Curious about why "he's 78" was trending, I found the most delightful thread of comments mocking Tomi Lahren, who's about 23 & somehow thinks Mitch McConnell, 78 and a senator for a full six more years (then retirement), cares about her opinions concerning his political choices.
"Christ Jesus" is trending. I have some questions and observations...
Christ Jesus is reported to have said that he comes not to bring peace but a sword.
Would that sword be a Claymore or a Scimitar?
Claymores can be terrifying, especially when a bunch of Highlanders waving them are charging straight at you but curved blades are more efficient.
Doug Coe, longtime head of The Fellowship, observed that Christ Jesus said that to truly follow him, you must be willing to renounce "mother-father-brother-sister and even your own life".
In 2016, Trump met William S. Lind, whose 2014 book "Victoria - A Novel of Fourth Generation War" depicts the assassination of the president & whole line of succession by suicide plane.
Fortunately, the first half of Lind's novel - which reads like a "Turner Diaries 2.0" is online. The suicide plan bit is in this chapter: traditionalright.com/victoria-chapt…
I know Trump doesn't seem to have an obvious pathway for retaining the presidency, but there's a cluster of phenomena that concerns me. It includes everything from Trump's fortification of the WH, as if it were a Medieval castle, to Pompeo's unctuous assurance of a 2nd Tr term..
2) to Mitch McConnell decision to throw the institution weight of his #Republican controlled senate behind Trump's spurious election fraud claims; to Bill Barr tasking his DoJ with finding vote fraud (which triggered resignation of his election crimes head nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
3)..to Trump's replacement of the #1 & #2 at the Department of Defense, which seems especially significant given that former #2 Mike Esper refused to put US troops on America's streets. nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/…. That's accompanied by gossip that Trump intends to replace the..
3) After all, historical fascism is known for its weird admixture of incompetence but also unexpected, stomach churning success, when the ridiculous suddenly turns into wholesale bloodshed.