07-15-2017, 01:45 PM
(07-15-2017, 12:00 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: Goodness,
This is the yin to Lucie's yang.
When worded this way, I think it's 100% no. Any sort of subversion of our democratic system will come in a more subtle manner than an outright coup, at least in the way I understand the word.
I doubt a single Trump supporter would say "I'd support Trump in a coup." However, they may support some of his more authoritarian moves (see requesting personal info of voters) without knowing/caring how it undermines our democracy. It would be much more akin to the "boiling frog" parable than anything else.
I think this is an interesting perspective. But, I suspect in spite of the wording some locally (MB) and nationally will/would say yes. CK pointed out that some may be supporting moves that are walking down the path and/or knocking on the coup door without realizing and I think that is a very accurate statement.
CK (others), to use your metaphor, do you think the frog is still at the frog farm, on the way to market, in the display case, in the shopping cart, in the icebox, on the counter, or in the pot (low, medium, high heat)?
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
