TheTexan
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Who's gonna do anything about it? Iran? Are they gonna "retaliate" again? (oh no!)

What's bizarre is the American policy of taxing its citizens overseas. Only 1 other country does that.. Eritrea I'm glad Trump actually cares about my freedom, since apparently u don't

I don't know why Israel doesn't just bulldoze the rest of Gaza. They could 1000% get away with it

For those few Americans who work and/or live overseas, or desire to, this is absolutely huge. It opens up the possibility to work in Dubai for example and pay virtually no taxes, which is not possible today as an American. And while you may say, accurately, that this doesn't help 99.9% of the rest of Americans, I think it just means that Trump deserves even more credit for pushing this forward. Never in my life would I have thought this policy may be reversed, for the exact reason that only 0.1% of Americans even care about it. Who's gonna protect the interests of the 0.1% minority? Trump, apparently. So yea, this is actually huge and if he manages to follow through on this promise (an equally huge IF), it will make his entire Presidency worth it.

That professor should thank his lucky socks he didn't get someone like me when asked about cops. I would've derailed the entire discussion.

Oh FFS. A strange thing can happen when a person stands up publicly for what's right. Other people see them doing it and some of them, not all certainly but some, are encouraged to do something similar and stand up themselves. Yet other people see this and some of them are similarly encouraged and act similarly, and this ripple effect continues on throughout the population. This can happen even when you’re standing against strong opposition, or worse, against seemingly insurmountable odds. In fact sometimes that increases the effect. When you do it from an EXTREMELY high profile position like the presidency, it gives you the opportunity to potentially increase the effect by many orders of magnitude. At the very least, standing up for what’s right encourages those who are already striving for the right to continue on regardless of the apparent odds. And this in itself is totally worthwhile and worth doing, even if it's all you accomplish. It IS NOT mere virtue signalling.

OMG WHERE

Apparently in Australia if you turn down a pre-trial settlement, you can be liable for the losing party's legal costs even if you win. Kind of ridiculous. https://lawright.org.au/legal-information/alternative-dispute-resolution-and-mediation/alternative-dispute-resolution-offers-to-settle/

The free movement of people also provably drives down US salaries. Just gonna add that to the list.

It also sets back the advancement of manufacturing technology, by relying on temporary labor cost advantages instead of automation advantages. And when those temporary labor cost advantages do eventually disappear, it is our foreign trading partners who will be in possession of the factories and technology. It will then take decades and enormous costs to catch up. But whatever, let's save a few cents on the dollar to jeopardize our future, cus free trade is obviously good and anyone who says otherwise is an enemy of liberty.

I don't know who wrote this garbage but you can throw it in the bin.

There is absolutely nothing morally wrong with closing off your borders and wanting to be left alone. Such claim is globalist propaganda bullshit. You can argue whether its good or bad for an economy but to say its morally wrong is an absolutely false thing to say. That's like saying it's morally wrong to go live out in the woods because you just want to be left the fuck alone.

It homogenizes people, sure. And a homogenized people are less likely to go to war with each other, sure. A homogenized world also makes it about 1000x easier to implement a one world government, so there's that.

He’d probably have sided with Hamilton who eas calling for the hrshest penalties including summary execution. Big Brother is wise. Big Brother is good. We should all love Big Brother.

Well at least he tried. More than I can say for most people. I pay my taxes because I'm an obedient slave. Is that the smart thing to do? Yea, it's also the coward thing to do. Sometimes being dumb is the bravest thing a person can do.

It has been a while since there's been any kind of organized tax protest. Whiskey Rebellion the most recent one? Hmm.

Reporting Larken by the way for encouraging others to not file taxes

I would never begin to imagine Trump is fighting for freedom. Trump fights for his own ego. Any extent that Trump's fight for his own ego ends up aligning with the fight for freedom, is a superficial coincidence at best.

Didn't say you was a liar. Not even saying CC's a liar, but his statement is not an accurate representation of the truth. I've never advocated for anyone's liberty be stripped.

Can't take a joke? =P

You're +rep'ing a lie. I've never advocated anyone's liberty be stripped. Blame someone else for your slavery.

Was he? Damn. Good for him, was not aware. Yea, I would have assumed I would have seen a thread or something on this here.

I would also add that I have never advocated for any Liberty to be stripped. You have accused me of that but it's simply not true. There is nothing "liberty stripping" about closing off free trade. You interpret it to be that way because you are locked in a mindset of the status quo where we are all slaves. But in a theoretical world which does not exist and probably will never exist*, there is the possibility to have voluntary societies that choose to voluntarily close themselves off from trade. That - and only that - is what I have ever advocated for. I have always - always - supported the right to secede. At every level. Whatever policy choices I prefer - free trade or otherwise - I always support your right to take your ball and go home. So don't give me this shit about me advocating for liberty to be stripped. (* And it never will exist, because as pointed above, we are all cowards)

There is no difference at all. We can either address the root issue - which we refuse to do - or we can keep applying sub-standard patch fixes to try keep our slavery running as smoothly as possible. If you're not willing to do what needs to be done, you have no right to accuse others of wanting to apply patch fixes that don't address the root issue. If patch fixes keep us comfortable, I'll keep doing that. Regardless of whatever high horse morals you claim to hold.

There is a VAST difference between giving in to one’s self-preservation instincts and grudgingly complying with SOME of the bullshit so as not to wind up dead or in prison, which you are correct in saying all of us do to one extent or another, and publicly advocating that more of those “essential Libert” be stripped away for the sake of your own temporary safety, which is what you’ve been doing. If you can’t see that difference, well, then I feel sorry for you. Carry on.

I would also add, it's pretty hard for anyone on this forum to try to act like they deserve to even play this high horse card. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ARE COWARDS WHO GIVE UP THEIR ESSENTIAL LIBERTY EVERY DAY IN ORDER TO PURCHASE A LITTLE TEMPORARY SAFETY. EVERY DAY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. At least I can admit it.

If we assume that these are the only two outcomes possible, the first is definitely more preferable: 1) A full-on fascist regional government 2) A full-on fascist one world government It is what it is. Play your high horse cards all you want, but it doesn't change the answer to the above question. You can call it a false dichotomy if you want - and it certainly is. It absolutely is. But that's not the point. Between those 2 options, the preferred answer should be obvious.

And for the record, my position is not based on fear. I would hold the same position even if globalism wasn't an immediate impending threat. Isolationism can be about love, as much as it can be about fear. When you love what you have, and you have everything you need, it's not "fearful" to close yourself off to other people or nations. It's simply a recognition that what they are offering to you is not something that you want or need. There's nothing fearful about isolationism. That's globalist propaganda, and they spread the same lies about sovereignty and secession. There's a reason they want people to think "sovereign individuals" are whack jobs. There's a reason they want people to think secessionists are racists. There's a reason they want people to think isolationism is fearful or xenophobic. Be smarter than that.