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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: WiltonKnight   😊 😞
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Subject: Tribalistic Governance
Date: 10/31/23 8:46 AM
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The Tribalism that *someone* on TMF spent years warning about is here, and it's time to openly celebrate the mayhem and atrocious quality of governance that is. The violence is only small scale for now....but will progress just as you deserve. When it becomes a normal thing, meaning it's not news and you need armed security at polling places - you'll know that phase is complete.

IN the meantime.....

As happens in there tribalistic societies, you people will have to learn to accept and govern with weird temporary coalitions, power sharing, etc. And that will be a positive or negative depending on which tribe you identify with.

While I don't follow day to day, right now I feel it's a small faction on the right gumming up the works - ie the Gaetz, Boeberts, MTGs...etc..... or what I call the Trailer Trash Caucus on the Right. Sure I may agree with them on some things, but - they are visibly trailer trash (yeah, I racially profile - it's usually 70% accurate). You can see it on their faces, they are from the Trailer Tribe.

ALSO like this writer said, due to Liberal Snobbery - all around the Western World MAGA is sprouting up and the *sweet spot* I've said - is to where they gain critical mass, but NOT enough to be in charge and this way, nothing is their fault and they can just screw around from the sidelines. Sound familiar? (See USA, UK, and at one time or another France, Brazil, India just to name a few).

In this moment in time, Republicans may eventually have to *give* the Speakership to Dems. A deal will have to be made between the GOP and a handful of moderate Democrats - to give enough of a vote for a Speaker - who can govern and not be subject to the daily whims of the Trailer Park. Permanent fix? No. But it may have to come to this temporarily.

OR the other solution is, just like we do in Iraq or Afghanistan - buy off the tribal leaders and muftis. Give the people who can't govern, yet want to take down Speakers..... some payoff so they stay quiet.

The time has arrived to deal with you people as a refined version of the 3rd world.

In the meantime - divide up more. Race isn't enough. I'm encouraged with the they/them stuff - that's one more division.

More more more to come.....
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