[FRIAM] tolerance of intolerance

[Russ Abbott]

Why has no one pointed out the possibility that if Trump wins, Biden could
take advantage of his newly declared immunity and have him assassinated?

-- Russ

On Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 6:24 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah. It's one thing to wish it or want it. It's another to think more in
> Marcus' terms and come up with a more complex strategy not involving stupid
> 20 year olds and no violence at all. I still hold out hope for my own
> personal conspiracy theory. Biden becomes the nominee. After the convention
> fades, the Admnistration announces Biden has gone to the hospital for bone
> spur surgery. Kamala takes over temporarily and campaigns furiously for
> Biden-Harris. Biden is re-elected. Biden recovers and gets through the Oath
> (fingers crossed). Then he goes back to the hospital with some minor thing
> like a dizzy spell. Kamala takes over again. Biden's condition worsens.
> First Female President. Biden recovers and becomes America's Grandpa.
>
> Come on Deep State. Make it happen. 8^D
>
> On 7/15/24 17:30, Russ Abbott wrote:
> > I wonder what Scott's response would have been to those of us who, in
> response to the shooting, thought: better luck next time.
> > On 7/15/24 17:28, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> >> It ignores the option of doing things quietly and indirectly.
> >> On 7/15/24 16:46, glen wrote:
> >>> [Scott's] Prayer
> >>> https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8117
> >>>
> >>> I'm currently surrounded by people who believe intolerance is properly
> not tolerated. Scott's message, here, seems extraordinary Christian, to me.
> (Real Christian, not the Christianism displayed in things like megachurches
> and whatnot cf https://raymondsmullyan.com/books/who-knows/). This faith
> that "going high" will, in the long run, win out, seems naive to me. The
> temptation to "hoist the black flag and start slitting throats" isn't
> merely a thresholded reaction, it's an intuitive grasp of the iterated
> prisoner's dilemma, tit-for-tat style strategies, and Ashby's LoRV. But I'm
> open to changing my mind on that. Maybe I'm just too low-brow?
> >>>
>
>
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