{"id":6619,"date":"2016-03-04T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/03\/04\/trumpian-propositions\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T13:36:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:36:22","slug":"trumpian-propositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/03\/04\/trumpian-propositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumpian Propositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a reader:<\/span><\/p>\n

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a. If Trump is the nominee, the Republicans will win the election.<\/span>
b. If Trump is the nominee, the Republicans will not win the election.<\/span>
c. If Trump is not the nominee, the Republicans will win the election.<\/span>
d. If Trump is not the nominee, the Republicans will not win the election.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think (a) could be true, but you think it's false. You think (b) and (c) are true.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, some dismal grist for your blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Grist for the mill; blog fodder for the Bill. <\/span><\/p>\n

I agree that (a) could be true.  That is an epistemic use of 'could.'  It means that the Republicans' winning is consistent with what we know.  I don't say that (a) is false.  What I say is that the Republicans' losing is also consistent with what we know.  We don't know much.  We are just thinking up scenarios and guessing at probabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

It could go like this.  Trump 'inspires' people to vote in the general who usually don't.  (He already has in the primaries and caucuses.)  We all know people like this.  They typically maintain, falsely of course, that there is no difference between the two major parties; it's Tweedledum and Tweedledee<\/a>.  If Trump gets enough of these types  to emerge from their hills and hollows to vote for him, then he could conceivably beat the despicable Hillary.  The latter, after all, is not that popular due to her mendacity, her lack of principles, and her merely personal ambition.  And Trump's thuggishness has unmistakable populist appeal. 
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Or it could go like this.  The uncouth Trump  keeps up the demonstration of his lack of gravitas<\/a> and his general unfitness for high office and large numbers of conservatives become disgusted enough to refuse to vote for him.  A small subset of these will take it a step further and vote for Hillary.  The opposition of conservatives, Democrats, and the groups he offends such as women, Hispanics, and Muslims will then seal his fate.<\/span><\/p>\n

How will it go?  Nobody knows.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don't maintain (b) or (c).  My reader needs to be more of a reader and less of a projecter.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Whoever gets the Republican nod, you must vote for that person.  If it's Trump, then you must vote for Trump.  And this despite the manifest negatives that his star-struck cult followers cannot bring themselves to admit.  I won't repeat the litany.  You know it by now if you have been paying attention.  But I will mention something he did during last night's debate that really ought to be a nail in the scumbag's coffin:  he made a reference to his penis.  Horribile dictu<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And you think this guy is worthy of the presidency?<\/span><\/p>\n

There is also a serious question whether the guy is serious or just playing us all for fools.  He knows the presidency is in reach.  If he is serious about attaining it, why would he engage in vile antics that he knows will undermine him?  Either he is not serious or he  has atrocious judgment.  Either way he is unfit for the presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n

But despite his manifest unfitness, you must support him if he gets the nod.  For there is one who is more unfit.  You must roll the dice!  Why?  Because we know what Hillary will do, while we do not know what Trump will do.  He might actually do something worthwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don't forget: the coming election will not only determine who will be president but will also affect the composition of the Supreme Court.  We are at a tipping point. <\/span><\/p>\n

…………………………..<\/span><\/p>\n

D. G. comments: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Another possibility, perhaps – he is serious, and his judgment is perfect as to the character of a large portion of the American people. He knows what they like. The miserable truth is that he may be correct in his judgment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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From a reader: a. If Trump is the nominee, the Republicans will win the election.b. If Trump is the nominee, the Republicans will not win the election.c. If Trump is not the nominee, the Republicans will win the election.d. If Trump is not the nominee, the Republicans will not win the election. I think (a) … Continue reading “Trumpian Propositions”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-civility","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}