Letting Trump stay and betray his supporters could deliver a powerful psychological blow, much like Napoleon III’s fall in France or the collapse of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev. In both cases, leaders’ failures exposed systemic issues and disillusioned their supporters, weakening movements and forcing change. While Dan argues this could deepen polarization, disillusionment often breaks fervor when trust collapses. AI-driven redundancy is a pressing challenge, but chaos can shift focus to broader issues, making space for systemic reform. Letting ideologies implode from within often achieves deeper, lasting change.
- George (a Marcus ally and Dan's rival) On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 11:38 AM Stephen Guerin <stephen.gue...@simtable.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 11:29 AM Marcus Daniels <mar...@snoutfarm.com> > wrote: > >> It could be good for Trump to stay, because the betrayal could be deeply >> demoralizing and humiliating to his supporters. We may NEED this damage. >> Thomas Friedman noticed a few weeks ago that AI was going to be one of >> Trump’s risks: More people rendered redundant. >> > > Hoping Trump’s betrayal demoralizes his supporters assumes they’ll > internalize it rather than channel their anger elsewhere, fueling further > polarization. Humiliation often radicalizes rather than reconciles, > deepening divides instead of healing them. While AI-driven redundancy is a > real challenge, it demands systemic solutions, not reliance on a divisive > figure. Banking on damage risks amplifying long-term societal fractures. > > - Dan >
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