tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post2441824621377399373..comments2023-07-08T05:49:38.333-04:00Comments on Larry Davidson's Thoughts on Macro and Other Stuff: Uncivil BehaviorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post-90118010495023578892018-07-21T09:58:35.840-04:002018-07-21T09:58:35.840-04:00Partly right and partly wrong. The left had 8 year...Partly right and partly wrong. The left had 8 years of power and then they had to put up with a party that wants to remove everything Obama did with his pen. It doesn't matter what Republican won -- he or she would have been hated and widely deplored by many Democrats. Yes, Trump is easy to hate. But any Republican would have been close behind and received plenty of uncivil communication. Larry Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028971586654033347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post-73492915088125948882018-07-21T09:54:02.956-04:002018-07-21T09:54:02.956-04:00Thanks Stephen. My post was about the need at time...Thanks Stephen. My post was about the need at times to get someone's attention through what might seem like uncivil behavior. The longer a situation prevails, the more difficult it is to get change. So tough talk and an uncompromising stance might be necessary. I did not, however, try to support or defend every blurb that comes out of Trump's mouth. Larry Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028971586654033347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post-29896174466094588212018-07-03T13:31:44.662-04:002018-07-03T13:31:44.662-04:00Thanks Lary, I'm all for tough talk, many pres...Thanks Lary, I'm all for tough talk, many presidents have employed such bravado with debatable success. But I'm scratching my head to find any residual value in "Mexican rapists are infesting our country" and "The media is the enemy of the American people"; among about 500 other brainless statements. Even our allies know that confidence is quiet and insecurities are loud.Stephen Cugiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post-52031539836428844252018-07-03T11:05:54.332-04:002018-07-03T11:05:54.332-04:00Good insight! Without changing what one is doing t...Good insight! Without changing what one is doing the results will continue to be the same. <br />If our President does not argue for our position..<br />Do we think China, Mexico or the EU will?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792043639548395685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240565408401956331.post-49234197390640881792018-07-03T10:03:53.135-04:002018-07-03T10:03:53.135-04:00Getting their attention...Trump is good at that......Getting their attention...Trump is good at that...but following through is much harder and if he does nothing then the old saying " the king has no clothes" is appropriate and regardless of the intentions the argument falls apart. High tech -mass communication world with third world countries becoming competitors is quite different and has some new rules. The goals of power (or at least keeping it), wealth and and progress trump I (no pun intended) being nice. So maybe Trump talk is needed but it is the exaggerations and mis information and clinging to his very right wing based that fuels the opposition's civility with anger.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633317562147694296noreply@blogger.com