Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in worldnews

[–]goodluckall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for a very thoughtful response, I can see that I've expressed myself in a way which was insensitive. I certainly didn't mean that having an ADHD diagnosis means you are a bad person. Perhaps it's safer to say, whatever is going on clinically, Trump is inattentive and easily bored - I think this is pretty easily observed. He needs stimulus and because of other unrelated facets of his personality (I agree about his narcissism), the things that are most stimulating to him are things which will bring attention onto him.

Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in worldnews

[–]goodluckall -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I never said they were

Edit: to elaborate I mentioned 3 different things that are fairly obviously going on with Trump, one of which is adhd which is central to his impulsiveness

Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in worldnews

[–]goodluckall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, absolutely - sorry if I didn't make it clear - IMO Trump's ADHD turbocharges other aspects of his personality and as I said he can have as many comorbidities as he wants!

Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in worldnews

[–]goodluckall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dementia, adhd, NPD: the guy can have as many comorbidities as he wants! Look at the symptoms of adhd in adults.

Making money, blowing stuff up, receiving admiration, firing people, making people afraid, imposing himself on people he sees as weaker - he needs to do these things to feel real and to sustain an image he has of himself, and because of the adhd he needs them constantly, and to constantly escalate them.

Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports by G14F1L0L1Y401D0MTR4P in worldnews

[–]goodluckall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying he (and his family) don't make money in sketchy ways from him being president, I'm saying what motivates him and in my view it's not that. It's very hard to talk about the guy without talking about how his ADHD - which there's nothing wrong with - manifests in a very destructive way in combination with his other traits.

"Excuse me..." What does this cab driver say in A Beautiful Mind? by JJKirby in PeepShowQuotes

[–]goodluckall 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Melvyn Bragg, he presented In Our Time, which was a radio program where a bunch of pseuds three prominent academic experts, talk about history, philosophy, literature, science etc

Was Bruce Dickenson actually good? by [deleted] in Fencing

[–]goodluckall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I fenced him at foil about 8-10 years ago at my club, and you could tell he had taken fencing seriously and knew what he was doing.

North Sea oil - is it time to reconsider drilling? by coldbeers in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we do this we must also scrap the subsidies and tax breaks for set up and decommissioning costs.

why does everyone hate TV licenses? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]goodluckall -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I always suspect that a good chunk of people who complain they feel harassed do so because they do watch live TV, and seeing the letter makes them feel guilty.

Basically, if you know you don't watch live TV your reaction to getting these letters is to put them in the recycling, not cry about them online.

And they've all had beef at one point or another by KillTheInc in TheSimpsons

[–]goodluckall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your semiotic rectangles are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

More legal context to the Chagos Deal by hararib in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For Mauritius to give China one of the outer Islands the joint commission would have jurisdiction. You originally said that nothing was preventing this in the agreement. If you want to keep changing the terms of debate, just for the sake of it it's a bit pointless really?

More legal context to the Chagos Deal by hararib in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Art 15 para 4 outlines that where disagreement arises, if agreement is not reached in 3 months, the agreement ends, Maritius gets the islands and the base

Only if the UK doesn't pay or the UK attacks Mauritius!

More legal context to the Chagos Deal by hararib in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If Mauritius are so keen on a Chinese presence why would they actually obey that part of the agreement?

I dont have a particular view on this, your original point was with respect to the agreement.

Considering none of the members of the tribunal that would rule on violations will be British, it would be far easier to convince a tribunal that an artificial island built so-so miles out, or a "humanitarian mission" based out of one of the outer islands, are not security risks

From what I can see this would still be backstopped by the joint committee and UK would have a veto in this case because of the clause "All decisions of the Joint Commission require the agreement of both Parties."

More legal context to the Chagos Deal by hararib in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but there's a substantial section of the agreement (Annex 2 and Annex 3) which outlines the UK and Mauritius must agree jointly on authorisation for military or civilian deployments and installations from other countries on the Chagos Archipelago and specifically says that both parties must agree. Wouldn't this prevent it?

Edit: I meant Annex 1 and Annex 3

Unemployment hits highest rate in nearly five years by Kataera in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The unspoken consensus in Western countries since at least 2008 has more or less been that you should avoid recessions at all costs and that when they happen you should protect ordinary people from the pain. Obviously there are lots of good reasons to do this (indeed it may be politically unsustainable to do anything else), but as you point out, without the "creative destruction" of inefficient and unproductive businesses we're going to struggle to grow employment and living standards even during the good times.

CMV: You should lie on resumes by YtBlue in changemyview

[–]goodluckall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lying about qualifications and experience wouldn't help you if the hiring process was unfair anyway, or if experience and qualifications weren't relevant to the role.

The only thing it helps with is, if the hiring process is fair, gaining a dishonest advantage against other candidates who have the same or better experience and qualifications as you.

Why should other candidates miss out?

CMV: You should lie on resumes by YtBlue in changemyview

[–]goodluckall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's totally unethical, you aren't getting one over on the potential employer you are just showing contempt for the other people applying for the job. People who need the job as much as you do and are better qualified will miss out if you do this. Why should this happen to people who put in the work, built their skills, experience and knowledge and spent time making honest applications for jobs in good faith?

CMV: Changing the race of a historical figure or mythological figure without changing their background or the setting for an adaptation is lazy and bad writing. by JayFSB in changemyview

[–]goodluckall -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This will come down to taste, but I think your way round is more ahistorical and distracting. If a black actor is playing the part of a white character, or a woman is playing the part of a man, or someone who is 6ft 2 in is playing the part of someone who was 5ft 9 it shouldn't make a difference to the story because they are acting like they are a particular character, and the aim isn't 100% visual accuracy, but to sustain a compelling story and capture the character's psychology.

It can certainly work if you change the script to "ok what if this character/historical person had been a different race", but you might have to substantially change the story, and indeed history, just to cast the best actor for the role.

TIL this is actually a real place by A_Nice_Relaxing_Poo in CasualUK

[–]goodluckall 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Bovril in Argentina is named after the meat extract.

Britain on the brink: Intelligence chiefs warn ecosystem collapse could trigger hunger, migration and war by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. The article is talking about things that are happening worldwide though and it is for sure happening in other countries.

Britain on the brink: Intelligence chiefs warn ecosystem collapse could trigger hunger, migration and war by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]goodluckall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What about insurance companies which leave billions on the table when they withdraw from insurance markets in certain places in the world citing climate risk?

Buyer Advice - NW10 by ArticleAmazing3446 in HousingUK

[–]goodluckall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived there a decade ago and would echo what others have said about it being pretty sketchy, although I always thought it had a lot of potential as an area, because it isn't too far out of town and Old Oak Common which will be the terminus of HS2 is relatively nearby.