Ricky @6:49 I’ll have to think about this. I suppose being labeled a Somewhere is more courteous than being labeled a Deplorable. But, “intellectual and spiritual mobility” ?! Now there’s a concept for the urbane globalist…er, I mean the Anywhere. :–)
Debra, I’m having to think about it too. However, this part of the article is spot on. It is just what I saw during the four months we lived in Far North Fort Worth which is similar to the suburbs of Washington of which I am also familiar:
These days, only a tiny percentage of Northern Virginia workers are government employees. Instead, the region is defined by the two big drivers of Anywhere culture: highly educated information age workers and fiercely energetic immigrants. In Bailey’s Crossroads, there are Korean grocery stores near Persian, Indian and Salvadoran restaurants. The Dulles office corridor is a hub of the global economy.
Intellectual mobility means learning new things, new skills that make you employable in the 21st Century.
Spiritual mobility is that revival we have been praying for. In the inner city and in Trumpland, one of the consequences of that revival would be that people would be more willing to repent of self-destructive behavior, look in the mirror and take more responsibility for their own spiritual, cultural, family and economic circumstances.
“The Commerce Department has revealed the list of the 37 major deals signed between U.S. and Chinese companies around President Donald Trump’s trip through Asia.
The dollar value of those deals is in excess of $250 billion. Catepillar, Boeing, and Goldman Sachs are just some of the notable names on the list of companies that made deals with China, the full list of which is below.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the deals were a good example of Trump helping to build bilateral trade relationships between the two nations.
“American businesses are the most innovative in the world and, when given access, can compete with anyone,” Ross said. “I believe these deals can provide a solid foundation for a stronger relationship that is more free, fair, and reciprocal between the U.S. and China.”
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“President Donald Trump delivered a full-throated defense of economic nationalism, telling a Pacific Rim summit Friday that America will defend its commercial rights and won’t enter into multilateral trade agreements that “tie our hands.”
Mr. Trump, addressing business leaders at the 21-country Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, said America has been treated unfairly by the global trading system and by bodies that underpin its rules, such as the World Trade Organization.
“We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of any more,” he said.
“I will make bilateral trade agreements with any Indo-Pacific nation that wants to be our partner and will abide by the principles of fair and reciprocal trade. What we will no longer do is enter into large agreements that will tie our hands, surrender our sovereignty and make meaningful enforcement practically impossible.”
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“In his address, Mr. Trump said the U.S. had previously sought to open its markets to the world but had suffered as a result, as other countries failed to reciprocate, stole intellectual property and unfairly supported their state enterprises.
“They engaged in product dumping, subsidized goods, currency manipulation and predatory industrial policies,” he said.”
I’ve been wanting to get this off my chest for a while. Evangelicals are trusting in bad men over a holy God. A reckoning will come: https://t.co/HQ8prNQDRU
One of Roy Moore’s apologists has compared the situation to Joseph & Mary (older man with a teenage girl).
“Simply put, it is important to make clear that Christians don’t believe the message that is coming from some of Moore’s supporters. Actually, most of us find it really creepy. . .
However, the primary reason I am writing is that Zeigler appealed to the Bible. I want to be clear: this is neither an evangelical view, nor should the Bible be used in this way.
As I said to Michelle Boorstein in the Washington Post:
‘Bringing Joseph and Mary into a modern-day molestation accusation, where a 32-year-old prosecutor is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, is simultaneously ridiculous and blasphemous…. Even those who followed ancient marriage customs, which we would not follow today, knew the difference between molesting and marriage.’
So, let’s be clear. No. Normal. Evangelical. Believes. This. About. The. Bible.”
Wandering Views 
Remembering those better days when”purity and excellence of one’s private life” were imporant to Southerners.
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Debra, Today, Brooks wrote about many of the things we have been talking about. He calls us “Somewheres” and “Anywheres”.
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This is the Politico article about Trumpland that Brooks referenced in his article:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/08/donald-trump-johnstown-pennsylvania-supporters-215800
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Ricky @6:49 I’ll have to think about this. I suppose being labeled a Somewhere is more courteous than being labeled a Deplorable. But, “intellectual and spiritual mobility” ?! Now there’s a concept for the urbane globalist…er, I mean the Anywhere. :–)
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Debra, I’m having to think about it too. However, this part of the article is spot on. It is just what I saw during the four months we lived in Far North Fort Worth which is similar to the suburbs of Washington of which I am also familiar:
These days, only a tiny percentage of Northern Virginia workers are government employees. Instead, the region is defined by the two big drivers of Anywhere culture: highly educated information age workers and fiercely energetic immigrants. In Bailey’s Crossroads, there are Korean grocery stores near Persian, Indian and Salvadoran restaurants. The Dulles office corridor is a hub of the global economy.
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OK, I’ve thought about it.
Intellectual mobility means learning new things, new skills that make you employable in the 21st Century.
Spiritual mobility is that revival we have been praying for. In the inner city and in Trumpland, one of the consequences of that revival would be that people would be more willing to repent of self-destructive behavior, look in the mirror and take more responsibility for their own spiritual, cultural, family and economic circumstances.
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The art of the deal.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/exclusive-these-are-the-37-major-deals-us-firms-signed-with-chinese-entities-during-trumps-visit.html
“The Commerce Department has revealed the list of the 37 major deals signed between U.S. and Chinese companies around President Donald Trump’s trip through Asia.
The dollar value of those deals is in excess of $250 billion. Catepillar, Boeing, and Goldman Sachs are just some of the notable names on the list of companies that made deals with China, the full list of which is below.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the deals were a good example of Trump helping to build bilateral trade relationships between the two nations.
“American businesses are the most innovative in the world and, when given access, can compete with anyone,” Ross said. “I believe these deals can provide a solid foundation for a stronger relationship that is more free, fair, and reciprocal between the U.S. and China.”
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New world order.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-declares-new-world-trade-order-1510300438
“President Donald Trump delivered a full-throated defense of economic nationalism, telling a Pacific Rim summit Friday that America will defend its commercial rights and won’t enter into multilateral trade agreements that “tie our hands.”
Mr. Trump, addressing business leaders at the 21-country Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, said America has been treated unfairly by the global trading system and by bodies that underpin its rules, such as the World Trade Organization.
“We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of any more,” he said.
“I will make bilateral trade agreements with any Indo-Pacific nation that wants to be our partner and will abide by the principles of fair and reciprocal trade. What we will no longer do is enter into large agreements that will tie our hands, surrender our sovereignty and make meaningful enforcement practically impossible.”
________________
“In his address, Mr. Trump said the U.S. had previously sought to open its markets to the world but had suffered as a result, as other countries failed to reciprocate, stole intellectual property and unfairly supported their state enterprises.
“They engaged in product dumping, subsidized goods, currency manipulation and predatory industrial policies,” he said.”
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It is looking like Flynn was a very bad character.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/10/mueller-investigating-alleged-flynn-linked-plan-to-hand-cleric-to-turkey.amp.html
We can be thankful that he was removed from the White House early on. Pence gets credit for insisting on that move.
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Very good thoughts from David French:
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The art of the con:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-china-deals-20171109-story.html
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One of Roy Moore’s apologists has compared the situation to Joseph & Mary (older man with a teenage girl).
“Simply put, it is important to make clear that Christians don’t believe the message that is coming from some of Moore’s supporters. Actually, most of us find it really creepy. . .
However, the primary reason I am writing is that Zeigler appealed to the Bible. I want to be clear: this is neither an evangelical view, nor should the Bible be used in this way.
As I said to Michelle Boorstein in the Washington Post:
‘Bringing Joseph and Mary into a modern-day molestation accusation, where a 32-year-old prosecutor is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, is simultaneously ridiculous and blasphemous…. Even those who followed ancient marriage customs, which we would not follow today, knew the difference between molesting and marriage.’
So, let’s be clear. No. Normal. Evangelical. Believes. This. About. The. Bible.”
http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/november/roy-moore.html
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