Lots… it was bold, to be sure… But even Andrew Johnson could see what a flawed plan it was…
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Yeah well anyway, Irish resilience does seem like something worth remembering at the moment.
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Indeed. And the continued Irish support of the Palestinians, and those refusing to forget their colonized past and what that means for their present.
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How many have H-B1 visas?
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I’m not generally in favour of doxxing, but …
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Engineer here. About a dozen years ago, a thoughtful colleague mentioned reading about this phenomenon. I briefly thought about it and said “Well, we have very useful knowledge about how to very effectively make the things society uses stop working. Then, if you’re a chemical engineer, there’s the knowledge of explosives… [shrug]” He said “Yes, but that doesn’t address motivation. I think a lot of engineers chose the career path because they aren’t good at effective persuasive speech. And tunnel vision is an occupational hazard. When someone is stuck on an idea and doesn’t have skills to persuade with words, I think the risk of extremism goes up.”
It’s a conversation that stuck with me.
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Reading this made me wonder whether the phenomenon could be (in part) the result of a very pathological form of engineers’ fallacy.
(Also oblig:)
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French Canadian Foreign Legion?
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I’m certain that is also a factor.
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Sign me up!
If you need someone for the Chair Force.
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At the very least require a cavity search at customs.
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He’s a Canadian citizen? Huh, that’s weird. I wonder why.
Imagine the howls from Republicans if Biden had given someone who’s not a US citizen that much power.
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He lived there and became a citizen before moving to the US
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Hi mother was born in Regina.
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