It’s pretty common for the anti-Trump crowd to say that Trump is “stupid” or an “idiot.” And it equally common for the pro-Trump crowd to argue that he’s actually a strategic genius who has been manipulating our perceptions and the media in order to advance his agenda. Both of these positions are, in my view, overstated… although I do like to call the man an idiot myself.
The key is context.
I’m not saying Olbermann’s predictions are impossible. Stranger things have happened. I’m saying that the evidence is not yet sufficient in my eyes to say that those are the only paths nor is the evidence sufficient to say that those paths will inevitably results in his resignation or removal from office.
I think it is entirely within the bounds of reality for Trump to serve the totality of his first term.
I hate the very idea of Net Neutrality so much. … But Net Neutrality may be the best way to move forward.
I’m not 100% certain and I can see how thoughtful people who start with the same basic premises that I have could arrive at different conclusions here.
(4 of 5 stars) A really fascinating — if a bit cynical — review of American history mapped along hoaxes, scams, (false) conspiracy theories, religion, cults, post-modernism, and other false beliefs in an attempt to describe and explain our current cultural and political state.
Trump is the symptom, not the disease. Trump was elected as a reflection of the ideas that are already widely adopted in our culture.
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I originally wrote this as a FB post and decided to float it over here. I know. Most of my remaining Objectivist friends will already agree with me here. And the rest are probably tired of hearing me go on about this. But this topic gets me really fired up Read more…
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