Diary, Politics

Why America is vulnerable to a despot

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The Economist reports: President of the united states is a coveted job, at least among a certain type of power-crazed geriatric man. America’s founders nearly made the office more exalted still. John Adams, the first vice-president, thought the president should be known as His Elective Majesty or His Mightiness. The Senate endorsed another form of [Read More]
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SNL funny take on Trump’s indictment

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The actor does a great job imitating Trump’s mannerisms. It is a well-written piece and made me laugh.

My own sense is that the change that Trump will indicted in Georgia is 80%. At the federal level it put the probability at 50%.

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Trump indictment
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Joe Biden Inauguration speech was great

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I was not sure whether Biden could pull off a speech that would inspire. He did. If you missed it, see for yourself and read the transcript below. Click on picture to watch speech. Transcript: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is biden [Read More]
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37% for Dictator in USA

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This a scary poll and hard to believe but it would explain the Trump phenomenon. [I][…] share of voters who want “a strong leader who does not have to bother with Congress and elections” grew from 25 percent in 1990 to 37 percent in 2017, according to the World Values Survey, which measured attitudes in [Read More]