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Add to the list ("Alienating our allies, cutting aid, disrupting trade, abandoning our values, and fighting among ourselves"): ignoring the rule of law. I'm glad to read about big-picture issues such as those you cover here, but it's hard to do so with the five-alarm fire going on in DC at the moment.

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Those who fight dragons risk becoming dragons themselves … and when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. Nietzsche

OTOH, “One must have chaos inside to give birth to a dancing star.” Nietzsche

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How serious do you think Elon Musk's unilateral attempt to control the purse strings is a threat to the small-r republican social contract?

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