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nycbos

(6,440 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:17 PM Feb 7

Quotes from West Wing S04E12 Guns and Butter

A lesson on messaging from a fictional world. The way we should sell foreign aid is that it's in our national interest, and it's a great way to exercise soft power.

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Quotes from West Wing S04E12 Guns and Butter (Original Post) nycbos Feb 7 OP

you want to see REAL caravans of desperate people lapfog_1 Feb 7 #1

I'm watching that series right now. zanana1 Feb 7 #2

Great clip LetMyPeopleVote Feb 7 #3

lapfog_1

(30,645 posts)

1. you want to see REAL caravans of desperate people

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:28 PM

Feb 7

wait until a climate change famine or flood hits someplace in the world... hard... and see how many people will "invade" the USA or Europe.

zanana1

(6,345 posts)

2. I'm watching that series right now.

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:40 PM

Feb 7

I like fantasy.

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,200 posts)

3. Great clip

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2025, 01:07 PM

Feb 7

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