Trump and the Unspeakable

[H2O Man]

8. Very good!

And very impressive!

Reading this outstanding post reminded me of a couple things. I'm on a break from gardening, and will try to write more later. But .....

One of the things that Onondaga Chief Paul Waterman stressed was that we be friendly towards our opposition, some of whom were enemies. To make clear we were not threatening them with harm. But rather, that after listening to their concerns, and evaluating them, we think differently. Very differently.

Now, as you note, with Trump cult members, it isn't likely many here want to interact with them. And that is okay, and no doubt a good thing in many cases. I know people who have stopped interacting with relatives, old friends, neighbors, and/or co-workers. And for mighty good reason. I may be the only one on DU that is comfortable talking with these people. It reminds me more than a bit of "community crisis" work I did at mental health. Psychotic people tend to respond best to calm, friendly, non-threatening interventions. Still, many of those did require that law enforcement take the lead, and my role was secondary.

Related to this is the fact that somewhere between about 10 to 20% of republicans who supported Trump before the insurrection -- and that is on top of those who had quit the party between 2016 and 2020 -- will no longer support him. It's very, very unlikely that he could win in 2024, even if he actually won the republican primaries. But you post reminds us that other cult members and Trump impersonators are running for the House and Senate. Tying the decaying carcass of Trump around their neck is important. Pointing out the insanity. And using humor to do so!