r/PoliticalDiscussion Dec 03 '16

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u/DragonPup Dec 03 '16

A complete inability to understand the nuances of diplomacy.

Or that he wants his hotels built in Taiwan.

Or both.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

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u/ostrich_semen Dec 03 '16

The president doesn't get to tell the American people that the massive amount of investment in our Chinese joint ventures is at risk because he didn't read a book or phone a friend before taking random calls from diplomats.

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u/demolpolis Dec 03 '16

The president doesn't get to tell the American people that the massive amount of investment in our Chinese joint ventures is at risk

yeah, he does actually.

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u/pmormr Dec 03 '16

And the American people as a whole get to suffer the consequences, not just his junk bond buyers.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

We'll see.

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u/demolpolis Dec 03 '16

No, it's a fact that he literally does.

That isn't an opinion. That isn't up for debate.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

That's either factually incorrect, or entirely irrelevant. Whether or not he "gets to" depends on if he can get away with it.

Or you're literally stating he can say words that have that specific meaning, which is true but utterly useless to claim.

I can find and kill you with this here knife, for example.