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I doubt if the occupant of the White House reads the Observer or actually look at polling that is anything other than flattering him. But if he did he is his current apparent anger with the UK would have been reinforced.
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I wonder if anyone's taking the view that Trump is a bit like the lead role in I, Claudius.
Carillion to go into liquidation: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42687032
I'm not absolutely sure about that.
While I yeild to no one in my contempt for Trump, in international relations (n
it least those concerning our most powerful ally), a degree of pragmatism is essential. It's perfectly possible, as Macron has demonstrated, to retain a certain moral distance from Trump at the same time as refraining from a war of words.
Any Government bailout would be for them, not the company and probably weren't prepared to do that.
But I'm unsurprised that many members of the metropolitan elite believe otherwise. It reflects how narrow they are. They think 'everybody' is similar to themselves. The average level of intelligence (as opposed to native cunning) is not very high.....
The only facade he's operating from beneath is whatever produces the strange orange colouration, and his deeply unconvincing combover.
Trump is hugely (bigly) self-delusional and narcissistic, and thin-skinned and petulant. Those might be poor qualities for a leader but they're not signs of themselves of stupidity.
He certainly used to be of above average intelligence. When you see him speak in clips from a decade or two ago, he was quite articulate.
Is he still that intelligent now? I am not so sure.
He also seems to be smarter than most of his opponents.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk
However there is a difference between being an intellectual, which Trump is not and being sharp and intelligent, which someone who is a billionaire and got elected President clearly is
He may be a frightful vulgarian with reprehensible views, but he is the President and we must deal with the world as it is, not as we would wish it it be.
I recently posted a note on here indicating how slowly I and a good friend had been paid out by Betway. Any punters here who have an account should take note.
It's well known that most people consider themselves to be above average intelligence. The extremes in politics certainly do.
An example ... the famous Jim Hacker phrase ..."The Guardian is read by those who think they should rule the country" is true, and that's because they do believe they have superior intellect. Having a large majority of Remainers in their ranks exacerbates the situation. Assuming they automatically know better, they will naturally believe their opinions must be right.
I thought the report of families falling out over the referendum weird. My wife and I walked to the polling booth to cast contradictory votes. Kids split evenly too but it's a source of amusement only. Some things are far more important than politics.
I think few would dispute that. But he's not a stupid man, just a ghastly one.
Richard II changed the view on treason so it essentially amounted to disagreeing with him. Whilst his power was sharply curtailed by a rebellion that very nearly toppled him, he subsequently managed to divide his enemies and thwart them by a combination of bullying, exile, and execution. Unfortunately, he pissed off so many people that when Henry IV (to-be) returned from exile huge numbers flocked to his banner [this wasn't helped by Richard's personal cowardice when it came to war].
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/01/07/trump-says-hes-a-genius-a-study-found-these-other-presidents-actually-were/
What does one mean by "intelligence"?
And, anyway, how do you measure the "intelligence" of a jackass?
So Bolton has a choice: does he make the heartbreaking decision to distance himself from a catalogue of unpleasant, racist views from an attention-seeking irrelevance born a quarter of a century ago? Or does he stick with Ukip and dump his girlfriend instead?
Any leader who is not a hereditary monarch needs to be pretty intelligent. It's how they become leaders.
5 + 2 x 8 = ?
And if you want to see how technology has changed then try it on a pocket or computer calculator and then on a mobile phone calculator.
In fact he’s a roué.
Trump is certainly reprehensible in many ways but that's not the same as being below average intelligence.
Miss Vance, IQ is an interesting stat but it shouldn't be taken as a definition of intelligence.
Though a Bishop of Bath and Wells might ask me if I would consider a career in the Church of England.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/how-actual-smart-people-talk-about-themselves/549878/
iPhone agrees with me.
2 8 x 5 + = ?
Come back, Jupiter Ace. All is forgiven.
As said, there is an increasingly ugly tendency to think that people which you disagree with are stupid. It's a clear form of bigotry. I think most people have it to a certain degree, and its a natural response, but people should do their best to supress it.
Do the banks ever learn ?
Despite the accompanying analysis claiming a correlation between success and intelligence, to the extent that there is, it's a very loose one: several of the most successful presidents are among the least intelligent (note - they all are given IQs above 115, so are pretty much entirely top decile - it's very much relative), while equally some of the more intelligent presidents sit well down into the bottom half in success:
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/05/27/poindexter-in-chief-presidential-iqs-and-success-in-the-oval-office
Apple has $75 bn in debts despite being awash in cash.
Against other recent presidents, which is maybe a meaningful comparison, I would say he is overall more intelligent than George W Bush and less so than Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But the reason why we are discussing this and the poll was taken, is Donald Trump own claims to unusual intelligence.
On Carillion, the facilities services part should be an OK business on its own or sold off to a competitor. The construction side is a mess and will result in some very large bills for the taxpayer.
I think there's been this discussion on here before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Nevill_Green
' Green is also Chairman Designate of Williams & Glyn, the UK challenger bank that is being divested by Royal Bank of Scotland '
Not for much longer I presume.
' He advised the British prime minister David Cameron on issues such as corporate responsibility '
Considering what I've read today I hope Dave took it as an example of what not to do.
' Green was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours '
Not for much longer I presume.
Alternatively, he comes from a wealthy background so perhaps his superpower is that he hss always been able to afford to surround himself with intelligent people who can deliver his goals and who keep their mouths shut when he claims the success?
Boris has told confidantes that still having to accept dictats from Brussels would leave the UK as “just another Norway” and the nationwide vote’s landmark result would have proved “a total waste of time”.
In that soft Brexit scenario, the mop-haired Tory boss has even claimed to pals: “I’d rather us stay in than leave like that”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5339046/boris-johnson-warns-allies-that-brexit-is-still-far-from-certain-and-they-face-a-big-fight-to-deliver-it/
http://lcfi.ac.uk/projects/kinds-intelligence/
5 + (2x8) =
or
(2x8) + 5 =
leave no room for ambiguity.
Eventually you’ll join Farage and Boris and see the error of your ways on Brexit.
Or do you want to go through life being known as a Russian stooge