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it shows he is completely susceptible to brainwashing and has the mentality of sheep

But, he IS smart in other fields.

Weird.

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Chances are 99.9999% that he's just parroting bullshit he heard on tv or radio. There is no comparison. He made the claim, so the burden is on him.

Don't expect much

Then he sent me a link to an article about it by Dennis Prager. I don't know this twit, but all signs point to asshole.

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If they are a good friend, let it go. A friendship shouldn't end over politics. If they aren't a good friend, you may consider ignoring or unfriending them. Jmo

But he is also my financial manager. My comment that caused the post to be deleted was asking him if he felt so strongly about his viewpoint that he would jeopardize losing clients over it. He doesn't want to lose clients, for sure!!

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...a tax attorney who keeps a picture on his desk of President Obama with a Hitler moustache. I've told my husband that I think he should go elsewhere, but so far he has not done so.

Then link to some Aaron Neville video. Tell it like it is!


Well, that's what i would do!

That's how my mind works too.

Figures it came from another "JB"!

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I find that often times its the only thing that will. Cheers!

He's looking for a fight, don't give it to him.

So, I give him credit for that.

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Point out that we tried the invasion-and-occupation route twice recently, and we don't have much to show for it. Well, there's the dead soldiers, dead civilians, devastated countries, and our new best friends in ISIS, so not a total debacle trying for a military solution. The Iran deal has been brokered by a true multi-national coalition, not the sham "coalition of the willing" Bush bribed, cajoled, and threatened together. It's been approved by the UN Security Council, and is the sort of diplomatic defusing of a tense situation everyone says they want, but that some hotheads refuse to consider.

But, I love the rest of it.

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I'd like to bet him, say, a thousand dollars that within the next five years, Iran will not do anything remotely comparable to Hitler's invasion of Poland.

Except as my financial adviser, he probably knows I can't afford it. Ha!

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I'm thinking it might work with the sort of person you're describing: a smart and fairly well-mannered guy who works as a financial advisor.

You and he would never have to argue or discuss the matter any more, since you've both tacitly agreed that time will tell. But as the months or years go by, and the agreed-upon date draws closer, he'd be thinking about it from time to time. Perhaps, going forward, he would be more cautious about parroting other right-wing talking points.

Very true!!

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Thanks for all your help. And you're right....it probably won't make a dent. But, I feel better!!

I objected to your post on many levels, XXXX. First of all, your viewpoint is one that is promulgated by the people on Fox and Friends. This is not what most people believe and by limiting yourself to living inside the Fox bubble, you are damaging your perspective. Secondly, the comparison of Iran and Nazi Germany is such a false equivalency. 80 years ago, we had no quick way of determining if a country was amassing troops or weapons until the invasion was upon us. Now, we have such advanced technology that any unusual activity by Iran will immediately be known. Thirdly, the disrespect that was shown to President Obama is unprecedented in our history and is racially motivated. You can disagree with the POTUS's policies, but you must respect the office. And fourthly, I thought you were smarter than this, XXXX.

Here are some links for you to review if you are sincerely interested in the truth and not talking points.
I am not a debater and will not engage with you on a point-by-point discussion. I am just concerned that you are putting some of your business relationships at risk.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?327122-1/president-obama-news-conference-iran-nuclear-deal
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/248683-obama-draws-line-connecting-iran-critics-to-iraq-war-backers

President Obama News Conference on Iran Nuclear Deal
President Obama holds a news conference on the Iran nuclear agreement. The deal limits the country's nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for the lifting of international sanctions and an…