[FRIAM] Important Article

[Russ Abbott]

Thanks, Frank, And especially, thanks Jochen. The anonymous tab trick
worked. (By the way, I subscribe to both the NYT and WP, and I support many
other anti-Trump organizations. I can't support every good organization,
though.)

It's a great article. Anne Applebaum is quite insightful. Just found out
that she's also on Twitter (@AnneApplebaum
<https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum>), where you can follow her for free.

-- Russ Abbott
Professor, Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles


On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:48 PM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is an amateur summary:
>
> Anne Applebaum attempts to explain why Republican leaders have abandoned
> their longheld principles in favor of loyalty to Trump.  She makes
> comparisons to Nazi collaborators in France, German Communists in East
> Germany who accepted Russian Communism and authoritarian behavior even when
> it was incompatible with their beliefs.
>
> Several motives are offered using Lindsey Graham, other Republican
> Senators, Mike Pompeo, William Barr and Mike Pence.  The latter two are
> particularly interesting.  She thinks they are determined to protect the US
> from abortion, same-sex marriage, and demographic changes as the end times
> approach.
>
> She gives examples of slippery slope phenomena such as accepting trivial
> lies like greater attendance at the Trump inauguration than at the Obama
> occasion.  She details how acceptance of the lies has grown to the point
> where American democracy is at risk.
>
> One detail: a high level Republican said that Graham tells people that he
> talked to Trump in a way that made him think of a highschool nerd who got
> attention from the school's star quarterback.
>
> I am not doing the article justice, Russ.  I hope you can find a way to
> read the entire piece.
>
> Frank
>
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> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 10:24 PM Russ Abbott <russ.abbott at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The Atlantic says I've reached my limit of 3 free articles for the month.
>> Is there a free version somewhere? Or a summary?
>>
>> -- Russ Abbott
>> Professor, Computer Science
>> California State University, Los Angeles
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 8:11 PM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This is an important article about Trump which is not unrelated to
>>> our discussions of free will, narcissism etc. in my opinion.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/trumps-collaborators/612250/?fbclid=IwAR3yUmOg3xAiB7e8pKPZpAFs8VlJVQ1LyhX1XXUTJB2KHIqzgzGail2ZuyM
>>>
>>>
>>> Frank
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