aadbrd wrote:JuanP wrote:I would say that there are over 300 million Americans living in hundreds of millions alternative realities.
That is to deny the very clearly defined reality silos which exist.
It's just an excuse, if everyone is lying/deluded/conned/fact-free then it's OK for me to be.
Probably the worst thing that could happen for the right...
I'm pretty sure that after the initial shock wore off, the attempted coup is now seen as totally justified,
PEW says... only 27% of Rs had strong negative emotions seeing the capitol assaulted—surprisingly, only 48% of Ds felt the same.
trump was the best thing since Reagan for the Rs—they never wanted Mittens or McCain or Bush really, even dogs can't always hear a dog whistle. trump gave them exactly what they wanted loud and clear and did it right out in the open. In doing he pointed the way forward.
The country is still 60% white... 76% white/hispanic. trump showed there are enough whites for even him to win. trump was actually a cautious groundbreaker, his "many people are saying" and test marketing conspiracies and outrages at his rallies and in his tweets was pretty genius. Just like his "perfect" talk with the Ukrainian and his "I'll walk with you" and all the other "mob boss" doublespeak so he could get outrageous things to happen from his disciples without actually saying the "thing" that would cook his goose.
The next trump won't need to be a norm-breaker, an unfocused, chaotic narcissist with no plan beyond the next tweet. He can be smart, focused, prepared, organized, dedicated.
Won't be long now, couple of years for the congress to flip, couple more till the next presidential election.
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The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves -- in their separate, and individual capacities.
-- Abraham Lincoln, Fragment on Government (July 1, 1854)