Well no, actually, I'm an atheist (since my mid teens, in my late 40s now), so we have that in common. 😊 I wasn't suggesting people actually believe divine providence will save us, at least not based on their personal judgement.
Maybe I waxed philosophical a bit too much there, but the point was to say that in politics we do too much arg…
Well no, actually, I'm an atheist (since my mid teens, in my late 40s now), so we have that in common. 😊 I wasn't suggesting people actually believe divine providence will save us, at least not based on their personal judgement.
Maybe I waxed philosophical a bit too much there, but the point was to say that in politics we do too much arguing over whether this or that person is blameworthy or deserving of credit or forgiveness, and not enough dispassionate analysis of problems and solutions. So it might feel natural to react to a purely analytical statement about how Trump might rid himself of people unwilling to go the distance with him, as if the intention were to praise those people, rather than warn how they won't be around next time.
At any rate, I think we all agree that a second Trump term would be a disaster for America which would make his first term seem like the good ol' days.
Well no, actually, I'm an atheist (since my mid teens, in my late 40s now), so we have that in common. 😊 I wasn't suggesting people actually believe divine providence will save us, at least not based on their personal judgement.
Maybe I waxed philosophical a bit too much there, but the point was to say that in politics we do too much arguing over whether this or that person is blameworthy or deserving of credit or forgiveness, and not enough dispassionate analysis of problems and solutions. So it might feel natural to react to a purely analytical statement about how Trump might rid himself of people unwilling to go the distance with him, as if the intention were to praise those people, rather than warn how they won't be around next time.
At any rate, I think we all agree that a second Trump term would be a disaster for America which would make his first term seem like the good ol' days.