Alan Amsberg
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I just wanted a add a small thing here but it is quite interesting from a personal ethics point of view. So, here is my status on all this:
- I have not dug into the evidence that "liberal forces" have stolen the election for Biden. My point of view has very much been the mainstream media point of view (Biden won legitimately). I don't want to get into the details to settle that question. I want to make a different point.
- I do, however, have a strong opinion that Andrew Paquette is a very intelligent and reasonable kind of guy. Andrew and I have had a few dealings on the forum over the years and I have read his book Dreamer which I very highly recommend as a VERY remarkable book.
- So, QUITE AMAZING to see Andrew here "fighting the corner" for Trump. It is my experience that "reasonable" and "intelligent" are rarely words that can be applied to Trump supporters. Let me also say that I don't actually know Andrew's position - maybe he is "fighting the corner" for Democracy rather than Trump.
- Now, here's the interesting thing, it is VERY CLEAR to me that Trump is a bona fide threat to American Democracy. He is basically a moronic, narcissistic, incompetent dictator "wanna be". He has DESTROYED the Republican Party that I grew up with. The Republican party of today is, to my mind, is no longer a "democractic" party but rather an autocratic party. Trump is the biggest threat to America since the Confederacy.
So, now the interesting point. Let's say the election really has been stolen by some guys in Wisconsin at 3 in the morning. How do I feel about that? Stealing an election is a criminal and amoral thing yet whoever has done this has done a GREAT SERVICE to the United States and really the whole World. If I was at the pub and ended up chatted with some guy and then he admitted to stealing the election for Biden, would I buy him a beer and shake his hand?
But, of course, there is also the danger of unintended consequences. So, for example, maybe this steal will be uncovered properly in a year or two. Maybe that will open the door to Trump's successor. And, of course, maybe that successor will be intelligent, competent and ruthless. Then we suddenly have Hitler... instead of the clown show of the Trump Administration.
Anyway. Just an interesting thought on it all :-) I don't actually know what I think about it.
- I have not dug into the evidence that "liberal forces" have stolen the election for Biden. My point of view has very much been the mainstream media point of view (Biden won legitimately). I don't want to get into the details to settle that question. I want to make a different point.
- I do, however, have a strong opinion that Andrew Paquette is a very intelligent and reasonable kind of guy. Andrew and I have had a few dealings on the forum over the years and I have read his book Dreamer which I very highly recommend as a VERY remarkable book.
- So, QUITE AMAZING to see Andrew here "fighting the corner" for Trump. It is my experience that "reasonable" and "intelligent" are rarely words that can be applied to Trump supporters. Let me also say that I don't actually know Andrew's position - maybe he is "fighting the corner" for Democracy rather than Trump.
- Now, here's the interesting thing, it is VERY CLEAR to me that Trump is a bona fide threat to American Democracy. He is basically a moronic, narcissistic, incompetent dictator "wanna be". He has DESTROYED the Republican Party that I grew up with. The Republican party of today is, to my mind, is no longer a "democractic" party but rather an autocratic party. Trump is the biggest threat to America since the Confederacy.
So, now the interesting point. Let's say the election really has been stolen by some guys in Wisconsin at 3 in the morning. How do I feel about that? Stealing an election is a criminal and amoral thing yet whoever has done this has done a GREAT SERVICE to the United States and really the whole World. If I was at the pub and ended up chatted with some guy and then he admitted to stealing the election for Biden, would I buy him a beer and shake his hand?
But, of course, there is also the danger of unintended consequences. So, for example, maybe this steal will be uncovered properly in a year or two. Maybe that will open the door to Trump's successor. And, of course, maybe that successor will be intelligent, competent and ruthless. Then we suddenly have Hitler... instead of the clown show of the Trump Administration.
Anyway. Just an interesting thought on it all :-) I don't actually know what I think about it.