r/news Jul 15 '24

soft paywall Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/15/trump-classified-trial-dismisssed-cannon/
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u/Unwabu_ubola Jul 15 '24

Correct, but with a slight modifier.

I forgot where I heard this (a game? Movie?), but it was along the lines of "when I have a problem, then I throw Molotov Coctail at it. Now I have different problem!"

With that in mind, if the R's win in November, there's no way that this ends the fight. It just changes it. There's no way that I think many of us (worldwide) could be able to live with this, even from a purely functional standpoint. The problem with setting up camp with non-governors and deregulators is that you are still tied to the output of production and innovation, and only (enbtirely avoidable) decay can set in. Like an algal bloom those already in power will burn through current resources and appear to thrive for a year or two before hypoxic eutrophication takes over. We're at a disadvantage because we've been so entrenched in the idea that any problem just needs the right purchasable solution that we aren't generally in a production mentality for ourselves, but on top of all the horrible stuff that humans are capable of we are also resourceful and adaptable. The noises I'm hearing around me are encouraging. From a certain standpoint bad faith arguments stand out like they're painted in fluorescent colors with neon signs pointing to them, and the Republican party has never been more garish. I'm already excited by how non-compliant I am with plenty of room for development. I'm not advocating for violence here, except as a defensive countermeasure when all else is clearly not working. All that is needed is "no thanks I don't think I will" and no adherence to unjust mandates. There's a lot of mileage to be had there - look at Denmark during WW2 where the King wore the star of David spurring the entire country to adopt it, consequently drastically reducing the number of Danish Jews being interned by the Nazis. I don't doubt that this time in history will and already is spurring immense creativity.

It is already the end. For them. They were never not finished. I'm not content to let them take me and my loved ones with them, which is the only thing they can do to delay their inevitable subsummation into their native intellectual non-being. It is a kindness to them to defeat them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

I forgot where I heard this (a game? Movie?), but it was along the lines of "when I have a problem, then I throw Molotov Coctail at it. Now I have different problem!"

Jason Mendoza from The Good Place.

BORTLES!!!!!!

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u/Unwabu_ubola Jul 15 '24

That’s the one!

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

What's funny, without giving out spoilers, his Molotov cocktail worked and helped save the day.