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    Oligarchs without borders

    Bernie Sanders has been sounding an alarm about the dangers of home grown oligarchs influencing the political workings of the United States. He makes a strong argument and one that needs to be looked at. Basically, he is saying those who control the money control the government.

    Today I read an interview with Mark Cuban regarding his opinion of trump, an opinion I happen to fully agree with but it is always nice to get conformation from others.

    Still, Cuban denied "hating" Trump earlier this month, responding to a user on X.

    "I just think he was and would be a lousy president," Cuban wrote.

    Cuban told Cohen that whoever holds the presidency needs to have good character to handle whatever problems will inevitably arise.

    "You want somebody who is ethical when it comes to making difficult decisions," Cuban said. "I can't even imagine why people consider Donald Trump because of his lack of character and ethics."
    I invite all to read the entire article, Cuban gives life to the reality of Sander's alarm bells.

    Last edited by Dave Grubb; 09-21-2024 at 11:27 AM.
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    You post about the dangers of oligarchs but yet quote an oligarch.......
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    You post about the dangers of oligarchs but yet quote an oligarch.......
    You need to look up the definition of oligarch. Oligarchs are wealthy but not every wealthy person is an oligarch.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I guess it's a matter of opinion. He is certainly using his wealth, position and power to affect an election which he is certainly entitled to do.
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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    If you want to make up your own meaning for oligarch that is your right. However, that is not the focus of this post, trump is the focus and Cuban has defined him accurately for "his lack of character and ethics."
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    If you want to make up your own meaning for oligarch that is your right. However, that is not the focus of this post, trump is the focus and Cuban has defined him accurately for "his lack of character and ethics."
    Okay Dave..........
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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