re: #102 mmmirele

People have been bandying about the word “coup,” and yes, I’m listening. Yes, I’m concerned. But I think there is one thing none of us have considered. It’s a wild variable, but it could affect the calculus of Trump and his minions thinking they could overthrow the democratic order.

That thing is COVID-19. If people go out like idiots next week, it’s entirely likely that by the second week in December, we will have so many people sick, so many hospitals full, so… you get what I mean.

I do not know what this means for settling the legitimate succession. But COVID-19 has put a monkey wrench into so much this year. Who knows what kind of effect it might have on getting things moving for the next presidency? (Yes, I am being optimistic. I have to be.)

I agree. I wish more people have read “The 4th Turning”. It describes this phase an explains it won’t go on forever.

I am hoping the temperature starts to drop as twitler loses power. Just like it went up when he took office. He and his family will be under intense scrutiny the rest of their lives and their normal way of doing business will not be so easy.

You might say “he still has his followers” but that will not be true. Sure there will be dead-enders but he has no ideology. He is just a cult of personality.