I did’t say the negativity wasn’t earned .. but, oh, how it gets tiring when it’s so endless.
Fingers x’d that Horowitz has a real serious, killer report ... it’s amazing that only in the last days has even one word, or hint, even whisper become public .. and that’s only because those named in the report have the opportunity to review it ... so you know that’s where the leak came from. To me, it’s amusing - and revealing - that McCabe is asking for immunity.
Trump is a genius, I swear. This stuff has been going on for decades but no one had the never to pull back the Wizard’s curtain.
1. I don't believe many FReepers have lived/traveled overseas, or if they have, have any knowledge of regional history or have visited historic battle sites. (Or have actually been caught in the middle of large scale sectarian battle fight like I have.) If they did, they would know how frequently revolutions, civil and national wars have been fought, how quickly events can spiral out of control, and just how tenuous the thin veneer of civilization really is. If you maintain the inductive mindset that what happened yesterday and today shall determine that tomorrow will be similar, then you may be a turkey or a FReeper.
2. A lack of macro-perspective. An easy hypothetical is: will the USA appear the same in 500 years? That is, the same political divide driving arguments over 2A, LGBT, etc that dominate today's news cycles. If not, then (a) when will a break occur; (b) what will be the precipitating cause; and (c) which side will prevail? Once you accept that change will come at some future pont, then why not tomorrow? What's to stop it?
The bottom line is this: the Hussein coup attempt is the most serious threat to our national security since 1776. Neither the Confederacy, Germany (I & II), Japan and/or the USSR had war plans that incorporated command & control over US territory and/or national government. Yet, the Hussein gambit was directed expressly at achieving that objective.
Trump has every right - and support of 50% of the people + military - to declare a state of national emergency due to the clear and present existential threat to state security. Once the game is afoot, then all bets are off. One last thing to consider: if Trump doesn't do it, do you really think the left won't if they get *one more chance*?