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To: Sam who wrote (340524)	6/20/2017 5:26:58 PM
From: Alex MG	Respond to of 542502

at this point I think actual hedgehogs would be more reasonable than the current trumpturds and trump enablers

To: Sam who wrote (340524)	6/20/2017 5:41:54 PM
From: Cautious_Optimist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542502

Wingers are serial hedgehogs. They find a thing that they want to be true, that they can align their own life with, and then they interpret every new fact in such a way that the fact becomes magically consistent with that truth.

To: Sam who wrote (340524)	6/20/2017 7:41:11 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542502

I found this a bit alarming, does this guy give 'diplomacy' a couple of months and then is ready to move on to 'the big one'??? Trump: Working with China on North Korea 'has not worked out' President Donald Trump tweets that China "tried" to help the U.S. curb North Korean aggression but was not able to do so.It is not clear if the tweet signals any change in policy toward North Korea.The statement comes a day after the death of 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier, who was held in North Korea for more than a year. Trump: Working with China on North Korea 'has not worked out' 2 Hours Ago \| 00:40 President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that China "tried" to help the United States curb North Korean aggression but it "has not worked out." Follow Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried! 1:38 PM - 20 Jun 2017 12,48312,483 Retweets 49,04749,047 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy It is not clear if Trump's statement signals any change in policy toward China or North Korea. The tweet comes one day after 22-year-old Otto Warmbier — whom North Korea held for more than a year — died following his return to the United States. Earlier Tuesday, Trump called Warmbier's treatment a "disgrace" and said it could have been avoided if he was brought home earlier. Trump has tried to leverage China, North Korea's only major ally, to apply more economic pressure on Pyongyang to help stop its nuclear and missile programs and other acts of defiance against the U.S. and its allies. Shortly before the president tweeted, press secretary Sean Spicer said the White House has seen "positive movement" from China and will "continue to work with them and others to put the appropriate pressure on North Korea." Trump has previously said he sought a diplomatic solution to rein in North Korea. "We'd love to solve things diplomatically but it's very difficult," he told Reuters in late April. In the same interview, Trump said, "There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea."

To: Sam who wrote (340524)	6/20/2017 9:22:11 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542502

<< they find a way rationalize so that their Big Truth remains true>> Great observation. We all have some aspect of the confirmation bias. It is in our DNA. People and biology are always struggling to find balance, often using analogs of feedback loop control . The problem is that there is a point at which one's belief in the volcano god just isn't enough to keep the lava flow away. Life can be understood as a self-learning PID controller which stands for Proportional, Integral and Derivative. O = aP + bI + c*D Proportional responses are metered. If a measured variable doubles, the control output doubles. Integral responses are cumulative. If there is an error, the output keeps increasing until the error goes away, and vice versa for a negative error. Derivative responses are based upon change. If there is a sudden increase in the measured value, a decrease of the output is given, or vice versa.