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Mehrdad's avatar

If I am going to self sensor and not hold a genocide-enabler President accountable, then why would it matter if I am not going to be able to hold the next president accountable or not. By your logic, I do have that ability now and refuse to use it in the fear that I MIGHT not have the ability in the feature.

"and destroys the Republic as we know it" This by itself may be a worthy goal as "this republic as we know it" has been ever more so dysfunctional for the ordinary people and frankly, due to abuse of its power, for much of the world. So, it might be better to accelerate this decay of our system so it can be rebuilt better and sooner.

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

“It might be better to accelerate this decay of our system so it can be rebuilt better and sooner”. Do you have any idea of what you are speaking of? 100% lack of a realistic take…

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Mehrdad's avatar

It might be unrealistic but I believe it is patriotic.

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B. Estes Andgodzsch's avatar

“A fast and complete decay”? You clearly are a heartless, naive boy-man, without children or family to care about. And if you do they’re faith is misplaced citizen. Revolution and chaos sound great to the young and the idealist and the incel adjacent chest thumping glory seeker, but this type is the enemy of civilization and of humanity at the end of the day, and the enemy of a unified working class people. Since the time Thucydides first wrote up his account of the Peloponnesian War NO ONE who can read can say they haven’t been warned about what civil war and prolonged violent social conflict does to reduce men and women and their behavior to include the most disgusting, vile and depraved acts and policies. THAT is what your stupid suggestion advocates for. Go read it. Thucydides is restrained in his description but simply take the simple descriptive words at their literal meaning and just imagine for yourself what they describe. Horrific. Years of it. So people who think like you are dangerous enemies of the rest of us, who want to achieve goals … not tear each other apart in the name of some distant goal.

The ideal path forward is never to be found in violent palingenesis. Alliance is nuanced and requires patience with firm commitment to values and to a group sometimes larger and more varied than just that which your single issue focus might indicate. Anyone that advocates for the rapid decay into chaos of the society in which I LIVE in order to further the agenda of a place in which I DO NOT LIVE is no friend of mine. You’re foolish enough to bring deeper misfortune upon yourself here, and by doing so risk my children and ME, an otherwise committed ally to your cause thanks only to your zeal? Think again citizen. Enlarge your view and perhaps you might yet achieve the goal you seek. But lashing out at whomever happens to be prominent and nearby to you when you’re feeling vexed is … well … childish. Better grow up and consider the situation in its complexity before using what power you do have, if you’re to use it effectively.

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Mehrdad's avatar

A long rant to blame me instead of those who are actually causing the decay. Very heartful, smart and sophisticated man-man you are.

P.S. I did not bother to read pass this rant.

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