I'm still getting comments irrationally claiming that the worst thing that could happen in a second Trump term would be "mean tweets," while re-electing Biden is a sure ticket to "nuclear war over a wheatfield half a world away."
Yeah, no. Putin will keep on going if he gets Ukraine, and Mr. Trump has all but promised to let him have that country. At that point, an expansionist Russia is right up against NATO and feeling stroppy, a sure promise of war in Europe even if Mr. Trump tries to play the "too proud to fight" card just as the odious Mr. Wilson attempted. America stepping back to let Europe burn hasn't worked in the last two European wars that went global and it won't work a third time, either. We can help put this fire out while it is small or wait until it threatens to burn the entire world before pitching in. It was a close call last time and we'd be fools to roll the dice once more.
With Mr. Biden, Russia's ugly little war is safely off NATO turf and it's highly probable the West can outlast Gospodin Putin's ambitions. Russia's industry still falters; their supply chains are strained and production lags demand. If you want to limit the scope of this war, the battlefield has got to be kept away from NATO member nations.
Do you want a mumbler or a loose cannon? "Mean tweets" are a tea candle to the book-burning bonfire promised by "Project 2025" from Mr. Trump's GOP. He mishandled the pandemic and trashed the transition last time; this time, he and his allies are promising to do enormously more damage and they've set it out for anyone to read.
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With friends like you, who needs enemies.
I quite doubt we're friends.
Trumpism presents an existential danger to the United States of America, and to the majority of American citizens. Wishful thinking will not change that.
I'm curious if the hard word will come down from the Democratic party leadership in the next few weeks, followed by a LBJ style decision to finish his run for 2024.
In that case, it may very easily turn into one of those situations where the GOP gets what they think they want, but find they didn't really want it.
Trump may be neck & neck with Biden in the polls, but would that still be the case if it was a younger person running?
"I'm curious if the hard word will come down from the Democratic party leadership in the next few weeks, followed by a LBJ style decision to finish his run for 2024."
That's wishcasting by the professional take-having class; the punditocracy are having a right freakout over imaginary outcomes. Biden's the 2024 Dem nominee.
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