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Originally Posted by Severian
The thing I found frustrating about that Kuperman column is that there’s a lot of “well if it had been Trump and not Biden, this other thing would have happened.” That kind of speculative reasoning always sets off alarms for me because it’s based on nothing.
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Ok. I mean, maybe? But also who the fuck knows.
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well it's very characteristic of trump to be very transactional, he's never gonna offer something for nothing just in the name of ideals. i don't see it as speculation, it's just a very reasonable expectation of a habitual pattern with the guy
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Originally Posted by Severian
But yes, Trump is getting a bit more adept at appealing to crowds composed of people other than foam-at-the-mouth MAGAs. Sadly, he’s presenting relatively well despite being in the middle of the most dangerous leg of his fuck the world reunion tour.
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i'm staying open-minded and flexible. people voted for a revolution, they have a revolution. it's less bloody than most revolutions (so far), but we'll see eventually what it turns into. i don't have a crystal ball, i can't claim any claims, i just keep my eyes on the ball and see where it's moving. there are many unknowns, no use locking onto a single scenario at this point. in politics sometimes very good people do terrible things, and terrible people do very good things. i see no use in having too many convictions about the outcome. but the ball is rolling...