Archangel1313

So, I guess we can safely assume that all the redacted names in those files, refer to Trump?

Darwinian natural selection is metaphysics, more than biology.

Ummm, no. This is a fundamental misrepresentation of what "survival of the fittest" actually means, from a biological standpoint.

If a creature survives long enough to reproduce, then obviously it passes its generic material on to the next generation. There is no debate on this. It is a biological fact, that your offspring inherit your genetic legacy.

This is how "natural selection" works. If you are fortunate enough to have offspring, your genetic heritage survives along with your offspring. That's the only way you can pass on your individual genetic profile.

If you do not survive long enough to reproduce, your genetic heritage dies with you. This means that every living creature on this planet, had ancestors that were successful enough to reproduce. Not one creature alive today, is the descendant of an organism that was unsuccessful in this manner.

The "fittest", survived.

It's only a piece of paper with words in it, if no one is willing to stand up and defend it. We the People can enforce it.

Who could have possibly seen this coming? This is so out of character for a leader with so little regard for the basic human rights of his own people. /s

Ukraine isn't a member of NATO. If it was, do you honestly think Europe wouldn't have gotten directly involved by now? They've already declared their unconditional support, and have donated billions of dollars worth of military hardware to their defense. The commitment is there.

Canada on the other hand, is a founding member of NATO. And Greenland is the sovereign territory of another. If the US attacks either one of them, it will trigger article 5 of the charter. The rest of NATO will have no choice but to respond, or leave the alliance...which would immediately open them up to attack from Russia. And they would be forced to defend themselves alone. There is no way any of them would be that stupid. Not with Russia on one side, and the US on the other. It would be suicide.

And you think the US won't attack one of their allies, at some point? They've already said they would if they don't get what they want from Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Greenland. Any one of those potential conflicts would lead to wider war.

Doesn't he already have a country club for this?

They wouldn't be the ones recognized by the international community, though. That would most likely go to the Palestinian Authority. They've always been preferred over Hamas.

I thought they all said that wasn't even a consideration, back when this was first offered.

Turns out...that was a fuckin' lie.

I think you are mistaking "conflict avoidance" with "appeasement". The rest of the western world is trying to avoid open conflict with those countries...the US included. If the US, Russia or China were to attack any of them, though...there would be war. And the so-called "fascist world" are not capable of remaining functionally united. They'll stab each other in the back as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

If that's the case, then things will eventually lead to another world war. A country as powerful as the US deciding to go full-fascist, will not be tolerated by other world powers for long.

Actually, the way they worded that decision made it sound like they wanted to hear how they would go about doing this..."legally". Meaning, what rationale could they come up with, that wouldn't violate the 14th amendment. They are willing to entertain arguments to that effect, but aren't just going to sign off on a direct violation of the Constitution.

This latest outline from the Trump administration doesn't do that. It just elaborates on what they would do, if they were allowed to proceed, anyway. But it says nothing about how they would actually circumvent the 14th amendment.