This is a bright move. Just like straight men are instinctively disgusted by gay men, I'd believe that most women are disgusted by the idea of "transgenders."
Trump now forces Fake News Network to cover tranny degenerates while he moves ahead with policies.
Julian is not too far off base in a way, but Trump did not really need this to bolster the ranks and improve recruitment. More men would sign up if he even just asked during a speech. Military cuts are allegedly on the way, but no one truly knows for sure on that. If the North Korea situation gets worse, that talk about cuts will go away, or will morph into "cuts on wasteful spending", which means more spending on "useful military stuff".
I know some of us would like to see the military spending toned down, but the reality is that, it was going to be a massive longshot to begin with. We probably need alot more of it, especially in the R&D sector. Stuff like that bullet proof shirt is cool and will save money down the line, but we need a legit missile defense technology that is highly reliable. At least something that could stop low tier ICBMs. We need something next gen that would shake the world up and keep us on top. It would change geopolitics alot for sure because it is getting too difficult trying to stop rogue nations from getting nukes.
Quick historical viewpoint: WW1 had trench warfare because firepower was superior to mobility back then. Tanks and Armored Vehicles addressed that and gave us the concept of Combined Arms, etc.. Nukes are the trench of our time. What can we come up with to solve that issue? A laser that can deactivate/destroy a warhead in the air? Gotta find something because another rocket isn't all that much faster than another rocket.
By the way, Julian is not a lurker here. Most of the stuff here would repulse him. He is just a liberal anti-globalist. We have a handful or two of those here on the forum, but most of them get drowned out by the majority of other conservative types. I'm am quite certain that he does read and check Reddit, including r/TheDonald, though. Some folks here are on there and some of them lurk here. So in some ways, word and certain viewpoints spread fast between the zones.
(07-26-2017 03:00 PM)TravelerKai Wrote: Julian is not too far off base in a way, but Trump did not really need this to bolster the ranks and improve recruitment. More men would sign up if he even just asked during a speech. Military cuts are allegedly on the way, but no one truly knows for sure on that. If the North Korea situation gets worse, that talk about cuts will go away, or will morph into "cuts on wasteful spending", which means more spending on "useful military stuff".
I know some of us would like to see the military spending toned down, but the reality is that, it was going to be a massive longshot to begin with. We probably need alot more of it, especially in the R&D sector. Stuff like that bullet proof shirt is cool and will save money down the line, but we need a legit missile defense technology that is highly reliable. At least something that could stop low tier ICBMs. We need something next gen that would shake the world up and keep us on top. It would change geopolitics alot for sure because it is getting too difficult trying to stop rogue nations from getting nukes.
Quick historical viewpoint: WW1 had trench warfare because firepower was superior to mobility back then. Tanks and Armored Vehicles addressed that and gave us the concept of Combined Arms, etc.. Nukes are the trench of our time. What can we come up with to solve that issue? A laser that can deactivate/destroy a warhead in the air? Gotta find something because another rocket isn't all that much faster than another rocket.
By the way, Julian is not a lurker here. Most of the stuff here would repulse him. He is just a liberal anti-globalist. We have a handful or two of those here on the forum, but most of them get drowned out by the majority of other conservative types. I'm am quite certain that he does read and check Reddit, including r/TheDonald, though. Some folks here are on there and some of them lurk here. So in some ways, word and certain viewpoints spread fast between the zones.
Quote:THE Australian Army is hiring private “executive coaches” to teach its senior officers “self-awareness”, “emotional intelligence”, “cross-cultural competence” and “interpersonal maturity” in an effort to combat perceptions that they are too “authoritarian, assertive and angry”.
and
Quote:One characteristic the Army is seeking to instil in its officers is described as “cross-cultural competence”, which it defines as “understand(ing) cultures beyond one’s professional and national boundaries”.
Officers will be expected to “work effectively with those from other cultures, generations, departments and gender”.
Aussies: It's by Joe Hilderbrand.
See how one narrative seems to being replaced with another? Most likely due to the low engagement on most News.com stories, but possibly culture is being steered in a certain direction.
I've also heard on the grapevine that high up Liberal supporters are leaving the party in droves, enough that Tony Abbott is starting to call them personally to try and woo them back.
The next election should be interesting. After years of having a choice between socialism or socialism, we might have a viable third party for once.
Looking at that budget, I would zero out Food and Agriculture, Energy and Environment, Housing and Community, and Education. That's 17%. Also, there are parts in here for Social Security and Medicare, but I thought these were considered non-discretionary, along with interest on the debt. If there are parts of Social Security and Medicare that are discretionary, zero them out too. That's another 8%.
It's still just a drop in the bucket. Out of this $1.15 trillion discretionary budget, a full $1 trillion of it will be borrowed. That's insane. Trump is hoping that he can ease regulations, use the threat of tariffs to negotiate better trade deals with other countries, work with large corporations to bring jobs back to the US, and push energy production enough to boost economic growth and close the gap. However, it would take a massive boost to the economy to bring in an extra $1 trillion in annual tax revenues. I'll be surprised if he managed to boost economic activity enough to see tax revenues increase 20% over previous projections, and that's not right away. I think that would be an amazing accomplishment over an entire 8 year presidency.
Trump needs to balance the budget, based on a formula of cutting $4 in spending, for every $1 in projected increased tax revenue, and do the cuts first while waiting for the boost in revenue.
Many think that cutting spending that much will hurt the economy in the short term, which will actually reduce revenue. However, we need to stop borrowing before its too late, and we'll never get off this debt bender without a period of painful adjustment. Now is the best time to do it. Things will only get worse when the debt is even larger.
(07-26-2017 04:44 PM)AnonymousBosch Wrote: Co-incidentally, this article appeared on News.Com this morning, mocking the PC Australian Military Culture.
Quote:THE Australian Army is hiring private “executive coaches” to teach its senior officers “self-awareness”, “emotional intelligence”, “cross-cultural competence” and “interpersonal maturity” in an effort to combat perceptions that they are too “authoritarian, assertive and angry”.
and
Quote:One characteristic the Army is seeking to instil in its officers is described as “cross-cultural competence”, which it defines as “understand(ing) cultures beyond one’s professional and national boundaries”.
Officers will be expected to “work effectively with those from other cultures, generations, departments and gender”.
Aussies: It's by Joe Hilderbrand.
See how one narrative seems to being replaced with another? Most likely due to the low engagement on most News.com stories, but possibly culture is being steered in a certain direction.
I've also heard on the grapevine that high up Liberal supporters are leaving the party in droves, enough that Tony Abbott is starting to call them personally to try and woo them back.
The next election should be interesting. After years of having a choice between socialism or socialism, we might have a viable third party for once.
The actual implementation of this will be completely namby pamby. However, “self-awareness”, “emotional intelligence”, “cross-cultural competence” and “interpersonal maturity” are all things I associate with the red pill. The difference is using them to understand the real way the world works, instead of using them to be a cuck.
(07-26-2017 03:00 PM)TravelerKai Wrote: Julian is not too far off base in a way, but Trump did not really need this to bolster the ranks and improve recruitment. More men would sign up if he even just asked during a speech. Military cuts are allegedly on the way, but no one truly knows for sure on that. If the North Korea situation gets worse, that talk about cuts will go away, or will morph into "cuts on wasteful spending", which means more spending on "useful military stuff".
I know some of us would like to see the military spending toned down, but the reality is that, it was going to be a massive longshot to begin with. We probably need alot more of it, especially in the R&D sector. Stuff like that bullet proof shirt is cool and will save money down the line, but we need a legit missile defense technology that is highly reliable. At least something that could stop low tier ICBMs. We need something next gen that would shake the world up and keep us on top. It would change geopolitics alot for sure because it is getting too difficult trying to stop rogue nations from getting nukes.
Quick historical viewpoint: WW1 had trench warfare because firepower was superior to mobility back then. Tanks and Armored Vehicles addressed that and gave us the concept of Combined Arms, etc.. Nukes are the trench of our time. What can we come up with to solve that issue? A laser that can deactivate/destroy a warhead in the air? Gotta find something because another rocket isn't all that much faster than another rocket.
By the way, Julian is not a lurker here. Most of the stuff here would repulse him. He is just a liberal anti-globalist. We have a handful or two of those here on the forum, but most of them get drowned out by the majority of other conservative types. I'm am quite certain that he does read and check Reddit, including r/TheDonald, though. Some folks here are on there and some of them lurk here. So in some ways, word and certain viewpoints spread fast between the zones.
There are also railguns that are progressing nicely. However, the real future is in drones. Between lasers, railguns, and drones, the US military will be able to put incredibly potent weapons fire on targets all over the world, with pinpoint accuracy, using incredibly detailed targeting information.
(07-26-2017 03:00 PM)TravelerKai Wrote: Julian is not too far off base in a way, but Trump did not really need this to bolster the ranks and improve recruitment. More men would sign up if he even just asked during a speech. Military cuts are allegedly on the way, but no one truly knows for sure on that. If the North Korea situation gets worse, that talk about cuts will go away, or will morph into "cuts on wasteful spending", which means more spending on "useful military stuff".
I know some of us would like to see the military spending toned down, but the reality is that, it was going to be a massive longshot to begin with. We probably need alot more of it, especially in the R&D sector. Stuff like that bullet proof shirt is cool and will save money down the line, but we need a legit missile defense technology that is highly reliable. At least something that could stop low tier ICBMs. We need something next gen that would shake the world up and keep us on top. It would change geopolitics alot for sure because it is getting too difficult trying to stop rogue nations from getting nukes.
Quick historical viewpoint: WW1 had trench warfare because firepower was superior to mobility back then. Tanks and Armored Vehicles addressed that and gave us the concept of Combined Arms, etc.. Nukes are the trench of our time. What can we come up with to solve that issue? A laser that can deactivate/destroy a warhead in the air? Gotta find something because another rocket isn't all that much faster than another rocket.
By the way, Julian is not a lurker here. Most of the stuff here would repulse him. He is just a liberal anti-globalist. We have a handful or two of those here on the forum, but most of them get drowned out by the majority of other conservative types. I'm am quite certain that he does read and check Reddit, including r/TheDonald, though. Some folks here are on there and some of them lurk here. So in some ways, word and certain viewpoints spread fast between the zones.
Chinas already got something going on
Quote:The DF-ZF (previously designated as the WU-14) is a hypersonic missile delivery vehicle that has been flight-tested by the Chinese seven times, on 9 January, 7 August and 2 December 2014; 7 June and 27 November 2015;[3] and again in April 2016.[4]
Quote:The Chinese Defense Ministry confirmed its January 2014 test and said the test was "scientific" in nature, although it was widely viewed as part of a broader Chinese military build-up.[5] All seven tests China performed so far were concluded successful by U.S. officials according to the Washington Free Beacon.[6][7] All the test launches were performed at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, the main long-range missile testing center for the People's Liberation Army.[3][4]
Quote:"The DF-ZF HGV can allegedly reach speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 10" (i.e., between 6,173 km/hour (3,836 mph) and 12,359 km/hour (7,680 mph).[4] According to Jane's Defence Weekly and others, the DF-ZF could be used for nuclear weapons delivery but could also be used to perform precision-strike conventional missions (for example, next-generation anti-ship ballistic missiles), which could penetrate "the layered air defenses of a U.S. carrier strike group."[3][4]
Quote:However, the U.S. program has had a much lower test launch success rate (25 percent), compared to China’s 83 percent. Despite its recent advances with its HGV program, the United States has not conducted a Waverider test in the past two years, which makes the Chinese program appear more advanced.
^ Sure, meanwhile China can't even get its "newest" fighter jets operational, despite the fact that they're based on stolen designs of US jets that have been in service for a decade.
As has been repeated numerous times on this forum, the US always underplays its technological capabilities, while China always overplays its own.
Though, to be clear, the US also does overstate some of the capabilities of its publicly-announced technologies, like the F-35, but I'm talking about the entirely new technologies that they keep completely shrouded in secrecy.
Foxconn is putting a factory in Wisconsin. Gee, its almost like he knows all he has to do is keep Wisconsin, PA, OH, and FL happy in order to win again in 2020 7 1/2 more years boys!
(07-26-2017 05:27 PM)TheBMan Wrote: Foxconn is putting a factory in Wisconsin. Gee, its almost like he knows all he has to do is keep Wisconsin, PA, OH, and FL happy in order to win again in 2020 7 1/2 more years boys!
Wonder where they'll put it. The article said they are considering Racine and Kenosha. After the GM plant left Janesville it went to shit. Maybe they'll consider Janesville even though it's the Soymaster Paul Ryan's hometown and they swept me in hockey all four years of high school.
The tranny ban is wonderful news and long overdue. Also a brilliant political move to make the Left play defense on something so repulsive and repellent to average Americans. I can't imagine how devastating it must be to military unit morale to have tranny freaks not only running around, but being actively coddled by leadership. It was pure insanity and nothing less than intentional sabotage to allow them in the military in the first place. Reminder: transgender people are severely mentally ill and/or pathological sex perverts who get off on publicly displaying their perversion. The idea that their bizarre and perverted behavior deserves not only official sanction but protected status in the military of all places was completely absurd. I can only hope this is the beginning of a huge counter-offensive in "World War T" (credit Steve Sailer) and that politicians and public figures in Trump's shadow are emboldened to speak out against transgender madness, which is truly one of the greatest all-time examples of mass hysteria and groupthink overwhelming basic truth and common sense.
It's days like this that make me feel that every day is Christmas aboard the Trump train.
Now I get up early just to see what Trump has done today, and I am not a morning person.
Now if we can only somehow convince Sessions to stop it with the civil forfeiture nonsense....
Co-incidentally, this article appeared on News.Com this morning, mocking the PC Australian Military Culture.
AB, stick a fork in us - we're done.
Poor fella,my country.