While this may be true, and it may be comforting, it takes away the complicity of the state and the corporate interests that enable it. It portrays Trump as a rogue actor, separate from other structures. If I know it, and you know it, then the corporate boards and think tanks know it. It’s difficult to absorb, but the intelligencia in America is at the very least okay with what he is doing.

You know what is best for you. Good luck.

Convincing someone that they hold illogical positions takes time. If they value your friendship, then they should respect your feelings and at least be open to the conversation. It took me years to deprogram my mother. It took patience and a lot of compassion to slowly change her mind. If he is amicable, it may not be a lost cause. Eventually, Musk’s actions and peer pressure from the public may bring him around. It can happen.

That being said, if he harbors white supremacist views and is uncompromising, it might be best to excise that toxicity from your life. Only you know the contextual reality of this situation. Can his mind be changed? Or is this a lost cause?

If it’s the latter, be compassionate and let them know that you will always be available if they are willing to change their mind.

This is so true, and why I posted this video to help us understand it. I went through this with a family member and it’s exhausting.

Interesting story. Thought provoking.

The Blowback season for Ukraine is going to be great 👍

I’ll write a strongly worded letter to Pete Hegseth on their behalf.

They need to give it all they’ve got and go all out. Leave it all on the battlefield and give 100%. Don’t hold back and go the extra kilometer.

I crave epiphanies. Discovering experiences or knowledge that I didn’t know I needed.

I can’t imagine living without music.

Education. Critical thinking will now be taught in elementary school. Economics in middle school. And philosophy in high school.

Was America at war with Russia?

Seconding Internet Comment Etiquette. Information as art.

We’re not supposed to talk about this

The Amazing Bulk.

Are we even training the oil drillers yet?

Did it?

That’s what I said.