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ROBERT MURALLES's avatar

Reasonable take on war. However, Heather Cox Richardson’s take is also reasonable.”:

Trump cares what his base thinks. His base is divided. Christian fundamentalists say bomb Iran; isolationists (America first) say stay out. So he says yes/no/maybe, in 2 weeks, etc. meanwhile he LOVES the attention from Americans and the world really. And just in time to distract us from the success of No Kings protests, ICE kidnappings, etc.

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Ben Mishiev's avatar

I disagree with the idea that they are “distractions.” A multitude of bad things converging or happening at the same time certainly draws attention in thousands of ways. But it’s less of strategy and more of a consequence of what they’re doing here. There are no distractions.

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ROBERT MURALLES's avatar

Agree. It’s a consequence not a distraction. But it helps to distract?

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Jeneba's avatar

Thanks, Ben. You are articulating what I have been feeling but have been unable to pinpoint why.

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