Topics:  NO people in this discussion want to separate kids from parents Short-term solutions INCREASE the long-term problem Short-term solutions INCREASE the number of kids in this situation over time Half the country believes other half is okay with child abuse Analogies aren’t thinking When kids are stressed… Our human natural reaction is to care […]

Topics:  NO people in this discussion want to separate kids from parents Short-term solutions INCREASE the long-term problem Short-term solutions INCREASE the number of kids in this situation over time Half the country believes other half is okay with child abuse Analogies aren’t thinking When kids are stressed… Our human natural reaction is to care […]

Topics:  DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen press conference on border situation Persuasion framing options for the two bad choices Kids in cages vs. open borders (gigantic persuasion failure) Kids in temporary protective custody vs. child trafficking President Trump’s Space Force   I fund my Periscopes and podcasts via audience micro-donations on Patreon. I prefer this method […]

Topics:  President Trump took away the reasons for North Korea to have nukes     I fund my Periscopes and podcasts via audience micro-donations on Patreon. I prefer this method over accepting advertisements or working for a “boss” somewhere because it keeps my voice independent. No one owns me, and that is rare. I’m trying […]

Topics:  A complete failure by Democrats, Republicans, President Trump Democrats won’t fix because it’s a GREAT election issue Republicans won’t fix because nobody on either side has a viable alternative The solution needs to address BOTH the short-term and long-term Republicans are the “Parental” party, long-term thinking Democrats are the “Why can’t we only eat […]

Topics:  President Trump’s tweet about the WAPO employee’s wage strike General Michael Hayden holocaust tweet Evil but effective persuasion technique Scott’s reply to General Hayden’s overwrought analogy Kids temporarily separated from parents after arrest at border Are the kids held in a situation better than where they came from? Happiness relies on the contrast between […]

Topics:  Kids in cages, bad…and nobody has a viable alternative? Fraudulent, but deeply effective persuasion Lacks factual accuracy Untrue, misleading Out of context Could be solved tomorrow Why is it so effective?  Cause facts don’t matter Cognitive dissonance example: anti-Trump laundry lists Their initial gigantic fears about President Trump didn’t manifest But they’re the “smart […]

Topics:  Separating parents from children…bad, yes, everyone agrees What’s your alternative? Why aren’t critics offering an alternative they would prefer? OIG report, clear example of two movies on one screen 500 page report guarantees everyone can see what they want to see My prediction that Comey was being “a patriot” with his Clinton email actions […]

Topics: President Trump’s video for Chairman Kim “Enemy press” is painting it as weird and ineffective Persuasion works…even when you understand the techniques being used on you Dave Rubin’s interview with Sam Harris Sam is developing an affection for people on right In general, the people on the right are the nicest Generally, people on […]

Topics: Nicknamer-In-Chief dubs De Niro “Punchy” North Korea trip reactions Is the world safer now? Trump wills things into existence Giving trust to build and receive trust NK political prisoners? The criticism of video President Trump created for Chairman Kim   I fund my Periscopes and podcasts via audience micro-donations on Patreon. I prefer this […]