Politics Thread

[SemajParlor]

Interesting read on trade from the Brookings Institute: What is the future of free trade? 5 facts about US trade policy

According to the article, 85% of the job losses in manufacturing are due to automation, not international trade. Trump supporters who think he's going to bring back all of the manufacturing jobs are going to be sorely disappointed.

So you mean to tell me that in the year 2016 it's mostly automation that is losing manufacturing jobs and not outsourcing and illegal immigrants !!!??

[STL_XUfan]

So you mean to tell me that in the year 2016 it's mostly automation that is losing manufacturing jobs and not outsourcing and illegal immigrants !!!??

Deport the Robots!!

[X-band '01]

What about manufacturers that manufacture robots?

[Smails]

Trump supporters who think he's going to bring back all of the manufacturing jobs are going to be sorely disappointed.

So who are these Trump supporters who think he's going to bring back ALL the manufacturing jobs? Has Trump claimed himself that he will bring ALL the jobs back? I think you're just being silly with those statements...

Any movement of that needle at all is a step in the right direction.

[Caf]

So who are these Trump supporters who think he's going to bring back ALL the manufacturing jobs? Has Trump claimed himself that he will bring ALL the jobs back? I think you're just being silly with those statements...

Any movement of that needle at all is a step in the right direction.

And therein lies Trump's genius. No, he didn't say he would bring back ALL of the jobs, he was conveniently vague about what he would do and how he would do it.

I do believe he'll create jobs, the question is at what costs. He will not bring back a substantial (to be specific 25%) of the manufacturing jobs without becoming a glorified Luddite, slashing tax revenue, or crushing trade and its benefits.

[SemajParlor]

So who are these Trump supporters who think he's going to bring back ALL the manufacturing jobs? Has Trump claimed himself that he will bring ALL the jobs back? I think you're just being silly with those statements...

Agreed. I hate when people act silly by generalizing groups of people.

[bobbiemcgee]

Carson sort of was a superhero with a scalpel in his hand.

Would have made a good surgeon general.....but, then that would have actually made sense.

[Caf]

The right has its own version of political correctness. It’s just as stifling.

But conservatives have their own, nationalist version of PC, their own set of rules regulating speech, behavior and acceptable opinions. I call it “patriotic correctness.” It’s a full-throated, un-nuanced, uncompromising defense of American nationalism, history and cherry-picked ideals. Central to its thesis is the belief that nothing in America can’t be fixed by more patriotism enforced by public shaming, boycotts and policies to cut out foreign and non-American influences.

Insufficient displays of patriotism among the patriotically correct can result in exclusion from public life and ruined careers. It also restricts honest criticism of failed public policies, diverting blame for things like the war in Iraq to those Americans who didn’t support the war effort enough.

[bobbiemcgee]

Trump voters demanding "safe spaces".
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/09/dona...e-safe-spaces/

[SemajParlor]

Hey guys, our next President is publicly fighting with CIA about Putin and putting a CEO who is friends and business partners with Putin as Secretary of State.