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President Biden Signs Executive Order Revoking Trump-Era Ban on TikTok and WeChat
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Do you think Trump had "common sense? I have some questions for you.
Did Coronavirus magically disappear last April?
Did Hydrochloraquin do anything to affect the virus?
Were scientists really looking at way to somehow inject bleach or light into the body?
Can a Sharpie circle drawn on a weather map really change the forecast?
Are people who fly the swastika "really fine people"?
Can you define the word "Covfefe"?
Is it a natural act to look directly into an eclipse after likely just being told not to with protective glasses which you were provided?
Those are just the ones off the top of my head.
Headline next week: Huawei awarded contract to install 5G at the Whitehouse and Capital buildings
I mean...would it have been that terrible of an idea to ban TikTok?
I replied to another users post but added my thoughts to the story. Talk as to Trumps success or failure will totally derail the topic of the thread and is likely to be deleted by the mods. So why bother?
As someone who's been a part of the Apple/Mac community since the 80's, and been a part of this forum since about 2006, I have to say that I'm always surprised at the amount of people here with far right views, who support a person like Trump. This community always seemed full of people with a natural curiosity about the world, and as people who wanted to make it better, be it artists, inventors, creators, etc - folks you tend to find more on the center-left/left side o the spectrum. But maybe I shouldn't be that surprised.
I think most of us would agree that Steve Jobs was a visionary, and an incredibly smart guy, which are things I absolutely admired about him, but there were always hints of him being a cruel, mean-spirited person, and around the time of his death we learned a lot about just how awful he could be on a personal level. Learning about those things definitely changed how I viewed the guy, and I've gotten the impression from friends and others in this community that they started to change their view of him also. He may have been smart, but he was awful, and being awful isn't admirable.
Objectively speaking, Trump has always been the kind of person who is motivated by what's best for him. He'd turn on a friend (and probably family, and we may soon see), in an instant, and anyone with half a brain has known for decades that he's a con man. He's cruel, mean-spirited, often ignorant of the facts or details surrounding a particular issue, and the amount of times he's said one thing one day, and then said the complete opposite the next, simply because it would clearly benefit him, is... astounding. Trump's number one priority has always been himself.
You could argue that Trump and Steve Jobs seemed to be similar types of people. Both enjoyed being top dog; the lone voice to say "yes," or "no," to anything, having ultimate control. Both have certainly had their moments of denying truth and fact, to suit themselves best, and both enjoyed being cruel, and mean-spirited. Not great qualities for sure. But their one big difference? At least Steve Jobs contributed positively to the world. He was able to see what was wrong with things, and start to imagine how they could be better. He clearly didn't do this for himself, at least not so he could take personal credit. He wanted Apple to be great, and he wanted Apple to improve the lives of others. I'm sure in his mind, his being cruel, or blunt, was necessary to reach that greatness, but again, it was never about Steve Jobs the personality. It was about a pursuit of something better. No sane person could ever say the same about Trump.
But clearly a lot of you are into those less than desirable qualities, and I guess that while some of us have changed our views about Steve Jobs, I'm guessing you haven't, and it's become a lot more clear why you admire someone like Trump. You like those qualities. I find that weird.
I'm a bit indifferent towards Joe Biden. I think he's a good man, but personally I think he's a bit old, and maybe out of touch with what America really needs right now, but I'm both happy and relieved that the White House is no longer occupied by a toddler who cares only for himself, who sits around watching TV all day, screaming about the smell of sh*t following him everywhere he goes, and blaming everyone else for it. Maybe Trump, and all of you who support him, should take a look under your own shoe.
I think most of us would agree that Steve Jobs was a visionary, and an incredibly smart guy, which are things I absolutely admired about him, but there were always hints of him being a cruel, mean-spirited person, and around the time of his death we learned a lot about just how awful he could be on a personal level. Learning about those things definitely changed how I viewed the guy, and I've gotten the impression from friends and others in this community that they started to change their view of him also. He may have been smart, but he was awful, and being awful isn't admirable.
Objectively speaking, Trump has always been the kind of person who is motivated by what's best for him. He'd turn on a friend (and probably family, and we may soon see), in an instant, and anyone with half a brain has known for decades that he's a con man. He's cruel, mean-spirited, often ignorant of the facts or details surrounding a particular issue, and the amount of times he's said one thing one day, and then said the complete opposite the next, simply because it would clearly benefit him, is... astounding. Trump's number one priority has always been himself.
You could argue that Trump and Steve Jobs seemed to be similar types of people. Both enjoyed being top dog; the lone voice to say "yes," or "no," to anything, having ultimate control. Both have certainly had their moments of denying truth and fact, to suit themselves best, and both enjoyed being cruel, and mean-spirited. Not great qualities for sure. But their one big difference? At least Steve Jobs contributed positively to the world. He was able to see what was wrong with things, and start to imagine how they could be better. He clearly didn't do this for himself, at least not so he could take personal credit. He wanted Apple to be great, and he wanted Apple to improve the lives of others. I'm sure in his mind, his being cruel, or blunt, was necessary to reach that greatness, but again, it was never about Steve Jobs the personality. It was about a pursuit of something better. No sane person could ever say the same about Trump.
But clearly a lot of you are into those less than desirable qualities, and I guess that while some of us have changed our views about Steve Jobs, I'm guessing you haven't, and it's become a lot more clear why you admire someone like Trump. You like those qualities. I find that weird.
I'm a bit indifferent towards Joe Biden. I think he's a good man, but personally I think he's a bit old, and maybe out of touch with what America really needs right now, but I'm both happy and relieved that the White House is no longer occupied by a toddler who cares only for himself, who sits around watching TV all day, screaming about the smell of sh*t following him everywhere he goes, and blaming everyone else for it. Maybe Trump, and all of you who support him, should take a look under your own shoe.
I agree, but it seems it's the Party of Trump that seem fixated on the previous administration, spending millions on rigged "fraudits" in red states that Trump lost.
In and of itself, I can see multiple reasons personally.
But government shouldn’t get involved on whims. Banning a company just because they’re from China is a terrible thing to do and simply leads to tit for tat activity.
Banning a company because they’re dangerous and acting on behalf of a foreign government - now that’s a reason to ban - if it’s true.
It's crazy to rejoin the Paris climate accord? It's crazy to undo Trump's gutting of environmental protections? It's crazy to reinstate travel restrictions Trump lifted from countries such as Brazil, Ireland, and the UK... countries where the Covid-19 infections at the time still weren't under control?
And most of Biden's EO's are to undo the idiocy of the orange turd.
Now THIS is the newest funniest thing I e ever heard.
Probably yes to all to some degree. Was it crazy to enact them in the first place?
I went to law school in Delaware and Biden was one of the Senators from DE at the time. Our constitutional law professor was the chief justice of the DE supreme court (he died about 10 years ago). He was on the left side of the political spectrum, but he was fair and would present the analysis from Stone to Hughes to Vinson to Warren to Rehnquist to Marshall to Brennan and he did it evenly and fairly. He was not an overt partisan. Biden came in an guest lectured for a 2 hour class.
Biden was entertaining, personable, and funny. I'd have had a beer with him if I was a drinker, and he was certainly willing to just talk to the class both during and after class. Personally he seemed like a nice guy. I will say that I am no longer sure which of his tales were true after reading his "misstatements" and plagiarized speeches etc, but all were entertaining. However, he was no genius. He misstated the law in a large number of cases. The professor spent about half the next class correcting the mistakes. His memory of the cases was faulty in many cases. Solely from a legal perspective, he was definitely not very sharp. At the time he was the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee. And this was nearly 30 years ago.
I certainly don't believe him to be unique from any side in senators being not too sharp, but nevertheless, good politicians and able to get elected.
I'll take "evidence-based approach" vs the "I know more than you even though I was never trained and learned by osmosis approach" by the Liar in Chief Trump.
Most executive orders, policies and so forth are like this. It's not the job of a president to know everything. It's to make decisions based on the advice and information they receive. Hopefully, the correct decisions after hearing from multiple people and listening to possible scenarios.
Not a fan of actual facts are you?
They take a more cautious approach, which is better imo than impulse decision. Trump rules America like a kid. Hope Biden can repair enough damage done by him so America can be ruled by sane people again.
@brendu, put yourself in the shoes of a person whose life paradigm 100% aligns with the Media, agrees with the movie stars, and fits the aims of global corporations. Imagine what life feels like. It would feel extremely secure because nothing in one's paradigm is challenged. It would feel safe with millions of people agreeing with you. And even those people who don't agree are - for whatever reason - not voicing any dissent. Nothing on social media conflicts with your world view. Such a life would feel like living in a grassy meadow chewing the cud with lots of warm friendly bodies chewing alongside you.
If you were having such a comfortable existence, and someone gave you information that could threaten that comfort zone, what it the world would convince that person to even look at that extraneous information? If everyone around you is rejecting that information, surely there is no point even looking at that extra information.
The prime importance is not to look at anything that ruffles the comfort zone. It is entirely possible to live 70-90 years in this type of existence, and it feels absolutely great. There is nothing wrong with this sort of existence, given that vast number of role models who exist who are following this exact same approach to life.
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Supposedly he will be reinstated in August. 🤣
Let it be clear, TIkTok was never a national security threat.
The ONLY reason the narcissist Trump wanted to ban TikTok is because his own ego was hurt:
www.cbsnews.com
Period.
The ONLY reason the narcissist Trump wanted to ban TikTok is because his own ego was hurt:
How TikTok users trolled the Trump campaign into expecting a Tulsa rally crowd that never came
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Trump's campaign manager on Twitter, "you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok."
www.cbsnews.com
Period.
Besides trumps bad personality. Trumps win on policy over Biden any day.
he just needs to keep His mouth shut. Don’t know if he’s capable of that
Biden and common sense don’t go together. No matter where you stand (I’m in the middle politically) but you have to acknowledge Biden is demented and mentally not there. He doesn’t make any decisions let alone complete any thoughts or sentences with clarity.
Bluster and tweets were confused by many as a “stance” the trade deficit increased, farmers forced to go on gov welfare because of stupid sanctions Etc. Hopefully our last bumper sticker mentality administration, though some like living in the chaos of a clown car world.
Are we living on the same planet? He's old, sure, but nearly everything you just said is completely detached from reality. I doubt I'll be as articulate, or concise when I'm as old as he is now. He'e had a speech impediment all his life. That comes out sometimes when he speaks, and like I said, he's getting up there. But "demented and not mentally there," is wildly inaccurate.