That was my first (and second) thought as well: Grow bamboo (but maybe not in the Arizona desert).

I would agree with that.

And what makes you think he shoots himself in the foot? He made $2.5 billion in the last year by exercising his power as President. https://www.forbes.com/sites/d... I think he did just fine, from his point of view. He doesn't care about Republicans winning, or the economy, or stable government agencies, or the Constitution, or anything, other than that $2.4 billion number, and he got it.

This is false... but good advice.

You are required by law to comply with all LEGAL ORDERS issued by a police officer. You are not required to comply with illegal orders, or to agree to requests. Only LEGAL ORDERS are required to be followed.

But... refusing an armed and armored assailant with a badge is likely to get you hurt or killed.

The smart thing to do is to comply. It is not worth risking your life and safety. Leave the arguments for your lawyer to make in court.

Or perhaps, blatant greed?

I would agree with you if I thought he was *actually* ignorant. I think he doesn't care about principles, he focuses his mental energy on two things: absolute loyalty, and increasing his personal wealth. He is absolutely achieving his goals. You and I look at a politician and expect them to serve the people. Failing to serve the people is not a sign of a lack of intelligence, it's a sign of a lack of character.

You seem to think it's all a crazy coincidence. I do not. His appearance of lunacy is, I'm convinced, intentional. He has managed to set up a system that allows him to reap billions in personal profits, from a part that was longing for a strong leader. In the process, he convinced them to completely abandon their conservative principles. None of this is coincidence, in my opinion.

No, Donald Trump is not stupid. He knows *exactly* how to play to his base.

This is nonsense. We're talking about offshore power. I don't know if you've ever been to a beach, but the wind is pretty much *always* blowing.

Further, paired with battery storage, wind farms can produce a stable source of power. That's how it's being done in, ironically, Texas.

Actually there is, that's why genetic genealogy works. You can tell what a person's ancestral lines are based on their DNA results. That wouldn't be possible if there were no difference. Nor would DNA identification work, if there was no difference. So

The point is, the difference is small. In the scheme of genetics, the difference between N1-methylpseudouridine and uridine is also tiny. And the difference between Archaea and other living things, in terms of the way DNA works, is tiny, too tiny to indicate separate genesis.

Clearly, my example was poorly chosen. It's the principle that if life really did originate independently twice, then I'd expect the structure to be different as well. A whole lot more different than N1-methylpseudouridine vs. uridine. In the scheme of NDA, that one difference is akin to the difference between the DNA of Europeans vs. Asians.

Yeah... Have you seen the videos from Europeans who came here for the World's Cup? The ones where they're shocked by the food and our welcoming attitude?

Stop paying attention to other people who haven't been here and assume they wouldn't like it and try it for yourself. Here's how it will go when people hear you speak:
"Wow, where are you from?"
"Germany" (right?)

"Oh cool! [and 50/50 they then say, "I've always wanted to go there" 30/70 they actually know where it is, but they'll be very friendly]"
Then you will be filled with delicious food, though you may not like the beer.

Let me know when you're on your way and I'll make sure nobody mentions the war.

Wait, did you think that a failed libel/slander suit means the contested allegations are true, let alone proven true?

How about Biden's FEC fining Hillary's campaign, the Durham report...

No, it is necessarily bad as dictatorship is the tyrannical form of a rule-by-one system of government. A good and wise king is not a dictator, he is a Monarch.

China is a dictatorship. There is one man running a corrupt government with an iron fist. Nobody is superior to Xi, and while (as I recall) the CCP has the formal authority to remove him, they cannot in practice. Iran is a dictatorship as the Supreme Ruler is... the supreme ruler. He can override any law and their constitution. There is no body superior to him or able to remove him. North Korea is a clear dictatorship.

The sad fact about South America is that it was one of the main battlegrounds of the Cold War. Why did the US work with Pinochet? Because that was better for us than the dictator the Soviets wanted to put in place. Ditto Argentina. Why did we work with Peron's enemies? Because he was the Soviet's puppet dictator. If you have to work with the lesser evil to stop the greater, you do what you must.

Tyranny is the more general term you may be looking for. Tyranny doesn't need to be a dictatorship, it can be an oligarchy. A dictator is always a tyrant. Except for one, and we named the city of Cincinnati after him.

I've been places, but as I don't share your prejudices, that doesn't really matter. When I went to Cozumel, Mexican politics never crossed my mind because even I am sane enough to recognize that politics doesn't belong in every aspect of my life.