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Comment on Donald Trump meets the press in Britain—and the press is very puzzled in ~news
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Comment on Older shows to resurrect and binge in ~tv
Callie LinkNot as old as some, but OZ is just brilliant. You have to have a strong stomach for some episodes, but it's a fantastic cast and storylines. And unlike a lot of shows it didn't give up near the...Not as old as some, but OZ is just brilliant. You have to have a strong stomach for some episodes, but it's a fantastic cast and storylines. And unlike a lot of shows it didn't give up near the end- it's wonderful all the way through.
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Comment on Cruises are so uncool they are cool in ~travel
Callie LinkHe certainly downplays the issues of employee mistreatment, which are very well documented. There's a reason why most cruise lines are registered under "flags of convenience" - lack of labour laws...He certainly downplays the issues of employee mistreatment, which are very well documented. There's a reason why most cruise lines are registered under "flags of convenience" - lack of labour laws is one of them (environmental regulations, tax avoidance etc. are others).
I've been on a few cruises as my husband used to be a cruise travel agent, and had mixed feelings. On the one hand it's great to not have to do anything while you're there, on the other it was too many people and too much frenetic activity (for me) going on every time you left your cabin. I did enjoy the ports of call as long as we got out of the cruise ship area- usually when you leave the ship you end up in a huge tourist area set up to service the ships, but if you get past that area there are very interesting things to see. It was a fairly reasonable way for me to find areas that I want to go back to in the future.
I think that's one of the main issues- just the fact that he opens his mouth and says whatever he's thinking at that exact moment. I think that's compounded by the fact that he doesn't seem to have many established beliefs or guiding principles (aside from self-promotion), so there's no internal guide or check or motivation to what he's going to say, regardless of the consequences. He seems to firmly believe that anything that he says is true, period, regardless of whether he contradicts himself immediately.
One of the most concerning things to me about him (aside from his personality, politics, lack of empathy etc) is that I'm not even sure that he really understands that he contradicts himself. Even when he's on tape (as here) saying something diametrically opposed to what he believes he said, there's a cognitive/emotional gap in which he'll doubt the source (even when it's himself). I don't doubt his maliciousness or self-importance or his overwhelming need to try and manipulate people, but I do think that he actually is having cognitive issues.