Feudalism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be a king whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside everyone else whom the law binds but does not protect.
@randahl A generation of Europe's brightest physicists fled to the US to escape Hitler and anti-semitism--people like Fermi, Bethe, von Neumann, Szilard, etc. They reshaped American physics (especially Fermi at Chicago and Bethe at Cornell). I see worrying signs of a reverse migration.
@randahl The odds from the UK bookies, translated from fractional to decimal, are: Trump 1.44; Biden 6.
I know the commentators here would like everyone to get out and vote. I understand the hope. The reality is the world needs to plan for a completely deranged USA for the foreseeable future.
In Europe we're planning for how we continue the war against Russia when America effectively switches sides.
@Marielvd I certainly share your concern, and you are right, that Trump has been more successful at jumping through hoops, than I foresaw 10 months ago.
But I am still hopeful. Because on election day, I do not believe a majority of American voters are ready to throw democracy out the window and in stall a King of America.
@randahl There is no law and soon there will be no order. We live in a totally corrupt country with no accountability for the most criminal President of our life time.
@randahl there's many issues around trump being popular more than "he was shot by a young lad whiter than him"
a part of america it seems that they want to restore the age when they're the most badass mf in town, and trump sells them the idea with his bigotry, racism and authocratic ideas
Homer Simpson lives on every urban/suburban street in the country.
The huge problem the US now has is that it must wait until a sensible intelligent President appears who has the good sense to limit his own power and abandon the right to select the Supreme Court judges.