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Originally Posted by Adder
A closer question might be something like Turnberry, which existed long before he arrived. Were I the type to go on a Scotting golfing trip, I wouldn't rule out playing a round there because of him (but I am not a golfing type).
But between the sketch man and the sketch brand, no thanks if there are other choices.
Also weird the Sebby sees the guy who tried the coup as just another politician.
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I don't. I think he was a crazy and deranged politician.
I think the pathetic attempted "coup" was an embarrassing spectacle. A pack of deluded dead-enders engaging in hideous behavior for which the lot of them should be jailed, if not deported to Antarctica.
The narrative that nationalist terrorism is an enormous and imminent danger to the republic strikes me as understandable, but also way overblown and in some instances cynically pushed by politicians who wish to use it to expand surveillance of opposition and of citizens generally. If you look closely, the GOP resists the argument that January 6 should be investigated, but they don't seem to resist the idea that enhanced spying on US citizens is a problem. The GOP, the people who brought us the current rampant domestic spying via the "Patriot Act," are salivating over getting that kind of power when they're back in control. Because they're going to need it, as they'll soon be a permanent minority party that can only succeed by manipulating voting rules, which data accrued from spying can help them do more effectively.
