I’m genuinely curious about his worldview. What’s the story he sees himself as the hero of?
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Facts about him I find intriguing: - Was once a moderate and even attended civil rights rallies - First wife turned into a feminist scholar - 3 Daughters estranged from him? - “Voracious reader of history” (I’d love to know what kind) - Second wife Chinese heiress
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Unlike Trump he’s not a ultimately a simple person. He seems to relish being cast as a villain rather than being in denial about it. Embraces the Darth Vader moniker. I can’t fit a worldview to all this. Insufficient data.
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He’s also a southern baptist but I doubt he’s actually religious. I *think* he’s a cross between a disillusioned liberal and a competent Steve Bannon. Nor racist but civilizationalist. Sees himself holding back barbarians at the gates. Even if he sometimes has to deal with them.
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I suspect he’s intelligent but not introspective. Straussian, touch of holy warrior, likes the game but plays it for some mix of higher purpose and personal profit. Much concerned with mortality and legacy. I’m curious about anything he has no personal connection to.
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He’s 78 so easier to wait him out than outthink him I suppose
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Looking at his history more carefully. He *is* the “more competent authoritarian” we’ve been warned about
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There's the vague story of a determined magician or gambler who was hyper interested in winning the super long game and hid something in a sapling only to wait until it grew into a tree to reap his reward. It's like Thanos completing the Infinity Gauntlet type posturing.
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I don't know enough about Avengers to get this one.pic.twitter.com/VBtTK0uozy
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Thanks tries to restore balance in the universe by randomly killing half. McConnell is trying to completely imbalance the country by destroying a very non-random half of the country.
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