Donald Trump went on television today to courageously proclaim that he is very very strongly against killing children in schools. He said he is with the people of Santa Fe, Texas by which he probably meant the survivors and not the victims.
Truck then laid out the plan he is sending to Congress to confront the problem of killing children and schools, which he is very very strongly against.Oh, just a minute. He really didn't say he had a plan to send to Congress or to enact administratively.
He said his administration was formulating a plan to send to Congress which included administrative action. Oh, just a minute. He didn't say that either.
He didn't say or propose that he would do a damn thing except to say he was very very strongly against killing children in schools. This undoubtedly provided great comfort and relief to the survivors of thevictims in Santa Fe and all the other schools which have had their children murdered lately.
Friday, May 18, 2018
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Kim–the art of the deal
For three generations my family has been experts at the art of the deal. Because of what's going on right now I can't help but brag about this technique. My focus is upon dealing with United States, a country with infinitely more power and assets than my country.
The crucial first step in any deal is sizing up your opponents. The previous us presidents and their administration's had several characteristics we could use to our advantage. First, they were naïve and idealistic, thinking that the leaders of a country were primarily interested in bettering the welfare of that country. My family has been only interested in one thing, keeping complete control of our country ourselves. We had no interest in" democratic reforms". We adopted the communist model since it is well-suited to create a totalitarian government as it centralizes power. Second, these administrations thought that we would bargain in good faith. This allowed us to manipulate them by suggesting we were moving towards political reforms and willing to make good bilateral agreements. We were careful to structure all the agreements so that the other side would make the first commitments. This has worked well .
Donald Trump it is what we call in Korea a different breed of cat. It was easy to discern that he had only one real interest and that was self aggrandizement. It was obvious he craved applause and also lied about his accomplishments in order to receive it.
We thus begin phase 1. This was a series of provocative actions on our part to stir up the pot. We knew this would entice him to react and he did by series of belligerent and bellicose statements. Those of course were quite useful to us in continuing to convince the population of our country that we were under attack by imperialist Western nations. That keeps them willing to accept hardships.
We then began phase 2, A series of seemingly conciliatory gestures and statements indicating we knew we had to deal with this new president. We started discussing a need for a new deal and a presidential summit. We call this casting out the bait. He jumped at the bait and begin congratulating himself and preparing his Nobel prize acceptance speech. This we call setting the hook. Then we abruptly changed, saying they're probably could be no deal. This we call tightening the line. Now Trump, who was salivating over his success and crowing about it is faced with having egg on his face. He badly wants something to brag about. He really wants a deal. We now have created an advantage in dealing with him that we will begin to exploit. I wish it could always be this easy. His name should be "trout" not Trump.
The crucial first step in any deal is sizing up your opponents. The previous us presidents and their administration's had several characteristics we could use to our advantage. First, they were naïve and idealistic, thinking that the leaders of a country were primarily interested in bettering the welfare of that country. My family has been only interested in one thing, keeping complete control of our country ourselves. We had no interest in" democratic reforms". We adopted the communist model since it is well-suited to create a totalitarian government as it centralizes power. Second, these administrations thought that we would bargain in good faith. This allowed us to manipulate them by suggesting we were moving towards political reforms and willing to make good bilateral agreements. We were careful to structure all the agreements so that the other side would make the first commitments. This has worked well .
Donald Trump it is what we call in Korea a different breed of cat. It was easy to discern that he had only one real interest and that was self aggrandizement. It was obvious he craved applause and also lied about his accomplishments in order to receive it.
We thus begin phase 1. This was a series of provocative actions on our part to stir up the pot. We knew this would entice him to react and he did by series of belligerent and bellicose statements. Those of course were quite useful to us in continuing to convince the population of our country that we were under attack by imperialist Western nations. That keeps them willing to accept hardships.
We then began phase 2, A series of seemingly conciliatory gestures and statements indicating we knew we had to deal with this new president. We started discussing a need for a new deal and a presidential summit. We call this casting out the bait. He jumped at the bait and begin congratulating himself and preparing his Nobel prize acceptance speech. This we call setting the hook. Then we abruptly changed, saying they're probably could be no deal. This we call tightening the line. Now Trump, who was salivating over his success and crowing about it is faced with having egg on his face. He badly wants something to brag about. He really wants a deal. We now have created an advantage in dealing with him that we will begin to exploit. I wish it could always be this easy. His name should be "trout" not Trump.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Trump's Middle East Caper
Donnie was pissed. Ever since the campaign he had said he would shit- can the Iran deal(the worst deal he had ever seen). For months he had been requesting his intelligence people to tell him that Iran had breached the agreement but they wouldn't. It would be up to him to come up with a reason, not something he was particularly good at. The French and the Germans have been urging him not to back out of the deal. He didn't particularly care about the German woman but be kind of liked the French guy with the hot wife and nifty parades. They urged him to make a collateral deal and keep the present one in place. Donnie thought about it but decided that's for pussies. He would bring down his wrath upon them and bring them to their knees. Then he would propose a deal they couldn't refuse. That's the art of the deal. So he pulled the plug and began to sanction the hell out of Iran.
So what now? The first move is Iran's. Will the comparatively moderate President maintain control and cause Iran to honor its commitments to the rest of the signatories? Or will Iran go flank speed towards developing its nuclear capabilities? If Iran does honor its commitments, what will the other signatories do? Will the Europeans continue to trade with Iran and not reinstate sanctions? Russia probably would and who knows about China. If the Europeans stick with the deal Will trump caused the US to install sanctions against pretty much the rest of the industrialized World? What would that happen? Probably a slump in the stock market and maybe a recession.
It's hard to imagine that the rest of the world wants to be under the thumb of Donald J Trump. One would think that would be intolerable, particularly now when it appears that the United States can't be trusted to on honor its commitments.
Meanwhile, the United States has apparently abandoned its historic position as being the balancing power and the brokering power in the middle east. We now side with Saudi Arabia, that wonderfully democratic country, against Iran. We side with the Sunni against the Shia. We side with Israel against the Palestinians while continuing to say we are nurturing a peace process. We apparently no longer support the Kurds notwithstanding their role with us in defeating Ises and we are probably clueless about what to do with Turkey. If there is an endgame there it's pretty hard to see it.
Now, as of this afternoon, the wonderful relationship between Donnie and that nice guy Kim appears to be maybe cratering. Stay tuned.
So what now? The first move is Iran's. Will the comparatively moderate President maintain control and cause Iran to honor its commitments to the rest of the signatories? Or will Iran go flank speed towards developing its nuclear capabilities? If Iran does honor its commitments, what will the other signatories do? Will the Europeans continue to trade with Iran and not reinstate sanctions? Russia probably would and who knows about China. If the Europeans stick with the deal Will trump caused the US to install sanctions against pretty much the rest of the industrialized World? What would that happen? Probably a slump in the stock market and maybe a recession.
It's hard to imagine that the rest of the world wants to be under the thumb of Donald J Trump. One would think that would be intolerable, particularly now when it appears that the United States can't be trusted to on honor its commitments.
Meanwhile, the United States has apparently abandoned its historic position as being the balancing power and the brokering power in the middle east. We now side with Saudi Arabia, that wonderfully democratic country, against Iran. We side with the Sunni against the Shia. We side with Israel against the Palestinians while continuing to say we are nurturing a peace process. We apparently no longer support the Kurds notwithstanding their role with us in defeating Ises and we are probably clueless about what to do with Turkey. If there is an endgame there it's pretty hard to see it.
Now, as of this afternoon, the wonderful relationship between Donnie and that nice guy Kim appears to be maybe cratering. Stay tuned.