an0maly
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I apologize to those who think I should not waste a thread on this, given there are likely others I could tag onto with what follows. I'm not seeing them. For purposes of my mental health, I and my significant other are cutting off most all news and commentary about domestic and foreign policy, and politics. I know many things will leak through, but I will try to manage that in specific ways.
One thing I don't care to deal with is, what happens now. I will read in this thread if others are handling this differently, or think I deserve criticism for this, which I will accept in a way.
I almost admire the courage to attempt to write ideas of what could happen. Personally, I have been thinking about the old semi-mythical notion of ancient maps of uncharted areas labeled Hic Sunt Dracones. We rocket into them now. No human being anywhere on planet Earth has any idea what will happen in the next four years (including, very, very, quite notably, Trump). Various experts have detected advancing dementia in his speech and behaviors, and quickly over even just recent weeks. I've seen the term in print and various friends and colleagues have used the term "stupid Hitler," but this is so inadequate. Blenderized in his head too: malignant narcissism, paranoia, and a revenge-driven-life with the dementia and outrageous stupidity. His Supreme Court has ruled, with circular completion, that what Trump does is legal because Trump does it. This will be called the dark web, 4 chan election, for its deluge of accepted disinformation, but I fear all predictions from people meaning well are no more connected to anything real.
We enter, hand in hand, the Here Be Dragons world. I need to place personal limitations on taking in the view.
"May you live in interesting times."
One thing I don't care to deal with is, what happens now. I will read in this thread if others are handling this differently, or think I deserve criticism for this, which I will accept in a way.
I almost admire the courage to attempt to write ideas of what could happen. Personally, I have been thinking about the old semi-mythical notion of ancient maps of uncharted areas labeled Hic Sunt Dracones. We rocket into them now. No human being anywhere on planet Earth has any idea what will happen in the next four years (including, very, very, quite notably, Trump). Various experts have detected advancing dementia in his speech and behaviors, and quickly over even just recent weeks. I've seen the term in print and various friends and colleagues have used the term "stupid Hitler," but this is so inadequate. Blenderized in his head too: malignant narcissism, paranoia, and a revenge-driven-life with the dementia and outrageous stupidity. His Supreme Court has ruled, with circular completion, that what Trump does is legal because Trump does it. This will be called the dark web, 4 chan election, for its deluge of accepted disinformation, but I fear all predictions from people meaning well are no more connected to anything real.
We enter, hand in hand, the Here Be Dragons world. I need to place personal limitations on taking in the view.
"May you live in interesting times."