Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Steven A Smith
I have enough "Trumpian" friends to know that without exception they have tried to frame this response as an attempt to undermine "the peaceful transition of power". I throw two things squarely in their face: 1. Donald said he would accept the outcome of the election ONLY if he won. This i

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Russ Abbott
Same in LA. Lots of both women and men. On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 3:14 PM Marcus Daniels wrote: > *Jochen wrote:* > > > > *“*On CNN I saw mainly women.” > > > > Even in the sleepy little town of Santa Fe, the streets were packed with > demonstrators. Of course, women of many ethnicities -- some o

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Marcus Daniels
Jochen wrote: “On CNN I saw mainly women.” Even in the sleepy little town of Santa Fe, the streets were packed with demonstrators. Of course, women of many ethnicities -- some of them were infirm and shouldn’t have been out in the wind and snow. Lots of men, young adults, and children too.

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Bob Ballance
e Turkey and all the *-stan >> countries such as Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan it will not end well. >> >> -J >> >> >> Original message >> From: Steven A Smith >> Date: 1/21/17 21:53 (GMT+01:00) >> To: The Friday Morning Appl

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Jochen Fromm
ly. I hope this was not the last protest march. But will Donald listen? Doubtful.  -J. Original message From: Pamela McCorduck Date: 1/22/17 01:22 (GMT+01:00) To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Pamela McCorduck
an > countries such as Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan it will not end well. > > -J > > > Original message > From: Steven A Smith > Date: 1/21/17 21:53 (GMT+01:00) > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] And

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Jochen Fromm
tries such as Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan it will not end well.  -J Original message From: Steven A Smith Date: 1/21/17 21:53 (GMT+01:00) To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times Jochen, et al - I ha

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Steven A Smith
Jochen, et al - I have to say I accept or agree with the idea of a sitting President (or any high official) having close access to their most trusted advisors, whether they are family or friends. It is only natural IMO and in principle will allow them to do a better job. I understand the ant

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Steven A Smith
Jochen, et al - I have to say I accept or agree with the idea of a sitting President (or any high official) having close access to their most trusted advisors, whether they are family or friends. It is only natural IMO and in principle will allow them to do a better job. I understand the ant

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Gillian Densmore
; -J. > > > > Original message > From: Eric Charles > Date: 1/21/17 17:23 (GMT+01:00) > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times > > Actually Jochen, this one is squarely on t

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Jochen Fromm
t disliked candidate by the population at large and also the candidate most disliked within his own party won the election. -J. Original message From: Eric Charles Date: 1/21/17 17:23 (GMT+01:00) To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] And so

Re: [FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Eric Charles
Actually Jochen, this one is squarely on the Clintons. When Bill appointed Hillary to a White House task force back in the early 1990s, this went through the court system. The judges in that case ruled that the law applied to Cabinet appointments and paid positions within the larger government, but

[FRIAM] And so it begins: the dark times

2017-01-21 Thread Jochen Fromm
First it was not clear what *-ism mix it will be - authoritarianism, nepotism, cronyism, nationalism or a mixture of it. Sarah Kendzior and Paul Krugman predict we will end up in an authoritarian dictatorship. What do you think, which *-ism will it be? Maybe you could say the new minority presid