It’s almost like Trump tried a coup to avoid leaving office the last time around.

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    6 months ago

    He is borderline senile and doesn’t live the healthiest lifestyle. He might damage the system beyond repair, but I doubt he’ll stay around for much more than one legislature.

    Edit: Before getting angry and comment, do realize I wrote “he might damage the system beyond repair”…

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      So my grandpa is almost blind and his hands are shaky… the chances of him hitting me with that gun he is waving around are slim to none… so I guess it’s just fine to help him load the gun and make sure he has access to it whenever he wants… right?

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      He might damage the system beyond repair

      A guy like Trump doesn’t break the system, he simply exploits the oversized flaws people choose to ignore.

      One of the jokes in Trump claiming “I could assassinate a political rival of I felt like it” is the recognition that he’s absolutely correct. He could have rivals arrested. He could have rivals shot. He could have whole neighborhoods bombed.

      We do this overseas all the time. We just call it “regime change” and insist we did it as a favor for a population that will greet us as liberators.

      The only difference between Bush sending in the marines to snatch Saddam and Trump sending in the marines to snatch Ted Cruz is which bunker they’d be hiding in.