Sigh.
This response absolutely nails it. Pack it in, thread’s done.
“Will delivering the Death Star plans to the Rebellion help the Empire tighten its grip on local star systems? So far it seems to be paying off.”
lol NO
He won by a total of just over 75,000 votes. Since them he’s alienated independent voters, created massive tensions in families, spurred an attempted insurrection, stole government secrets, and even turned large swaths of his own party against him…the only way he wins is by causing a civil war.
If he tries, he severely underestimates the actual resiliency of the American system. I know that it seems so risky, but I hope he wins the Republican nomination so that he gets absolutely crushed.
If it does , then there is a much deeper issue than just Trump. Fairly sure most Americans feel that to be true.
I hate that I live in a world where this is a legitimate question.
It makes him a martyr to the eyes of christian fundamentalists, and christian fundamentalists love martyrs.
This is going to be the second coming of the OJ trial: it’ll be inescapable. This creates two problems for Trump. First, general election voters aren’t gonna be happy that he kept nuclear secrets in a bathroom with a chandelier. Second, nobody likes a loser, especially not /pol/lacks. This is also the problem for Ron “Tiny D” DeSantis.
This whole situation reminds me of 2008. You know, the year we had to choose between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush.
I worry that too many right-leaning voters are going to say, “Doesn’t matter, pwned the Libs” and vote for him anyway. I can’t tell you how many right-wing acquaintances I have who get giddy at the idea of introducing chaos into the government.
Oh, of course the world is full of children. But at some point the thrill of seeing Trump ground down by the Department of Justice will stop being invigorating and become depressing, even for them.
They’re a cult of personality, and they aren’t going to see dear leader martyred, they’re going to see him destroyed very slowly and methodically. Their mythology requires that he be Teflon Don, and that just isn’t how it’s gonna go.
