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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Posted a hot take on the Trump assassination attempt in a subscribers chat on substack
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@aviationdoctor.eth
Insightful read. I am more agnostic than you about the really-long-term prospects of the US republic, because its capacity to reinvent and self-correct itself out of doomsday trajectories and dire predicaments is second to none, and usually ends up defeating many a pessimistic expectation. Of course, this only works until it doesn't. In the medium term, I would add a point about Trump himself, at the risk of undeservedly embellishing his character and reading too much into events far removed from me (as I am neither a US citizen nor resident). If you remember that election night in 2016, there was this idea that Trump himself had neither expected nor wanted victory (see https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html for example). Trump was, after all, living a very comfortable Manhattan life, being wealthy beyond measure and free in his agenda and movements. That all changed when the punishing exigencies of the POTUS role befell upon him. 1/2
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shoni.eth
@alexpaden
i don't agree with the outlook and am optimistic about unification - I do agree that the left is quick to point violence at the right, and are themselves often violent nice read tho
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@rafa
Feels like the moderates response here is to basically retract into trying to preserve local semblance of normality, while the large narrative just collapses into reality-TV drama. I hope there’s a recovery, but honestly I don’t see where it could come from. Speaking to certain family members, they want / need the show.
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Patrick Atwater
@patwater
"After deep reflection, I think this is a bad sign." Top comment on MR The lines here about echoes of Italy are spot on. Regarding a political renaissance, any thoughts on the abundance agenda / faction / framing https://overcast.fm/+Teb7spl5o
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@ivy
bang on except for some demographics ie at least mine it is going to be pretty apocalyptic in the short term
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Rostyslav
@novak1905
If it was real then US has some serious security issues. But in the era of thermal drones and scopes and many other digital tools for identifying treats, it is clearly impossible and absolutely dumb to try to do this assassination the way it was done. We live in the era where tools allow you to execute your intention with almost zero chance of failure. Yet here we have a guy in the 200 meters distance, and all SS despite all peoples calls never seen the shooter up until the moment shots are done? I have never been a fan of conspiracy theories, but here there is no conspiracy, it is poorly played act. The fun fact is, that people will eat it and ask for more. But to be fair it is not only US that is in the state of political crisis, half of the world is.
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@thehighlander
Less words More mints https://zora.co/collect/base:0x15c2ed544a9c2502bd48018fc6d864d634686980/4?referrer=0x158E5aE870c64C0B48Dd062c62D160aBF13391b6
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@cryptojon
already thought why is nobody talking about that here
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@bigbabytapee
. To my surprise, many of my subscribers agreed with me, praising the courage of the individual who attempted to take out such a dangerous and oppressive leader. It's moments like these that remind me why I started this platform in the first place - to share my unfiltered thoughts and engage in open discourse with like-minded individuals. So, to all my subscribers who chimed in on this discussion, I am grateful for your support and for standing up for what you believe in. Let's continue to push the envelope and challenge the status quo together.
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Moi Bama
@moibeliy
"Just wanted to express my gratitude that the Secret Service was able to swiftly handle the situation and prevent any harm from coming to President Trump. Regardless of one's political beliefs, violence is never the answer. Let's all remember to value human life and dialogue over aggression and chaos. #grateful"
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@notfloris
150 $DEGEN
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