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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Taco explaining war and prices:

“Prices are coming down very substantially, oil will be coming down. That's just a matter of war that happens very, you can almost predict it. I would say it went up a little bit less than we thought, it's going to come down more than anybody understands."

For accuracy’s sake, substitute “subsquishatly” for “substantially”.

Leaving aside the mispronunciation, what on earth does that mean?  That’s not the speech of a lucid, rational person capable of clear thinking or considered decision making.

That's how a narcissistic real estate salesman talks.

Translated: everything is happening exactly as we thought, probably not as bad. Things are becoming beautiful, brilliant and better than you can imagine. I'm totally in control of the situation.

Reality: I f*cked up (again) and haven't got a clue what I'm doing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Carltons list changes needed to chase flag 17
What im high lighting is until we address the revolving door of why people want out, we arent going to achieve much.

Sorry, 3 Leos, but I do not believe we have a revolving door of people who want out. The only best 25 or so blokes who wanted out were TDK and Charles. Nothing we could do about TDK considering the massive financial from the Aints to set him up for life.

Yes, we've learned that it was not ideal in the locker room last year, but I'm more than confident that any ructions are being dealt with, if not already dealt with.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Carltons list changes needed to chase flag 17
I have a glass half full view on our list but I think we need a Van Rooyen type key forward and a dominant ruckman. Players with pace, can hit targets and don't fumble are also good to recruit.

Likewise, BM, I reckon most of our list is in good shape.

Our major issue is our midfield/wings. Too slow, too predictable, too many similar/ same types. Thank the gods for Jagga... but he's only one skinny kid with a great footy IQ and silky skills. I still believe Kemp should be given midfield time to see if he can add something... he is hard at it and not slow.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄

These types (Trump, Hanson, Milei, Erdogan, Meloni, Le Pan and many many others) represent the next step in the degradation of global political discourse. The great work of distinguished, foundational thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, discussing what makes a good society, what makes good government, political knowledge vs political opinion, the importance of knowledge and virtue in leaders, enlightened citizenry etc., now seem like a sad, distant joke.


I strongly suspect that Bibi is pulling the strings of Hegseth and the Orange One. Which is also very opportune considering the Epstein stuff and plummeting approvals for the Republicans approaching the mid-terms.

Spot on, Pauly, there's more than a gulf between the great Greek thinkers and philosophers, and the morally bankrupt creatures running the US at present. But I don't think the Yanks, by and large, are buying the turd sangers that Hegseth and Trump are serving up at the moment. Rapidly becoming the most unpopular invasion by the US in their history.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
^^

I heard a very poignant response to some of these matters recently.

As men we are taught how to treat a woman but never taught what to expect from a woman.

Women are taught what to expect from a man, but never how to treat one.

The end result is some of this "equality outrage" we see but realistically its just replacing Misogyny for Misandry.

Ultimately we all pay for the sins of the few, who reap the rewards.

Funny, I would have thought that treating any other human being with respect would be the first and foremost port of call, regardless of gender. And from there treatment of the other would be self evident. As for expectations... minefield!