Part I of my Twitter Book Report on @stuartpstevens’s book is here ⤵️
Lots of people hold the theory that Sen. Lindsay Graham and others kiss Trump’s ring because Trump (or Russia) has Kompromat on them.
It assumes they’d do the right thing, but for the blackmail.
terikanefield-blog.com/no-the-entire-…
Never once does he mention fear of blackmail.
Notice, however, the word "pretend" ⤵️
They're a white nationalist party with shrinking demographics.
Next, I'll analyze Stevens' ideas for what's next for the GOP.
I have to think about it. Me = 🤔
It's called Occam's razor. britannica.com/topic/Occams-r…
Theory one: Graham supports Trump because he wants to, because he's a secret Confederate. . .
Theory two requires you to speculate about unlikely occurrences. You say things like . . .
The second theory is weaker because it relies on conjecture.
Moreover, if a person kisses rings unwillingly, generally we'd detect a reluctance.
Right?
I'm amazed how attached people are to the blackmail theory.
I attribute it to being good and honorable, and unable to believe that elected leaders are so spineless and corrupt.