Flexible, or lack of principles?

Climate change: Trump says US 'could conceivably' rejoin Paris deal

Trump open to US-North Korea talks 'under right circumstances'

Paris agreement was a bad deal. Talking to NK doesn't work. That was the thinking. But in less than a year, it seems to have been reversed. Now he is willing to go back to the Paris agreement, and he is willing to talk with NK.

Wow... and I thought flip-flops referred to an electric circuit.

It is good to be flexible. But it is a fine line between being flexible, and not having any principles. By being flexible, it means you are willing to negotiate, and then stick with the agreement. By not having principles, people can never trust you, because they don't know when you will change your mind.

Oprah for president? Yes please!

If a TV celebrity can be President of the United States, another TV celebrity (Oprah) can too.

I mean, we now know you don't need to have any background in politics to be president. You just need to be popular. And Oprah is popular. And Oprah is smart. And Oprah is a woman without the baggage of sexual harassment (although she was a victim).

Oprah can talk better in front of a crowd, in front of TV. If being presidential is about having high ratings and being a good reality show, Oprah is going to beat everyone hands down.

And Oprah can probably get something done along the way too, even as she boosts TV ratings and draw cheering crowds. Like getting people to pay attention to the everyday problems faced by everyday Americans.

Hillary, with her political experience and knowledge of how things work in Washington, can offer to be her chief-of-staff, to make sure Oprah's agenda gets implemented.

President: Oprah
Vice President: Tom Hanks or Arnold? Maybe even Stephen Colbert (for the white men vote...)
Chief-of-staff: Hillary
= winning combination

Go! Go! Oprah! 😍

#OprahForPresident
#Oprah2020

The failure of U.S. news

I think this interview of Stephen Miller by Jake Tapper is a good example of the U.S. media being led by the nose by the current administration in the White House.

The media is so caught up in everything the President does and says, they have lost sight of the bigger picture, which is to give a voice to the people. Instead, they are basically helping to spread the President's words, by constantly reporting what he does and says, and trying to refute those actions and words. By giving extensive coverage to the President's statements, they are helping to spread some false statements, and making themselves fake news.

I think the media should really reflect on themselves, and find a way not to overly focus on the President (which inevitably helps to spread his words) and instead report on issues that really matter, that helps to give a voice to the people. A child lies to get attention; don't be drawn into that trap. Focus on the real issues. Don't give him the attention that he seeks. Keep talking about the real issues to be resolved, and force him to work on those instead if he wants attention. The media can help to focus the TV-watching guy on the real issues. If he wants attention, make him earn it. Report on him only when he does something right, or something wrong. Don't give him air time whenever he blabbers off; blabbering off is not work, it is just his way of getting attention.

Report on the real issues, and make people see that he is not doing anything about them. That is the best way to wake up the public. And when the public is awaken, democracy will become effective.

Hello 2018!

So 2018 is finally here.

I really hope 2018 will be a better year. Well, I will also be doing what I can to make it a better year. Like getting down to some work which I really need to finish. And putting some ideas into action.

Here's wishing everyone a Happy New Year! May 2018 be a great year for everyone!