re: #140 Belafon

View everything they say and do in terms of gaining power, not what’s good for the country. Once you do that, it all makes sense: There are no contradictions if power is your ultimate goal. While the system was set up to have different sides compete to gain power, they were supposed to be patriotic enough not to sell it for a few pieces of silver. This is where the GOP fails.

Maybe my outlook is too long term, then, because I don’t see how selling out to a hostile adversary helps me secure power beyond the end of next week. What good is having power if gaining it means weakening American standing internationally (meaning you have less power)? What good is having power if gaining it means that the system/society/economy you seek to control is weakened by outside forces?

This is the sheep mortgaging the fields to the wolves. Any short term gain you might think you have is clearly outweighed by the eventual fuckedupness you’re going to experience.