the bedside beer fridge.
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