Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
- Thread starter GasBandit
- Start date
Necronic
Staff member
Dunno if anyone else has been watching Sears incredible decline into garbage over the years, but the CEO has some fun words to say about it
http://fortune.com/2016/02/25/sears-lampert-letter-unfair/
Here's why I'm putting it in this thread. Lampert is a HUGE Rand-style free market guy. He came from hedge funds and when he took over Sears he said he was going to institute Rand approved concepts of business management. One of those is completely eschewing the value of verticle integration and making Sears brand products compete for shelf space in their own stores. BRILLIANT. He also set departments against each other tooth and nail for funding, so instead of seeing any synergistic gains from cross-department work (a fairly important thing in a large company) the departments were actively competing against each other. Because remember, Rand tells us that all competition is good.
Anyways, this guy is pretty much a laughing stock of the business world right now. He completely destroyed one of the most iconic brands in the US, and we have Rand and her Randroid to thank for that.
http://fortune.com/2016/02/25/sears-lampert-letter-unfair/
Here's why I'm putting it in this thread. Lampert is a HUGE Rand-style free market guy. He came from hedge funds and when he took over Sears he said he was going to institute Rand approved concepts of business management. One of those is completely eschewing the value of verticle integration and making Sears brand products compete for shelf space in their own stores. BRILLIANT. He also set departments against each other tooth and nail for funding, so instead of seeing any synergistic gains from cross-department work (a fairly important thing in a large company) the departments were actively competing against each other. Because remember, Rand tells us that all competition is good.
Anyways, this guy is pretty much a laughing stock of the business world right now. He completely destroyed one of the most iconic brands in the US, and we have Rand and her Randroid to thank for that.
Besides craftsman tools, I have not purchased anything at a Sears in 30 years. They have been dying for decades. KMart is just as bad. Filthy stores with out quality products will not bring anyone in as a customer.
Regardless of whether or not he mismanaged the company, Sears was on it's way out when it refused to copy the Amazon model and go digital for sales. Amazon is really just an online variation of business that Sears & Roebuck invented in the 1800's and if they had copied the model THEN, we'd all be buying out books and video games at Sears.com instead of Amazon. They had the infrastructure, warehouses, distribution model... they had every advantage and pissed it away by not changing their business model.
Last edited:
GasBandit
Staff member
That was what I was trying to say, but you said it better. It's like, I don't try to make my liver compete with my colon, you know?
Yes, that is why they were mentioned. But KMart and Sears is a terrible marriage, because they are no good for one another. KMart has been in the shitter for 30 years just like Sears.
GasBandit
Staff member
Trump endorsed by David Duke. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.
Not as funny: Chris Christie endorsed him
GasBandit
Staff member
The polls say Cruz will beat Trump in Texas, but Rubio will lose Florida to Trump. At this point, the only candidate who looks to me like he even has a small chance of stopping Trump from being the republican nominee is Cruz, and that's only if everybody else withdraws to stop splitting the vote ASAP... which doesn't seem like it will happen, as Rubio has put all his career eggs in this basket.
I'd be hard pressed to put money against Trump getting the nomination at this point. Maybe he's what Americans deserve for all our sins.
I'd be hard pressed to put money against Trump getting the nomination at this point. Maybe he's what Americans deserve for all our sins.
I'm getting this sinking feeling that Trump is the only player in some kind of Tropico-style game, and this is the tutorial section. It doesn't matter what he does at this point, he's supposed to get the nomination so we can go on to Chapter 2, where they teach you to win federal elections.
I'd really like to see the numbers regarding life long Republicans ether staying home or voting Democrat this election JUST because of Trump. Of course, that's not really saying much... I've been seeing polls saying that even Cruz and Rubio supports have Trump as their second pick.
That's because the majority of the country are idiots who have bought into the Bullshit line that you have to vote for one of two parties regardless of the candidates.
Oh man. You just jinxed it!
Now they're all gonna vote for Trump after he loses the Republican Nomination.
As much as the idea of a Trump presidency seems legitimately frightening, Trumping winning as a third party candidate would do much to upend the current election system... which is actually a good thing.
The shattering of the power structures behind the GOP coalition is generally a good thing.
Birmingham, Alabama passed a city ordinance raising the minimum wage within the city to $10.10/hour. Arizona State Legislature passes a law to undo it and prevent other cities from doing it.
GasBandit
Staff member
Arizona...?
He meant Alabama, but the reason for Arizona coming up is this:
From the article said:
What he said.
欢迎中国领导来南卡罗来纳州! 习近平万岁！ 共产党万岁！
Dave
Staff member
Chinese sharia law!
Sharia law? That rolls off the tongue well enough to be president!
I think that would go a long way towards opening people's eyes and making a good chunk of Washington start paying attention.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35681250
The reformists are generally pro-Western and want a more progressive Iran to take part in the world community, instead of being an isolated backwater.
Except for the whole "puppet state of the CIA and UK" thing, maybe.
Pretty much. Iran embraced religious conservatism and gained nothing over 40 years... and now it's younger generations what the kind of economic mobility and educational opportunities that their parents/grandparents had.[DOUBLEPOST=1456686544,1456686513][/DOUBLEPOST]
Also this.
Hmm....