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In reply to the discussion: "The problem with the endless stream of treason is that by the time you hear that trump wanted to... [View all]NJCher
(35,653 posts)My reaction is the same as ShazzieB's. I've always liked to watch crime stories, but this is something else altogether. This is a national drama and a national crime story. It involves death, high stakes swindling, lies, egos gone wild, and cult behavior. An entire governmental system is at stake, a form of government that is historically very difficult to pull off and which is very fragile. That it is so tenuous is what makes it so fraught with suspense.
It has its villains but it also has its heroes. One of its heroes is a Constitutional scholar who suffered a deeply tragic loss but who has carried on with his responsibilities because of his belief in a system that allows everyone a chance to participate. Another hero is a former prosecutor who successfully conducted a high stakes espionage case. He is exemplary for his evenhandedness, his candor and his honesty.
Now we are finding out that this system of government was even closer to falling than had previously been thought. Trump had an executive order drafted to seize voting machines across the country. Such an act of desperation would have thrust this nation into uncharted territory, leaving it vulnerable and without a leader in a world with unscrupulous evildoers like Putin.
And all this is at the hands of a buffoon who is not known for his intelligence.
Numb? I can understand the reaction, but it's not mine. My adrenaline kicks into high gear at every revelation.