https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFhx...

Anyding for Thino!

At this point writing 103% would not be funny at all. Oops!

Anything for Dino!

The Power Index of their language is partly to blame (Outliers, Gladwell).

One of their issues is that it's okay to say "I can do it" when you cannot do it, and you cannot even DEFINE "it". In the IT world, I learned first hand to keep those teams on a short leash, or simply don't utilize them.

They were willing to be off by 10% or more, through the entire project without checking in. Because it is BETTER to not get the feedback they are wrong. Even early.

I am hoping it will change.

Then you can NEVER underestimate the damage that the "Empires" did, to ensure all regions had conflicts to avoid them unifying (like putting Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis all in the same country, so the infighting would prevent them from proper growth/function).

And a CASTE system is bad. Not sure how removed that is at this point. Bad ideas die slowly in uneducated people.

FWIW, they graduate more High School kids in the gifted program ANNUALLY than we have high school students. (But this has been true for a long time, and still has not come to fruition).

Bonus points because they used IVM during CVID. And their PM Modi supported Trump.
Even when the world said that was not "polite"

Interesting factoid: The town of Town Line, NY seceded from the Union in 1861 and did not return until 1946. Since a good friend of mine was born in Town Line in 1937 she considers herself an official Confederate lady born in the last "stronghold" of the Confederate States. Here's an amusing article on the subject (I imagine one of those FD patches would be a collectors item):

https://exploringupstate.com/the-last...

My simple explanation: predation.

The state is a predator, so are people who consume more than they produce.

Everyone steals from each other, rapes and pillages until there is nothing left. It is simple math.

Most of the world has high predation. You will notice that countries with low predation tend to be richer, and for obvious reasons.

United States has been historically wealthier not because of freedom directly as some may claim, but because more freedom equals less slavery, less slavery equals less predation, less predation equals more stuff is getting produced and less stuff is getting destroyed. Hence, society's wealth is increasing. However, predation in United States has been going up (on the scale of 100 years or so). It is getting really bad now. So, my prediction is that once all the built up wealth is consumed and destroyed and no more wealth can be stolen from other countries, United States will become another shithole like India.

A law devised when the population was 30 million and only 30% of the country had been settled,
(and partially devised to punish people in the south for wanting to be free of tyranny by the fedgov.)
It rewarded people for agreeing with the administration and punished those who disagreed.
Sound familiar?

Based on some limited experience, many smart people who have always had to deal with moronic government regulation.
As a result the business culture often assumes (when dealing with foreign business at least) that they do not need to deal
in good faith. So very little gets done efficiently even when it would be beneficial to all parties.

102%?

No argument, and I'm not defending the idea that a dual passport person should be ostracized, just that India is a shit hole. I really do not understand why they can not get their act together. There are smart people there.

Anything for Dino!

After reading that comment, it makes me wonder if you realize life is about the big picture. Everything we deal with is NOT custom made. There are not features of practically anything we buy that suit us 100% perfectly. You may not use every feature available on your cell phone or appliance, but do you not buy it based on "I'm not going to pay for something I'm never going to use." There is no perfect person in this world, but I know the opposition isn't going to use that "holier than thou" argument. Fight the battles that need to be fought, not just the ones which only make you think you look good while fighting them.

Plan B is better than no plan B. Everyone should have the ability to bail on a moment's notice and go someplace else less hostile if things turn ugly where they are.

The statist in various countries make it rather difficult for outsiders to get into theirs, as evidenced by people on this website, such as the poster of this topic. People have been brainwashed to imagine silly things such as borders and imaginary group ownership of huge pieces of Earth. I know saying that may offend some of you but that is the truth. No one can reasonably lay claim on anything other than the product of their labor.

By the way, my perspective is that countries are just groups of people of common culture/language taken over by the biggest local mafia organization (the state) that basically uses them as slaves. The shitholeness of a country depends greatly on the actions of its state.

101% because I'm the dfino.

At least you can reasonably claim innocence when defending yourself. If you are a naturalized citizen, the state may claim that you've sworn the oath to be a slave so you have no excuse but to do as they say, to disobey would be breaking a contract.

Ramaswamy is a born US citizen, a successful businessman, and is pretty conservative. I took the time to read his book "A Nation of Victims," and he seems to have a good understanding of what's gone wrong, and what needs to be done to correct it. Not the one I would suggest, but certainly better than Nikki Haley, or several others that have been suggested.

My choice would be Tulsi Gabbard, as being a converted former Democrat and an eloquent speaker, she's very good at responding to progressive nonsense with intelligent alternatives. She's experienced at ripping Kamala Harris to pieces on stage, as she single-handedly destroyed Harris's primary run for president during one debate performance. She also shares much of Trump's view on foreign policy and closing the border. Having a military background is something she shares only with Dan Crenshaw, who's another possible VP candidate.

If you are right, and trump does pick him, the left will have a field day with it and disqualify him

100%

NO, Trump needs to pick a VP running mate to pull some more people from the middle. Vivik is awesome. Give him a senior role after elected, like Defense, State, Energy, etc.

I wouldn't g to that shithole on a free first class ticket. Who wants to go back to India and/or wants to remain a citizen of 2B people splitting 18 beans of welfare?

That is a silly reason to not vote for Trump, and essentially hands Biden a 1/2 vote. That kind of spiteful crap is completely backward. Don't be an idiot.

Separately Trump should NOT pick Vivek as VP (he should place him in a senior role later), because Vivick will attract zero votes from those in the middle who are undecided.

Jesus Christ.

If Ramaswamy was eligible to campaign for President, he's eligible to serve as Vice-President.

My own personal thought is that Donald Trump should pick a VP that polled the closest to him, since that person will be our "backup" Prez.

Good point, but us serfs don't have to pledge it because we're born into it. Just sayin' LOL.

Should he be judged by his father's actions...or inactions? I don't think he would be a good VP candidate, but it has nothing to do with what his father did or did not do.