(01-02-2020, 11:43 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:(01-02-2020, 10:23 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > Wow. Trump doesn't mess around. Hope he's ready for serious
> attempts on his own life.
> Unfortunately for Murphy, the IRGC is a designated terrorist
> organization, so the strike is covered by the AUMF.
I don't think we need Iran for that -- I'm sure he's already been
preparing for serious attempts on his life by Democrats.
We don't need any martyrs on the Other Side. Trump already has his personality cut fully intact. How long will it last? If we are fortunate it will last about as long as that of Francisco Franco after his death. That one dissipated quickly.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.