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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I don't care about how you analyze it or excuse it.
Does it appall you? Does it excite you? Do you think it's a good thing? Do you want to join them? Avoid them?
You seem much more disturbed by the people who compare this behavior to Nazism than you do by the behavior itself. Indeed, you seem to have a bit of an interest in and admiration for the behavior.
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This is a very high stakes, complicated chess game. But it's also being played by a fool. The progression is fascinating.
I can't say I admire Trump, as he's got ludicrous and cruel policies, and I think he's going to worsen and accelerate a recession. I also find him personally offensive and dumb.
But, watching him amass a counter to the most powerful investigative agency in the country and take over the GOP is engrossing. It's hard to not guess at strategy and take the inside baseball approach to the events as they unfold.
Given what Mark Warner said at Martha's Vineyard last week, I think we're going to see an insane showdown.
My hope is we have something truly shocking that causes a further discrediting of the system, followed by a reappraisal of how we do politics at all levels in this country. It may turn out that Trump's own criminality is the thing that actually "drains the swamp."
Or, it might turn out to be a giant nothing. So my feelings right now are: 1. Boredom at the Trump v. Left back and forth; 2. Suspense at what Mueller has up his sleeve, and how Machiavellian Trump will go.