Think about where AI was three years ago. Think about where it is now. Think about where it will be in 3 years, especially now that it can autonomously improve and build itself.
It is by design. We, as a country, have both really needed immigrants, but due to politics, have simultaenously punted on any serious attempt at a real immigration policy. There is basically no functioning path for the vast majority of folks to come to this country. You may disagree or agree with this as a matter of policy. I don't care. But the fact of the matter is that it exists, we've turned a blind eye to it for decades because we needed the immigration, and are now behaving like animals towards folks that we've permitted to exist here for years. It's all politics and it's cruel. Farmworkers have been "de-prioritized" because they work for Trump voters and the hand has come down super heavy on states and cities that didn't vote for Trump. Do you think that is a coincidence? Republicans have refused any real attempt at immigration reform for decades because its a useful politcal football.
Yep. But they make up for being bad business people by thinking that they are smarter than you and being opinionated about everything. And God help you if you don't put "Dr." in their signature block. We permit no other profession to act like this.
I would encourage everyone to read this. I don't think that people are paying enough attention to the alarm bells that he is sounding. Axios has also moved their chips all in on this being a huge issue in the next two to three years. If we truly experience massive white collar job loss in the next couple of years, it's going to set off a whole wave of shit. Not only will they be unemployed, but a lot of businesses will, at a minimum, experience a financial detriment due to a decrease in spending. Oh, and we'll have Trump to navigate this.
It was so odd that the Epstein files were so roundly dismissed by the left (whom I count myself a member of). The government's conduct under both administrations was so transparently in coverup mode that it was obvious tons of people were compromised.
The most incredible thing in all of this is that when the brown shirts released the "exculpatory" video, they didn't cut the video like one second more short to avoid having their hero call the murder victim a "fucking bitch".
I think the answer is 40% of the population. Trump's base isn't changing. It has never changed. He can do whatever he wants and the 40% will follow him blindly.
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In case you haven't been paying attention, we've been doing this sort of thing for quite some time now. So, whatever "legitimization" you're concerned about occured decades ago.
I mean, I don't like it, but I also think you're being naive to "realpolitik" considerations. The US is the most powerful country in the world. We are NOT the most free society or the most just. That's propoganda and no one else around the world thinks that. We often act as an empire (which we are), protect our long-term interests, and generally act transactionally. This is what is occurring. I don't think either is "good", but I'm certainly not willing to go to war with China over Taiwan, nor am I willing to go to war with Russia over Ukraine.
I don't like the precedent this sets either, but the "this gives China an opening for Taiwan" crowd needs to tone it down. If they're going to take Taiwan, they're going to do it whether or not we ousted Maduro. I would bet that the US has signaled to China that it will live with a Chinese takeover of Taiwan once those chips are made in the US. Similarly, I wouldn't be shocked if Russia acquiesance on this was an off the record part of the Ukraine negotiations. None of this is "fair" or "right", but arguably all of it is in our long term interests, and I can live with that on the spectrum of Trump's historical decisionmaking.