The Biden/Harris Administration Accomplishments Thread

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utvolpj said:
Was that more or less than those sacrificed in the 19yrs we stayed too long?
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Who knows? We’ll probably find out sooner rather than later. I’m sure there’s countless scenarios where soldiers have lost their lives, many cases needlessly, but I’d rather have went down in a firefight than been a political pawn being taken out like a fish in a barrel. There’s no denying soldiers needlessly lost their lives in the clusterf**** withdrawal. It was handled about as poorly as it could have been but I suppose we should expect no less from the current administration.
 
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C-south said:
Who knows? We’ll probably find out sooner rather than later. I’m sure there’s countless scenarios where soldiers have lost their lives, many cases needlessly, but I’d rather have went down in a firefight than been a political pawn being taken out like a fish in a barrel. There’s no denying soldiers needlessly lost their lives in the clusterf**** withdrawal. It was handled about as poorly as it could have been but I suppose we should expect no less from the current administration.
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Who knows? Actually it's very easy to calculate since it's all of them in the 19yrs. It's also the trillions of dollars wasted so military contractors could get rich and the poppy supply was protected. The entire thing was an absolute waste
 
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utvolpj said:
Who knows? Actually it's very easy to calculate since it's all of them in the 19yrs. It's also the trillions of dollars wasted so military contractors could get rich and the poppy supply was protected. The entire thing was an absolute waste
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We should abolish the military for sure.
 
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Gandalf said:
So, still waiting for someone to put up something that is a Biden signature accomplishment AND it be something that is actually good for the country and desired by the public (thus things like "let in 8million new illegals across our border doesnt count).

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Unless they could point to the 8 million jobs that are putting food on our tables, turning our hotel rooms over, or cheap gas in our tanks.....and I sure haven't seen that.
 
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utvolpj said:
We got out of Afg after 2 decades
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The unspeakable embarrassment of the Afghanistan withdrawal - yes, if you want to call that a Biden signature, I can agree - but an accomplishment? lol It single-handedly destabilized almost every region in the world. Again, something good and desirable only, please.
 
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Gandalf said:
The unspeakable embarrassment of the Afghanistan withdrawal - yes, if you want to call that a Biden signature, I can agree - but an accomplishment? lol It single-handedly destabilized almost every region in the world. Again, something good and desirable only, please.
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The bigger embarrassment was still being there. Getting out of Afg after 2 decades of nonsense is a positive whether you admit it or not.

Seems you're not really interested in what you claim. Shocking
 
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GroverCleveland said:
Can you provide an example of what you mean? I want to understand why we should be using quotas to fill positions.
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View it like this.
When the Titans make their draft pick, will they pick the best player available or fill a specific need?
If they choose to fill a specific need, is that unfair to the better players that happen to play a position that is not as needed?
There are multiple factors to consider.
If you are a head coach and filling out your staff, I guarantee a good coach will consider many variables.
Are they a good recruiter? What makes a good recruiter?
What if candidate A is a much better recruiter than candidate B but is not as good of a practice coach?
 
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luthervol said:
View it like this.
When the Titans make their draft pick, will they pick the best player available or fill a specific need?
If they choose to fill a specific need, is that unfair to the better players that happen to play a position that is not as needed?
There are multiple factors to consider.
If you are a head coach and filling out your staff, I guarantee a good coach will consider many variables.
Are they a good recruiter? What makes a good recruiter?
What if candidate A is a much better recruiter than candidate B but is not as good of a practice coach?
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Are any of those positions based on skin color or sex ?
 
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C-south said:
One of the more absurd things you’ve ever said. The playing field will NEVER be level. The only thing we need is a semblance of equal opportunity and we’ve had that for some time. In no way should anyone be rewarded for mediocrity based on their skin color or their mental illness.
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I'm not sure "mediocrity" is necessarily the best way to express your thought but I think your premise is sound.

Imagine if you had a mechanic that didn't choose the best tool for the job based on the actual merit but rather wanted to be sure to be more inclusive of other tools. Like say a ratchet would absolutely be the better choice but that seems discriminatory (the ratchets get used a lot) he feels he should "level the playing field" by using some pliers. Would you consider this guy a good mechanic?

If the pliers (or screwdriver, or crescent wrench, whatever) are the right tool for the job then fine. Even the concept that the right tool for the job is supposed to be predicated on some degree of fairness in usage is f'ing ridiculous.
 
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luthervol said:
Yes, that's pretty much what I am saying.
Leveling the playing field isn't painless and without consequence.....but the longer you go without leveling it, the more painful and consequential it eventually becomes.
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Your right that it won’t be painless because “leveling the playing field” was responsible for over 200 million deaths in the 20 th century.
 
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StarRaider said:
xiden's puppet masters & their minions follow the science!

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"Man" and "Woman" are now redefined by some. The new definition is based in how one perceives their self rather than genitalia or chromosome. Under that new definition, the revisionists at the DoE are correct; not every person who carries eggs is a woman.
What will be interesting is how these new definitions are applied given different circumstances and how these new definitions effect other classifications based on phenotype and genotype. Consistency demands people can choose their ethnicity and their country of origin. That ability means all screening which prioritizes previously defined criteria are now open for interpretation.

My child cannot get into Harvard? Good news, my child classifies as a minority student and wishes to be enrolled based on those criteria. The employer has a quota of diversity to meet? Good news, I am an immigrant person of color.
 
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luthervol said:
Good grief you are two dimensional.
They are all examples of considering multiple variables when filling a need.
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No sir , I’m honest and don’t try to cover up what are established facts . Stop trying to make excuses for one side being racist and the other side not when anyone can look up the definition of the word . Let me show you what I mean .. is affirmative action a racist program sponsored by our government ?
 
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utvolpj said:
much of it could go away. We should also abolish the absolute theft of tax dollars by the mic
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I am not in disagreement with this. Either admit/accept we're going to be the world's policeman and charge everyone for the service or get out of the business. We have the moats and a lot of bad-ass submarines to keep any serious military threat away.

I'm not anti-military. I believe in having the best. But I question why we have 11 nuclear aircraft carriers (all at least 50% larger by tonnage than any other country's) and plans to build four more. Assuming the British would be on our side in any Atlantic or Mediterranean fracas, that actually boosts the number to 13 large fleet carriers.
 
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0nelilreb said:
No sir , I’m honest and don’t try to cover up what are established facts . Stop trying to make excuses for one side being racist and the other side not when anyone can look up the definition of the word . Let me show you what I mean .. is affirmative action a racist program sponsored by our government ?
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rac·ist
adjective

  1. prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
    "we are investigating complaints about racist abuse"
noun

  1. a person who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
    "he has been targeted by vicious racists online"
 
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luthervol said:
Highest appointment of federal judges since Reagan
Biden has appointed 41 federal judges in his opening year at the White House. This is more than double those appointed by his predecessor Donald Trump and is the most a president has appointed in their freshman year since Ronald Reagan in 1981.

The president has also been mindful of issues of representation in his appointments over the last year, as 80 percent of the new federal judges are women and 53 percent are people of color.
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That’s probably his most impactful for sure.
 
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luthervol said:
View it like this.
When the Titans make their draft pick, will they pick the best player available or fill a specific need?
If they choose to fill a specific need, is that unfair to the better players that happen to play a position that is not as needed?
There are multiple factors to consider.
If you are a head coach and filling out your staff, I guarantee a good coach will consider many variables.
Are they a good recruiter? What makes a good recruiter?
What if candidate A is a much better recruiter than candidate B but is not as good of a practice coach?
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But you have described a selection system based on merit. In your original post(s) you indicated that 80% of people drafted by the NFL should quite possibly be women to "balance the scales of injustice." I'm all for merit based selection. If 90% of the judges happen to be women because of that, I'm good with it. If it happened six of the Supreme Court justices were Martians who judged the way Clarence Thomas does, I'm with it. I'd be ready to go to war if any SCOTUS judge is as stupid as AOC.

I'll go further, if there is a 340lb woman who can run a 4.77 40yd dash and has proven she can keep the linebackers clean, she should be a first round draft pick.
 
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0nelilreb said:
Are any of those positions based on skin color or sex ?
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See if this helps...............

I am going to open an athletic training facility for youth in Gwinnett County (very diverse).
I plan to have 6 coaches/trainers in my initial start up.
I will not hire 6 white guys.
I will not hire 6 black guys.
I will not hire 6 women.
My business plan dictates that the wisest move would be to have a diverse staff.
I will have at least one white male, at least one black male, at least one white female, at least one black female, and at least one Hispanic.
If my first four hires are male, my next two will be female.....PERIOD.
If my first three hires are black, my next three hires will be white or Hispanic.

Fire away!!!!!!
 
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