It is strange to look a Trump as a victim of violence, when he is the biggest instigator of violence, but this is what happened on its face. The important question is why. Both attempts were made by what appears to be conservatives. I am a conservative as well. Sharing their anger, but strongly disagreeing with their "solution". Trump opened the door of violence, and often suggests it as a solution.
I don't like saying this but I am relieved that Trump won because the immediate risk of political violence has gone away - for the time being anyway . I know that this is just postponing a possible confrontation but hopefully it will give time for sensible and responsiiblle leaders to emerge and work to calm the situation and unify the country .
It's quite an odd decision to have only a single sentence about Ukraine at the end of this podcast. Not simply odd but rather shameful. This is becoming a world war if it already isn't one, with a genocidal and terroristic aggressor (Russia) on one side and the future of the international world order on the other. Why isn't this front and center almost every day? It's astonishing. Almost as astonishing as the number of Americans who voted for Trump.
It is strange to look a Trump as a victim of violence, when he is the biggest instigator of violence, but this is what happened on its face. The important question is why. Both attempts were made by what appears to be conservatives. I am a conservative as well. Sharing their anger, but strongly disagreeing with their "solution". Trump opened the door of violence, and often suggests it as a solution.
Great episode!
Your politics are showing, Mr. Pape.
Of course he's being political. He's opposing conservatives' extremely bad policies.
Political violence or not, it depends on the geographical location and political perspective.
Convenience.
I don't like saying this but I am relieved that Trump won because the immediate risk of political violence has gone away - for the time being anyway .
I know that this is just postponing a possible confrontation but hopefully it will give time for sensible and responsiiblle leaders to emerge and work to calm the situation and unify the country .
Uhhh...the only thing worse than political violence is allowing the perpetrators to actually gain power.
It's quite an odd decision to have only a single sentence about Ukraine at the end of this podcast. Not simply odd but rather shameful. This is becoming a world war if it already isn't one, with a genocidal and terroristic aggressor (Russia) on one side and the future of the international world order on the other. Why isn't this front and center almost every day? It's astonishing. Almost as astonishing as the number of Americans who voted for Trump.