'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

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World leaders do not do abstract thinking well.

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World leaders don't get to be world leaders if they do not do abstract thinking well.

It's just many times they're constrained by the politics on the ground.

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All of human history?

World leaders don’t get to be world leaders if they do not do abstract thinking well.

Yes, that certainly sounds like Donald Trump or Kim Jong Un.

Good thing they never had any access to nuclear weapons.

All of human history?

Yes, all the way back to the first caveman, Ug. He was one hell of a son of a bitch, though he knew how to handle those pesky dinosaurs, so was a favorite of his cave.

World leaders don’t get to be world leaders if they do not do abstract thinking well.

Yes, that certainly sounds like Donald Trump or Kim Jong Un.

[Citation required.] [Again.]

"Many times *they're constrained by politics on the ground"

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See? We can be pedantic too. Asking for citations does not validate your opinion.

“Many times *they’re constrained by politics on the ground”

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https://millercenter.org/issues-policy/governance/presidential-constraints

https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/progressive-politics/its-time-to-redraw-the-borders-of-politics-why-con

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001872677602900307

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/practical-turn-in-political-theory/political-constraints/39E0E4EAC9C6BD9DA075F028607D6E5B

(There's more if you need it.)

See? We can be pedantic too. Asking for citations does not validate your opinion.

Apparently whenever anyone ever challenges you on a point you're making, they're always just being pedantic. Can never be anything else. Your repeated attempts to "Kill the Messenger" is rude, and is getting old.

You never come back with something that proves your point, you always just go on the attack against the person that's challenging you, as demonstrated in our current conversation.

I don’t suppose you could just actually back up your original point?

We’re supposed to be having a conversation, don’t take everything as a personal attack.

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