General Discussion

I’m sure you are just trying to help alleviate some fears. My guts and calculations, based on very limited knowledge, tell me his statement is mostly bluster, but I hate how effective his ability to make us imagine the worst helps create an environment where the nation accepts behavior and speech that would historically be political suicide. If you push things far enough into the extraordinary, it seems that we are willing to accept the not as bad. Witness when the media talks about Trump acting presidential after one speech, the relative silence about ICE right now, how many people are on board with the Iran war if not to the extent of Trumps comments.