1/ This is a good mini-thread about the "what if Biden wins & DJT refuses to concede" discussion.
I'll add: people forget that power isn't in rules, or even guns, power is people. See #4 in my 4 Comforts thread: a majority of people actively hate him
I'll add: people forget that power isn't in rules, or even guns, power is people. See #4 in my 4 Comforts thread: a majority of people actively hate him
https://twitter.com/agraybee/status/1305527054054588418
2/ But, if the wrong people decide to ignore the law, then he'll stay in power, & that's actually what ppl fear
In 2016, I asked a fellow rabbi how he could support DJT. He said "checks & balances will stop him if he goes too far"
Instinctively, I knew this was foolish
In 2016, I asked a fellow rabbi how he could support DJT. He said "checks & balances will stop him if he goes too far"
Instinctively, I knew this was foolish
3/ It was folly b/c (a) POTUS can do way too much damage before congress/courts could stop him, & (b) I *knew* the GOP wouldn't stop him, b/c they had many easy chances to do so in 2016 & didn't
My colleague is a naif, so he didn't understand square 1 of why DJT was dangerous.
My colleague is a naif, so he didn't understand square 1 of why DJT was dangerous.
4/ My colleague was deluded about who the GOP was (like many rabbis, he had a 'good heart' which meant he was easily bullied & allowed terrible people to get away w/murder)
So I scoffed at his trust that checks/balances would stop DJT, but I need to apply that to Jan 21 2021 too
So I scoffed at his trust that checks/balances would stop DJT, but I need to apply that to Jan 21 2021 too
5/ The same powers that have enabled him from 2016 til now will still back him 1.20.21; the law doesn't matter without people backing it up
What we need from the GOP is to give them a way to surrender safely (see Rambam MT Kings 6:7) chabad.org/library/articl…
What we need from the GOP is to give them a way to surrender safely (see Rambam MT Kings 6:7) chabad.org/library/articl…
6/ Rambam writes that a siege needs to offer an avenue for escape. This principle is the converse of Sun Tzu (Book 11:23, suntzusaid.com/book/11/23/) that no escape = fight to the death
Let the GOP know they can survive losing power or else it will increase the chance for mayhem
Let the GOP know they can survive losing power or else it will increase the chance for mayhem
7/ Bottom line: when people fear "he won't concede" it's actually a fear that people in power will help DJT stay illegally. It's a plausible fear.
Personally, I think a necessary majority desperately want him to go & will be happy to see it.
But I also won't scoff at the fear.
Personally, I think a necessary majority desperately want him to go & will be happy to see it.
But I also won't scoff at the fear.
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