Politics

[Safari Dave]

It is really nice to have discussions and interactions with intelligent folks on this forum.

Not that they are wrong, but discussions on more local forums often lead to asinine arguments, which lead nowhere.


I spent 4 years, after I graduated from college, learning Fish & Wildlife biology.

My wife spent another 2 years learning to be an "Education Specialist."

I have learned that being "educated" means very little, when you deal with people who have had years of real experience.

My wife just teaches biology at a school in a government school system.

 

[mark-hunter]

I have learned that being "educated" means very little, when you deal with people who have had years of real experience.

At my college, I never learned a single word about my present job (marine college vs off shore drilling).
So, yes, you are right.

 

[mark-hunter]

A little perspective on the war in Ukraine and how Russia is purportedly so successful in its latest offensive.

A bit of European perspective:

Well, the ongoing international war efforts - due to inflation are melting down my savings at alarming rate.
Real-estate doubled in price, food and groceries are up by 30%.
My educated guess is I am loosing this war, by not even seeing it. By not even deserving it!
And this represent overall public sentiment here in EU, as per my judgement.

Major industrial powers France and Germany, are facing recession, jobs closures, and their administrations had just collapsed. UK is changing prime ministers at rate never seen in history.

It looks like frozen Russian assets will finance European part of war, at least for next year. But when this is dried, then what? Russian announce freezing European assets on their side?

New American administration announces GDP defense budget spending for European Nato members to be raised to 5%, although they were struggling to reach 2% earlier.
Feasible or not, I have no idea.

Whatever outcome of the war will be, it has to be soon.
I dont think the political situation is long term sustainable here on old continent.

 

[WAB]

So apparently for some it is a big revelation that Biden has been mentally diminished for 4 yrs. Ok great, after the election the media wants to act unbiased and bring it forward.

The one question I have is. Who is going to jail for violating the Logan act. Were any unelected people talking to foreign leaders. Obama ?
Jill Biden

953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized American citizen. The intent behind the Act is to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government's position.

Interesting point. So has Trump been violating the Logan act?

 

[Altitude sickness]

Interesting point. So has Trump been violating the Logan act?

The Logan act was put in place for a non elected US citizen going to France and negotiating peace without the government’s knowledge or permission. So the law was passed. As long as the citizen is an “Agent” of the U.S. and has a hall pass to negotiate its all good. I think the Logan act is specifically directed towards military disputes between the U.S. and others. I may be off base here.


General Flynn was talking to Russia after trump’s first win. But wasn’t a registered agent. And they sent him to prison. People do it all the time. John Kerry is notorious for doing it. Flynn is the first to be charged in over 100 years.