i think half of them think they can use the insurrection act and then all the dissent will go away
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one of the consistent things you pick up on from all of these people is that they are just catastrophically unprepared for what a real blowback will look like
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Sucking up to China or India? Probably worth it, to a certain people! Enormous markets, both unhumbled, with stable governments that will transition to new leaders when Modi and Xi retire or die.
https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/06/how-the-sausage-gets-made/#governing-is-harder
(First time as tragedy, second time as farce, etc., etc.)
It’s not in any real tension with Vought’s messed up ideas (he’s also not in a position to really fight) so it all proceeds. But the actual plan would’ve been slower.
If you’re going to order the military to shoot people in the streets for no good reason, there’s a higher likelihood of them simply choosing to ignore you.
Heck in Portland in 2020 they didn’t even draw blood, they were just on a power trip and didn’t identify themselves as cops and the city poured into the streets.
Plus, the real ones will still be *out there* with us!