1. I think it's interesting to note that Trump's political opponents are more vocally concerned for his safety than his supporters. Because we are political creatures in the middle of an election cycle it's easy to frame any concern from the left as just another attack on Trump.
2. But that still does not fully explain why Fox News would not even mention the risks to Trump. I predict that no Fox News hosts nor guests will say a word about whether this is a good idea for Trump. The right cares more about the election and its impact on their society than
3. their beloved leader. They love him but seem okay with the thought that he may harm himself. Or worse.
Remember the scene in Apocalypse Now when Col Kurtz is lounging in his jungle HQ with his "dispatcher" Captain Willard? Most people didn't notice the books on the table.
Remember the scene in Apocalypse Now when Col Kurtz is lounging in his jungle HQ with his "dispatcher" Captain Willard? Most people didn't notice the books on the table.
4. One was a "The Golden Bough" a controversial work published in 1890 that IMO was the key to understanding the film's brutal ending. Simply put, it was about ritual human sacrifice of a king. The author made a case that religions are all essentially derived from
5. fertility rights and a sick leader makes a sick society. So to protect the society and give it a rebirth, societies have employed rituals to terminate the King's reign. With prejudice.
6. Trump's doctors must know they may be sending him to face grave danger. I think Sir James George Frazier, the Golden Bough's author, would argue that deep down inside, they know exactly what they are doing.
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