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Sea Sentry's avatar

It’s fascinating to see how many center-left personalities and CEO’s have recently reshaped their views in a more conservative direction. And Trump hasn’t even been sworn in yet! Is that because they now feel free to say what they really believe, or is this more moderate shift more a matter of blowing with the winds of a Trump administration? Regardless, the Orange Man Bad resistance seems to have largely evaporated.

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Susan G's avatar

The Resistance is alive and well. Did Jon Karl say that on ABC? No, at a book store. Jen Psaki somehow blames Musk and Trump for the LA fires. I wish I could share your cautious optimism.

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SDButlerRedux's avatar

My understanding is that Trump's felony conviction resulted from an essentialy crafted NY State statute, adding felonious charges when a connection can be made to election fraud. I'm not a supporter of the former and incoming president, but have always thought the circumstances of this charge and conviction were contrived.

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Another WorldView Is Possible's avatar

It's transparently LAWFARE... How many women did Bill Clinton pay-off?

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Oh Sarah's avatar

Including Hillary…? More than Trump did.

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NDDV's avatar

It’s a cabal working on many fronts. Americans are oblivious to the fact that a revolution is concocted primary by these public intellectuals. Castro was a lawyer, the Cuban Revolution was a kind of tawdry lawfare with guns bought with rich sympathizer’s money. You see Mangione and you’ve seen Che Guevara, son of wealthy Argentinian Socialists. The goal is to undermine and erode. A desperate society looks for trust wherever it can find it: I don’t think Trump is capable of snuffing the fires of the Socialist revolution. The left can use it’s magic wand and turn Bush and Cheney into honorable freedom fighters.

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Julinthecrown's avatar

Too little, too late, Jonathan.

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James Roberts's avatar

Funny how the misdemeanor that supposed warranted a felony conviction for affecting an election happened in 2017, after the election was over ...

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SDButlerRedux's avatar

No, the misdemeanor falsifying business records began with the payment to Mike Cohen in Oct.of 2016. NY AG argued this resulted in suppression of info that might have affected election outcome. Pretty fucking speculative at best to elevates charge to a felony.

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James Roberts's avatar

I missed that one, whichever summary I referred to (should have cited it) said the payments in question in the court case were all in 2017.

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Tardigrade's avatar

They're all weathervanes, swinging around with the political winds. Zuckerberg too.

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bhs66's avatar

No one with a brain cares or believes anything Jon Karl has to say. He’s been lying too long and has made himself completely irrelevant.

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