It's kind of like how the crazy Americans keep claiming that "Democrat candidate XYZ is going to steal our guns!"
So "Operation Fast and Furious" happened before you were born? That scandal, which resulted in the death of one of the American Border Patrol, was a Democrat conspiracy intended to result in the seizure of guns. It would have, too, if it hadn't been exposed.
Then there's also the orchestrated outcry over the nonexistent "gun show loophole".
There are a great number of people who think Hollywood stars have opinions that must be correct and whose lives are good examples to follow. When these stars spout dangerous nonsense or cheat on their spouses, it harms society as a whole because people will follow their examples.
Everybody has a responsibility to behave well, and that responsibility is more significant for those in the public eye.
If you're going to criticize Heinlein or Stranger, you should do it in comparison to authors and works available at that time. That eliminates both Haldeman and Tiptree, and I've only seen her works in Ace doubles which is hardly a recommendation.
By 1961, Heinlein's reputation was largely built on his juveniles and short stories. When the restrictions placed on his juvenile works by his publisher made him decide to stop making juveniles, he brought along his maturing audience to his more adult works. He was one of the first SF authors published in mainstream magazines. His viewpoint was generally patriotic-American and individualistic. In person, he was a nice guy, unlike Asimov. His stories were generally hard science, unlike Bradbury's emotionalism. He had a good feel for engineering. Those and other factors combined to make him fit well into mid-century America. By way of comparison, most of his competition fell short in some category.
If you want to consider the worst jackbooted thug ever to be elected President, you'll have to go back further to slave owner Andrew "Trail of Tears" Jackson.
Buick-Olsmobile-Pontiac (in order of high price to low) were the middle of the GM passenger car lineup. It's reasonable that one middle-class line survived, and Buick was the only one making money at the time.
Several Republican groups opposed Trump. Leaders, because they didn't want to be displaced from their positions of money and power. Conservatives, because his policies aren't conservative. Libertarians, because his policies aren't libertarian. Religious and low profile people, because Trump is garish and irreverent.
Trump is a nationalistic scattershot-progressive without a consistent philosophical base. Without that base, he's vulnerable to accepting bad advice, such as the advice he's getting from Obama now.
Inflation was 20% when Reagan took office. Without a congressional majority to push through all the necessary sweeping reforms, the choice was continued worsening inflation or a moderate (not severe!) recession. We are fortunate that Reagan won.
Had Carter won, there'd still be a Berlin wall and the effective enslavement of eastern Europe.
Obama's party controlled both houses of Congress the first 2 years, with a filibuster-proof supermajority in the Senate. Even with that, it took an illegal trick to pass Obamacare. All his budgets were rejected without detailed consideration, by Democrats. Very little happened while he was in total control, and what did happen was bad.
Harman is the upgrade alternative for most auto manufacturers over the standard radio. The other major supplier is Bose, which often uses inferior (more efficient but higher distortion) switching amplifiers.
Harman has accumulated many brands including JBL, and if the whole company is going to become part of Samsung it's a disaster for the American audio industry.
I worked for Harman for a few years and the high levels of management considered the employees to be serfs. In that regard, it's hard to see how Samsung could be worse.
Bananas are relatively high in potassium (0.35%). In nature, 0.01% of potassium is unstable with a half-life of a billion years. Not biologically significant.
Fraunhofer continues to advance technology, and the money to do that doesn't come from the magical unicorn printing press. It's anticapitalistic toads like you that make this world a worse place to live.
Congress has the Constitutional ability to form new courts, and by implication has the ability to disestablish any federal court except the Supreme Court. One way to get rid of these bad judges (since impeachment doesn't seem to be used enough) is to end the courts with bad judges and form (only as necessary) equivalent new courts with good judges.
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So "Operation Fast and Furious" happened before you were born? That scandal, which resulted in the death of one of the American Border Patrol, was a Democrat conspiracy intended to result in the seizure of guns. It would have, too, if it hadn't been exposed.
Then there's also the orchestrated outcry over the nonexistent "gun show loophole".
The assumption that Obama is stupid is part of what has enabled him to do so much damage. Go ahead, let your blind anger help Trump get his way.
How's life in cloud-cuckoo-land?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
There are a great number of people who think Hollywood stars have opinions that must be correct and whose lives are good examples to follow. When these stars spout dangerous nonsense or cheat on their spouses, it harms society as a whole because people will follow their examples.
Everybody has a responsibility to behave well, and that responsibility is more significant for those in the public eye.
The ability to do supersonic flight involved design compromises, one of which was high takeoff noise.
The "visionaries and idealists" set has a large overlap with "loonies and cultists." I don't want the government headed by someone having "visions".
Don't confuse human nature with statistics.
If you're going to criticize Heinlein or Stranger, you should do it in comparison to authors and works available at that time. That eliminates both Haldeman and Tiptree, and I've only seen her works in Ace doubles which is hardly a recommendation.
By 1961, Heinlein's reputation was largely built on his juveniles and short stories. When the restrictions placed on his juvenile works by his publisher made him decide to stop making juveniles, he brought along his maturing audience to his more adult works. He was one of the first SF authors published in mainstream magazines. His viewpoint was generally patriotic-American and individualistic. In person, he was a nice guy, unlike Asimov. His stories were generally hard science, unlike Bradbury's emotionalism. He had a good feel for engineering. Those and other factors combined to make him fit well into mid-century America. By way of comparison, most of his competition fell short in some category.
Andersonville.
If you want to consider the worst jackbooted thug ever to be elected President, you'll have to go back further to slave owner Andrew "Trail of Tears" Jackson.
The iPhone profit margin is estimated to be over 69%. Costs can go up a great deal before retail prices have to climb.
Buick-Olsmobile-Pontiac (in order of high price to low) were the middle of the GM passenger car lineup. It's reasonable that one middle-class line survived, and Buick was the only one making money at the time.
Tat is a brand of ant poison.
Just how much area do you think a manufacturing plant takes up?
You do understand that wealth is not money, but the things money can buy, don't you?
Several Republican groups opposed Trump. Leaders, because they didn't want to be displaced from their positions of money and power. Conservatives, because his policies aren't conservative. Libertarians, because his policies aren't libertarian. Religious and low profile people, because Trump is garish and irreverent.
Trump is a nationalistic scattershot-progressive without a consistent philosophical base. Without that base, he's vulnerable to accepting bad advice, such as the advice he's getting from Obama now.
Inflation was 20% when Reagan took office. Without a congressional majority to push through all the necessary sweeping reforms, the choice was continued worsening inflation or a moderate (not severe!) recession. We are fortunate that Reagan won.
Had Carter won, there'd still be a Berlin wall and the effective enslavement of eastern Europe.
Obama's party controlled both houses of Congress the first 2 years, with a filibuster-proof supermajority in the Senate. Even with that, it took an illegal trick to pass Obamacare. All his budgets were rejected without detailed consideration, by Democrats. Very little happened while he was in total control, and what did happen was bad.
Harman is the upgrade alternative for most auto manufacturers over the standard radio. The other major supplier is Bose, which often uses inferior (more efficient but higher distortion) switching amplifiers.
Harman has accumulated many brands including JBL, and if the whole company is going to become part of Samsung it's a disaster for the American audio industry.
I worked for Harman for a few years and the high levels of management considered the employees to be serfs. In that regard, it's hard to see how Samsung could be worse.
Bananas are relatively high in potassium (0.35%). In nature, 0.01% of potassium is unstable with a half-life of a billion years. Not biologically significant.
By way of contrast, granite is 5% potassium.
Pretty soon now we'll reach the middle of the 19th century, and we'll have treadle powered sewing machines.
Fraunhofer continues to advance technology, and the money to do that doesn't come from the magical unicorn printing press. It's anticapitalistic toads like you that make this world a worse place to live.
Mere existence as a country does not suffice. Cuba and Rwanda "get through it". Want to live in one of those places?
Congress has the Constitutional ability to form new courts, and by implication has the ability to disestablish any federal court except the Supreme Court. One way to get rid of these bad judges (since impeachment doesn't seem to be used enough) is to end the courts with bad judges and form (only as necessary) equivalent new courts with good judges.