spaceghoti @ spaceghoti @lemmy.one

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I think they were obliquely trying to support your position, not challenge it.

Good thing the archive was posted with it.

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/MEbuN?wr=true

Kagan has many problems, but that doesn't make him wrong here.

Anyone who thinks she wouldn't try is deluding themselves. They're both cut from the same cloth, but they're not afflicted with dementia yet.

It's a good piece and I think the analysis is largely accurate. But there's one thing I think Kagan missed: Trump isn't the only would-be dictator who could take power. He lists DeSantis and Haley as the closest competitors to Trump within the Republican Party, but he doesn't point out that even if, by some miracle, one of them becomes the party nominee, they would assume the very same dictatorial powers Trump is threatening to wield. Neither of them is going to defend democracy when offered the reins of tyranny, and both could easily hold power for decades. Trump maybe has a single decade at most.

The problem isn't simply Trump wanting to be President for Life. The problem is that the path has been cleared for any Republican to assume that role the next time one is elected. Project 2025 won't work for Trump only. The next time we have a Republican President, expect it to be the last time we have a fair election.

Yes, thank you. Stupid autocorrect.

So you're saying he's a sea lion.

Fair enough. No other first world nation is as close to facism as we are now. And not a lot of third world nations, either.

Yay, American Exceptionalism.

As an American who has lived abroad, I regret coming back to the States. Other nations have their problems, sure, but none are as close to becoming a fascist hellscape as we are.

We can mind our own business and remain leaders in world affairs by focusing our efforts on issues that involve the entire community and step back from the cowboy diplomacy of the Bush era. We stop acting unilaterally and start acting cooperatively, backing UN resolutions that enhance human rights and progress and supporting allies who are defending themselves.

It's pure op-ed.

This trial is to assess what damages he'll have to pay for fraud. Prison time isn't an option, as I understand it. But it will likely end his business empire, and that's not a bad thing. He could end up losing Mar-A-Lago.

This is an even bigger threat to his ego than prison.

Sounds like sour grapes to me. But I'm sure the real reason he's so upset is because he got caught and has lost prime opportunities for grifting.

The rules have already been broken when it suits Republicans. Reciprocity continues to be fair play.

I agree. But I don't see the "damned if you do and damned if you don't" attitudes toward them helping the goal of fending off fascism.

Biased is not the same as promoting disinformation. Please address the argument presented, not the one you'd prefer to address.

When you can demonstrate that HuffPo and Salon followers are just as consistently misinformed about current events as the Fox News audience, I will concede your point.

Good luck!

If they break the rules, they get this criticism. If they don't break the rules, they get accused of being spineless and unwilling to fight. They really have no way to win, do they?