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| My Endorsement for President of the United States |
| 2016-06-06 |
| h/t Instapundit I’ve decided to come off the sidelines and endorse a candidate for President of the United States. I’ll start by reminding readers that my politics don’t align with any of the candidates. My interest in the race has been limited to Trump’s extraordinary persuasion skills. But lately Hillary Clinton has moved into the persuasion game ‐ and away from boring facts and policies ‐ with great success. Let’s talk about that. This past week we saw Clinton pair the idea of President Trump with nuclear disaster, racism, Hitler, the Holocaust, and whatever else makes you tremble in fear. That is good persuasion if you can pull it off because fear is a strong motivator. It is also a sharp pivot from Clinton’s prior approach of talking about her mastery of policy details, her experience, and her gender. Trump took her so-called "woman card" and turned it into a liability. So Clinton wisely pivoted. Her new scare tactics are solid-gold persuasion. I wouldn’t be surprised if you see Clinton’s numbers versus Trump improve in June, at least temporarily, until Trump finds a counter-move. The only downside I can see to the new approach is that it is likely to trigger a race war in the United States. And I would be a top-ten assassination target in that scenario because once you define Trump as Hitler, you also give citizens moral permission to kill him. And obviously it would be okay to kill anyone who actively supports a genocidal dictator, including anyone who wrote about his persuasion skills in positive terms. (I’m called an "apologist" on Twitter, or sometimes just Joseph Goebbels). If Clinton successfully pairs Trump with Hitler in your mind ‐ as she is doing ‐ and loses anyway, about a quarter of the country will think it is morally justified to assassinate their own leader. I too would feel that way if an actual Hitler came to power in this country. I would join the resistance and try to take out the Hitler-like leader. You should do the same. No one wants an actual President Hitler. So I’ve decided to endorse Hillary Clinton for President, for my personal safety. Trump supporters don’t have any bad feelings about patriotic Americans such as myself, so I’ll be safe from that crowd. But Clinton supporters have convinced me ‐ and here I am being 100% serious ‐ that my safety is at risk if I am seen as supportive of Trump. So I’m taking the safe way out and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. As I have often said, I have no psychic powers and I don’t know which candidate would be the best president. But I do know which outcome is most likely to get me killed by my fellow citizens. So for safety reason, I’m on team Clinton. My prediction remains that Trump will win in a landslide based on his superior persuasion skills. But don’t blame me for anything President Trump does in office because I endorse Clinton. The rest of you are on your own. Good luck. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 Confusion happens -- no big deal. I've made the same mistake as Elmavish Panda1401, and now he won't make it again, which is more than can be said for me. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-06-06 22:01 |
| #5 Try clicking through, EP, before you draw conclusions, and particularly before you comment. Also, "h/t Instapundit" is another clue (unless the Blogfadder quotes grom a lot, and I haven't noticed him doing that.) |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-06-06 21:52 |
| #4 The post is clearly titled "My endorsement" and it does not state anywhere the name of Scott Adams. Confusion is understandable when the poster doesn't make it clear. |
| Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401 2016-06-06 21:42 |
| #3 Ummm, #1 Warthog - That's Scott Adams talking, not grom. And apparently you missed this paragraph: "So I’ve decided to endorse Hillary Clinton for President, for my personal safety. Trump supporters don’t have any bad feelings about patriotic Americans such as myself, so I’ll be safe from that crowd. But Clinton supporters have convinced me - and here I am being 100% serious ‐ that my safety is at risk if I am seen as supportive of Trump. So I’m taking the safe way out and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president." Unfortunately, I suspect he's not as tongue-in-cheek as he usually is. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-06-06 18:20 |
| #2 Unless g(r)om is Scott Adams, this is not his endorsement. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-06-06 17:14 |
| #1 Disappointing post g(r)om. I'll take you at your word that you are 100% serious. I believe that the Vichy French thought much the same way. If you follow your logic, you are in fact, supporting a Hitler-like candidate in the Hildabeast. A candidate much known for her transference. In voting to protect yourself you actually put all of us at risk. I'd rather you not vote at all since you don't align with any candidate. At any rate, don't blame me for anything President Clinton does in office.. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2016-06-06 16:55 |