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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Sep 2017

      Insights from parenting could be useful in figuring out how to contain Trump.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Sep 2017

      Based on what I've seen so far, if you wanted to model his behavior, it would be hard to do better than a boy of, say, 10.

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    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Sep 2017

      Experience in containing threats of that type is extremely widespread. I'm an expert in it myself.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Sep 2017

      Viewing the problem this way makes me wonder about our current approach. Maybe we need to give him more carrot and less stick.

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        1. Michael‏ @mmay3r 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Calling a misbehaved 10 yr old “bad” over and over is a great way to get a rebellious and dangerous teen.

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        2. Marc Bodnick‏Verified account @MarcBodnick 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          All stick is how/why: - we got the Schumer/Pelosi deal - we got Mueller - repeal & replace failed

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        3. Marc Bodnick‏Verified account @MarcBodnick 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @MarcBodnick @paulg

          Containment might be the right word for the optimal strategy. But the enemy is not a boisterous good-natured child.

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        1. Mike Solana‏ @micsolana 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          i think the problem is no one really wants to fix the situation. left's victim ideology is validated by trump, right is too afraid to move.

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        1. Jeff Holmes‏ @Jeff_Holmes 12 Sep 2017
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          ‘Mr. president, I liked the way you took time to gather evidence and weigh tradeoffs before making a decision. Very good leadership.'

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        1. Richard Bagdonas‏ @richardbagdonas 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          We use a sticker chart for our 5 year old. 45 could get a neat sticker each day he does the right things and misses a sticker when he tweets

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        1. Layne Flake‏ @layne_flake 12 Sep 2017
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          Hopefully General Kelly is doing exactly that

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        1. Laurent Giroud‏ @laurentgiroud 14 Sep 2017
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          Or provoke him until he reaches a mental state where impeachment cannot be avoided.

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        1.  ☁️ Josh Sanderson  ☁️‏ @jdsboston 13 Sep 2017
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          Tell him that with every good deed he'll eventually own @richardbranson 's private island. He'll bend over backwards to screw someone elsepic.twitter.com/qSco9uGKn4

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        2. Jonathan Hendler‏ @hendler 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          The law and matters of national security differ from parenting because there is far more at stake.

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        3. Jonathan Hendler‏ @hendler 12 Sep 2017
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          Also, in this metaphor, he is the parent.

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        4. Jonathan Hendler‏ @hendler 12 Sep 2017
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          Checks and balances within government require force where the law fails, and collective law where artful diplomacy fails.

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        1. Victor Pontis‏ @viccypont 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Carrot sounds like appeasement. Famously bad in WWII. But maybe it's worked in other cases?

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        2. Jesse Williams‏ @jessewilliamsjw 12 Sep 2017
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          If you think voters are the problem maybe we should just get rid of corrupt political parties w/ Separation of Political Parties From State

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        3. Jesse Williams‏ @jessewilliamsjw 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @jessewilliamsjw @paulg

          What's worse a bad apple or a rotten one the power struggle produced the results time to fix it #ConventionofStates #Article5

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        1. Andrew  ⛩‏ @andrewnhong 12 Sep 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Becomes an interesting lesson in managing upward!

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        1. Manuel Hernandez‏ @manuelhe 12 Sep 2017
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          How many carrots have you got? That's how many it will take. #appeasement

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        1. Mark Abraham‏ @the_mabraham 12 Sep 2017
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          But only the owner of FOX News has a carrot he cares about!

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        1. Eclipse DL4J‏ @deeplearning4j 12 Sep 2017
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          people, liberal people, would have to be willing to be seen offering a carrot repeatedly despite pressure from friends and electorate.

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        1. Paramveer‏ @paramveer_singh 12 Sep 2017
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          Could you give an example of a policy you want him to take a specific position on, and what would be the carrot and what would be the stick?

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