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Sure. Unless the bigger of two evils is so big that it is an extinction-level event. I think that Donald J. Trump's incompetence, wannabe-dictator ways, and disrespect for the rule of law, qualify as the worst gap in terms of lesser-of-two-evils we've ever encountered, so, I think we have the obligation to deny him a second term, if we want to survive as one of the leading countries in the world.
I concur with James Mattis on this point - the greatest threat to the long term national security is the debt.
That being said, if you honestly believe that a second Trump term represents a real extinction level threat to the human species, then I can understand desperation to avoid that.
I think I would question your judgement in such a case, but at least not your consistency.
Personally, neither of these men deserve my vote, and neither will receive it (shrug).
What's wrong with your comprehension of what I post? I said the survival of our LEADERSHIP in the world. That's what is getting extinct. NOT the human species. Gee!
What you stated was:
Originally Posted by GreatNewsTonight
Sure. Unless the bigger of two evils is so big that it is an extinction-level event.
An Extinction Level Event is not "the world becomes more multipolar". It is an Extinction Level Event.
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Please don't put words in my mouth. Please read my posts accurately. And you did quote my very post, with my very phrase that I now have highlighted in bold above, so, from this to the extinction of humankind there is a VAST difference.
Indeed, the two are quite separate, which is why I responded to them separately, and why I saw no particular reason that you would (as you are now saying you intended) mean that they were, in fact, the same.
(shrug) if you merely intended to use hysterical and hyperbolic language instead of accurately describing what you were referring to, alright. I'm happy to talk about the decline of American leadership and how it plays a role in this election (Spoiler: Both candidates will oversee the continued decline of American leadership in the world, and I do not think that is a justification for voting for either of them).
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PS - If you think debt is the biggest threat (a defensible position), then you might have an interest in realizing how Trump is increasing it to a degree never seen before.
I've been making that point (that Trump is a big spender) since the GOP primary in 2015, and the threat posed by that increased debt it is one reasons that I take the economic impacts of the COVID shut downs (and the resulting government expenditures) as seriously as I do. It is, after all, my sig line
