[FRIAM] God in Science and Religion (was Re: why some people hate cops)

[Prof David West]

2 cents ———

I cannot think of a single *_institution_*, including the GOP, that would support Trump  if he loses the electoral vote or the House vote it if came to that. He is a political outsider, not a member of any of the "clubs" and none of those 'clubs" would ever offer him membership. This includes all those sources of "dark money" — none of them like him either. Even if Coney Barret was appointed Justice in October, I would bet that both her and Kavanaugh would recuse themselves, putting their own long term interests ahead of his, in any relevant case/decision. He commands the loyalty of a mere handful of individuals.

The real problem is long term. A huge, but still minority (maybe 40-45%), segment of the population will cease to hold any vestige of trust in the political system or the Government. It may take a few years and a couple of elections, but someone equally evil, but competent and charismatic, will "speak to them" and ascend to power. 

Of course, before the "Fascist Right" can complete this process, the "Socialist Left" will have turned the country to Venezuela so who cares.  **:)**

davew


On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, at 5:11 PM, jon zingale wrote:
> Thank you for your thoughts. The organizations mentioned in my earlier thread
> were mostly thought up off-the-cuff because each evoked something for me at
> the moment, humorous or otherwise. I feel disappointed that the pentagon
> would use the 1 Billion dollars, earmarked for COVID relief, as they did. It
> doesn't give me much faith that the "subtle and strategic" actors making
> decisions for the pentagon are competent or compassionate. If I wished to
> make predictions that are grounded in the facts of past actions, to justify
> my faith in that institution, where would I look? To be clear, I do not
> intend *dandy* as an insult. Rather, I wanted a label to juxtapose against
> the at-times awkward and vulgar struggles of a thinking person doing the
> work.
> 
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