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I do agree about NED (what did they do in BD?) My parents voted for Trump. To say the least this is causing friction. I have a little trouble believing people l

I do agree about NED (what did they do in BD?) My parents voted for Trump. To say the least this is causing friction. I have a little trouble believing people like Mike Flynn have their safety and best interests in mind. > A genius from SpaceX is probably substantially smarter and more diligent than the average. This hardly strikes me as a democratic sentiment or one that has anything to do with Constitutional governance. I went to school with a lot of geniuses, people certainly smarter than your SpaceX employees. I don’t know that then or now I would give them untrammeled run of the government. > Muslims should be supporting what Trump and Elon are doing. This is the first break in the bipartisan consensus in favor of American Empire. I seem to remember an anecdote from partition of Bengal about a goat getting its head stuck in a pot and the village headman’s preferred solution being to decapitate the goat.

rayiner 2y ago
> My parents voted for Trump. To say the least this is causing friction. So did my mom! Elon pushed her over the finish line. > I have a little trouble believing people like Mike Flynn have their safety and best interests in mind. I agree. But I think well-intentioned but ignorant moralists are even more dangerous. I’m shocked at how quickly the anti-imperialist left has flipped when State/the CIA put up some rainbow flags. > This hardly strikes me as a democratic sentiment or one that has anything to do with Constitutional governance. It’s orthogonal to constitutional governance. If someone isn’t politically accountable (either elected or a political appointee) then I’d rather they be competent than simply long-tenured. > I seem to remember an anecdote from partition of Bengal about a goat getting its head stuck in a pot and the village headman’s preferred solution being to decapitate the goat. We will find out.
- selimthegrim 2y ago
  Actually, I think the story might’ve had to do with the communal award (of separate electorates to untouchables)

rayiner 2y ago

> My parents voted for Trump. To say the least this is causing friction. So did my mom! Elon pushed her over the finish line. > I have a little trouble believing people like Mike Flynn have their safety and best interests in mind. I agree. But I think well-intentioned but ignorant moralists are even more dangerous. I’m shocked at how quickly the anti-imperialist left has flipped when State/the CIA put up some rainbow flags. > This hardly strikes me as a democratic sentiment or one that has anything to do with Constitutional governance. It’s orthogonal to constitutional governance. If someone isn’t politically accountable (either elected or a political appointee) then I’d rather they be competent than simply long-tenured. > I seem to remember an anecdote from partition of Bengal about a goat getting its head stuck in a pot and the village headman’s preferred solution being to decapitate the goat. We will find out.

selimthegrim 2y ago
Actually, I think the story might’ve had to do with the communal award (of separate electorates to untouchables)