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Reflecting on today’s news that Trump is whispering the idea that he could start a new political party. I think this could be a good thing.
It could be a good thing if he was a sincere individual who meant well.
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I don't think that actually makes any difference. Only if his own party gains scary majority numbers (which of course it could). But I generally prefer political landscapes where the lunatic fringe have somewhere to congregate and don't create a tractor beam for generically selfish but otherwise not murderous voters. I don't know why - but I prefer my despot's influence to be less than 50% of a superpower.
Wrongcog
Reflecting on today’s news that Trump is whispering the idea that he could start a new political party. I think this could be a good thing. I mean he’d do it as a revenge bomb against more moderate republicans and it would be terrifying if it gained real momentum. But it would probably lead to a broader political landscape than the polarised one we see now and could spark dem splinters too. Imagine if the whole thing was ideologically more open and splintered. That could be good couldn’t it?
Prove me naive...