"Democratic claims that the Scorpion would sting the Frog have often been alarmist. But the stinging of the frog in the middle of the river reflects the Scorpion's struggles with its character."
I saw a Daily Show clip where Jon Stewart basically pooh-poohed alarm at Trump firing the inspectors general and encouraged people to save their fire for when the fascist threat was more imminent.
God fucking dammit these people are such donkeys. Being a dictator is not about your intentions! It is about the lack of structural and institutional restraints on power! If you elect a Caesar, it does not matter that Caesar promises to tread lightly - or, it only matters for so long!
it seems weird that we just found out that the document which everyone had interpreted for more than two centuries as creating a republic actually established an absolute monarchy but i guess if the host of the apprentice believes it then it must be true
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It was very disheartening.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/29/politics/donald-trump-funding-freeze-analysis
Yeah no shit. Maybe lets not quibble over the semantics of desire vs. belief and instead work on stopping him from fucking everything up.