tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1792613025718544029..comments2024-03-28T04:49:59.527-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Mail callNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24017995353180105882019-10-13T18:53:32.495-05:002019-10-13T18:53:32.495-05:00We are in uncharted territory. I just spent the we...We are in uncharted territory. I just spent the weekend with life long friends, no TV news or politics. One of them, a retired federal law officer is highly educated, more intelligent than me , and most. That he can listen to Trump's word salads, devoid of any logic and see truth there but not in reasoned arguments like yours astounds me. That he and his spouse can be devout Catholics while being indifferent to Trump's amorality depresses me, as I am reluctant to discuss politics with him, not wanting to hear him utter any laudatory words about the Cowardly Liar. Call it my virtual spam filter.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20559086887507426622019-10-12T19:05:16.474-05:002019-10-12T19:05:16.474-05:00If he ekes out a victory...or cheats his way into ...If he ekes out a victory...or cheats his way into a second term, it will embolden his base into outright persecution of leftists, minorities, immigrants, and the rest of their perceived "enemies", some of whom will retaliate in kind. Heinous atrocities will be commited by both sides, and the conflict will escalate exponentially. <br /><br />Okay, so it may not be on the scale of outright civil war, maybe more like Northern Ireland--on steroids. It's a big mistake to think that the bullies have all the guns. And we not only have 175 times their population, we have far more than 175 times the firepower, literally at our fingertips.<br /><br />Impeachment and conviction, though unlikely, may be our only hope. And if he claims "fraud" and refuses to go quietly, what then? The bullies-with-the guns might still erupt on his behalf. He might even encourage them to do so. Which they might also do if he gets the boot at the polls. <br /><br />If he is impeached and acquitted, and then wins a second term, five more years of escalating violence seems likely. Each year will be worse than the last, much like what I remember from the days of LBJ. Not a comforting thought. And by 2025, what will we be facing on a daily basis? What will every day life be like in the Untied Snakes? The nightmare may be just beginning. It may not even be midnight yet.<br /><br />Of course, if somebody manages to beat him, you can ignore all of the above.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62125907514361378192019-10-12T18:17:55.417-05:002019-10-12T18:17:55.417-05:00From Christianity Today - "Pew has found a de...From Christianity Today - "Pew has found a decline in attendance at religious services from 2007 to 2014, with about a third of Americans now saying they worship weekly and about a third saying they go rarely or never." So Jews are helping to raise our national average.<br /><br />I know, no sense in arguing with bigots, but I thought that was interesting.J. Pabsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566801024154623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10355162826037945432019-10-12T17:31:27.634-05:002019-10-12T17:31:27.634-05:00Puh-leeze. You are ignoring the bullies-are-coward...Puh-leeze. You are ignoring the bullies-are-cowards factor. Nobody enslaves themselves to Trump because they're bristling with personal courage. Will we see movie theaters and churches shot up? Sure. But we saw that BEFORE Trump. This End Times thinking is exactly what they love--it justifies their guns, for starters. I don't believe it. Trump will fill the sky until he doesn't. Like Hemingway's bankruptcy, it'll happen gradually then suddenly. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35073277899680284552019-10-12T16:07:25.801-05:002019-10-12T16:07:25.801-05:00America was conceived in blood, Mr. S. This countr...America was conceived in blood, Mr. S. This country of ours has had a bloody and violent history for almost 250 years. We were born in it and we have routinely bathed in it, from the war for independence to the war over slavery and over politics and civil rights. America has the most deadly labor history on the planet. Countless working men and women have died for basic rights in the workplace, and a living wage. <br /><br />So in order to move forward, our nation will not have to go around them, or over them, but through them--like an army of steam rollers, or an Orkin man eradicating vermin. Version 2.0 will not be a bloodless video game--the coming civil war will be ugly, and very costly in both lives and treasure. It may even spell the end of what we now refer to as the United States of America. Both China and Russia are licking their lips in glee and anticipation. Enjoy these last days of peace.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71409013794589902932019-10-12T13:15:57.610-05:002019-10-12T13:15:57.610-05:00I have to give credit to Neil’s detractors. At lea...I have to give credit to Neil’s detractors. At least they read his article. Most of that ilk rarely if ever want to know what “the other side” thinks or why.<br />It won’t change their minds but at least they’re not hypocrites in that respect.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36634507876170809642019-10-12T13:06:10.155-05:002019-10-12T13:06:10.155-05:00His speeches are more bad stand up comedy routines...His speeches are more bad stand up comedy routines or finger pointing bad kid than any other description I can think of. It has to be yhe ignorance that appeals. The supporters have to know he is lying, spinning, restructuring the facts, but cant wait to hear how he will do it, then appreciate the story he comes up with. Or they are brain damaged.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509402029731074394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67502321377077700032019-10-12T09:21:44.850-05:002019-10-12T09:21:44.850-05:00I for one think it's a good thing to pay close...I for one think it's a good thing to pay close attention to the comments of people who disagree with us. No matter how infuriating it may be to read the cocksure statements of the willfully ignorant, it can serve as a useful reminder that our opinions need to be double checked for accuracy or at least truthfulness, not swallowed whole on faith alone--we too have our echo chamber. And I'm much more hopeful than Jim or Neil that our national nightmare will go away in 2020 or earlier, given the increasing shamelessness of Trump's actions along with the ripple of perceived discontent among his followers.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67293799443677797042019-10-12T07:39:25.618-05:002019-10-12T07:39:25.618-05:00It's interesting to see these but yes that mus...It's interesting to see these but yes that must be hard to read. The Trump followers are brainwashed, as it appears. Nothing one can say or nothing he can do wrong, will change their minds. Let's hope some of the ones who were on the fence last time, do the right thing in 2020.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79283897582452349732019-10-12T05:57:59.326-05:002019-10-12T05:57:59.326-05:00Maybe publishing letters like these serves a purpo...Maybe publishing letters like these serves a purpose. They could make any normal person feel even better about who they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27542899768393367812019-10-12T04:50:53.512-05:002019-10-12T04:50:53.512-05:00Thanks for sharing us.
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