Casual thought: I'm a little irritated by the "Trump is embarrassing himself by refusing to accept defeat" Embarrassment and humiliation are socially dependent qualities. For this to be true, there has to be some contingent of people who would respect him if he accepted defeat.
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Nobody's paying attn to the incentive structure - what does he have to lose? What can be done to him that hasn't already? From his pov, why wouldn't he be acting how he is? What consequences are there for him
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That's not all. What if he believes 5% of the people calling on him to be imprisoned on January 21st are serious? What incentives does that create?
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That it's 5% also doesn't matter if social forces mean that that 5% are the ones who will get their way
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