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#51

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by crazy canuck - December 26, 2025, 01:51:19 PM

Depends what you mean by bad at her job

She was poor at managing risk.  She was head of risk management.

Actually, she was very good at what she did.  She understood the risk.

That is what makes her such a compelling character. She knew what she was doing had enormous risk and she went with it because the money was too good.

She exemplifies everything that was wrong and is now wrong with the system we have built

#52

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 01:43:59 PM

Depends what you mean by bad at her job

She was poor at managing risk.  She was head of risk management.

#53

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 01:41:41 PM

Mongers said innocent people *will* die, so I suppose no one.

#54

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - December 26, 2025, 01:34:55 PM

#55

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - December 26, 2025, 01:34:27 PM

Why are we assuming that innocent people died?

Who did?

#56

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Razgovory - December 26, 2025, 01:00:18 PM

Why are we assuming that innocent people died?

#57

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Syt - December 26, 2025, 12:38:28 PM

Chicago Tribune, Dec 26th, 1925, on whether people would feel protected from war if the USA joined the League of Nations:

#58

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - December 26, 2025, 12:21:07 PM

Depends what you mean by bad at her job

But I just think she's good in it and under-utilised.

#59

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 12:17:48 PM

Re-watched Margin Call - very good film, better than I remembered. Although I think they could have done more with Demi Moore.

You want more on why the character was bad at her job?

#60

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 12:12:37 PM

I think it's a net negative* , his base don't want foreign adventures and many don't give a toss about foreign non-white people, so the protecting oppressed Xians fig leaf doesn't counter-balance that.



* oh and more importantly innocent people will be killed, all in the service of a boastful social media post.

I disagree.  I don't think trump supporters are going to frame lobbing missiles as a foreign adventure.  You need US casualties for that. 

I also think Trump framing the action as defense of African Christians will either be a net positive or net neutral.  It's Trump signalling to the prosperity gospel folk that what they want matters to him.  Their opinions matter.