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  1. The cynical 70s movie list

    Love that movie, but...1985.

  2. The cynical 70s movie list

    That's funny. When I see an M1919, I often think of Ripper and Mandrake. "We'll fight them together Jack. You with your machine gun, and I'll be feeding you Jack!"

  3. The cynical 70s movie list

    Fair additions, I'd say. We could throw in Smokey and the Bandit, but that doesn't feel quite right, since it's small scale corruption.

  4. The cynical 70s movie list

    Dr. Strangelove would be at the top of this list if it wasn't a 60s flick. "You'll have to answer to the Coca Cola Company."

  5. The cynical 70s movie list

    Excellent list. My wife is raising an objection to The Andromeda Strain for this list, because the disaster wasn't man's doing. It's more of a heroic movie, e.g. mankind saving mankind.

  6. The cynical 70s movie list

    Good additions! Although Harlan County USA is a documentary, but let's keep it in the list. Have you ever seen the outtakes from Being There? Some of the funniest moments ever committed to film Another addition: Norma Rae

  7. The cynical 70s movie list

    Worthy additions! Except First Blood: 1982. Other than date, certainly fits the mold. Your reference to Sorcerer made me think of The Seven Ups.

  8. The cynical 70s movie list

    One of my favorite film eras. Lots of great movies about paranoia, corruption, big crushing small, etc., with a healthy dose of cynicism. Three Days of the Condor Network The Parallax View The China Syndrome Twilights Last Gleaming Telefon Marathon Man The Boys From Brazil Capricorn One...
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    The Mission

    This 1986 movie is beautiful and profound. It's a timeless tale of the battle for the soul of man. Set in 18th century South America, during the time of the Portuguese slave trade, amid the Jesuits' efforts to bring the teachings of the church to the native tribes. Faith versus the realities...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    I generally don't love retail stocks and don't buy them. As your reference charts show, some have done very well; for each of those, there's a Sears, Kmart, Blockbuster, Advance Auto, etc. And, it's easy to list a bunch of currently winning stocks. It's called hindsight. Have you had those...

  11. Where do you get your news online without a subscription, other than the ODT?

    Not sure how well bots do with that meter. I would hope the tech is good enough to give some type of reasonable feedback. Hard to know. Like you, I've encountered hard left leaning stuff with the "new" Newsweek, but it's gotten better.

  12. Where do you get your news online without a subscription, other than the ODT?

    Miranda Devine is one of my favorites, but as with left leaning outfits, you've got to be careful with the right leaning ones: If you want to form your own opinion, you don't want to have your own biases reinforced. The more neutrally the info is presented, the better shape you are in to...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    Since you like to cherry pick...you also left out this graph:
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    Troll you? Talk about projection. Did you not just post this? "Im a proponent of buying the stocks and let the stocks pay for your cars. Something you can count on with TESLA...not so much Ford, GM or fill in the blank" So I post something that directly refutes your statement, and the best...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    I'm long on Ford at about $2/share. I could replace my 17 year old Lincoln Navigator with a new one. The dividends would cover it. However, I regard such things as a waste of money. I shorted TSLA a bit back when it was close to it's peak, for many of the same reasons discussed here. I...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    You repeatedly make claims that are factually incorrect. The above is a repeat of such claims. More practically, this is what always concerns me with companies described as "disruptive." Here'a a P/E graph of TSLA from 2010 to 2024. It works as long as the technology remains disruptive...

  17. It's amazing what commercials are allowed on TV

    In fairness, big Tobacco lied for decades, and used both legal and illegal threats to stop people from bringing the truth to light. What they are doing for you, they have to do, because it is the penalty our society required of them after they earned billions of dollars killing people with...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    Arguing about short term stock price fluctuations and your portfolio isn't related to arguing about long term industry and infrastructure trends I swear, these discussions with you remind me of the AM middle school bus stop. I hope you make a ton of money on TSLA. Truly. Has nothing to do...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    Or they match you to an existing vehicle in inventory that already has a VIN. They're like every other manufacturer with high dollar inventory items: They sell you what they have, if your order matches existing inventory, and if they don't have it, they put yours on the schedule to build it...
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    EVs are NOT America's future!

    All street legal vehicles get VINS when they are manufactured. Not sure how this supports your argument.
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