Unfortunately, it's always possible to be worse. And bad leaders are often followed by worse ones. If Trump drops dead I would bet on his successor being worse; although I'm not sure that&#… (View Post)

Not sure if this is a real quote, but it does capture the Israeli mood; to put faith in the sword alone. The mistake is one well explained by Machiavelli (not himself a bleeding-heart pacifist): cons… (View Post)

There are really two dimensions here: Insider/outsider: outsiders want to replace the current insiders Revisionist/status quo: revisionists want to change how the system works, status quo wants to ke… (View Post)

There is one Rubicon which Trump and the republicans have not yet crossed:using violence to discipline their own side. The protesters were able to pressure ICE, despite it's greater fire power, … (View Post)

It's quite depressing how awful all the main contenders are. If nothing changes, the next election will be the "Faith, Hope, and Charity" election - we get to choose between the party … (View Post)