Chaos theory of Trump rests on assumption about degree of sclerosis in the state. And it's not as end-of-days fragile as people think/hope
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The state can remain in a state of near-gridlocked apparent sclerosis longer than your chaos monkeying can stay energy-solvent
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that is one joyful prospect to a trump presidency. Watching him shadow-box with an apparatus he doesn't understand.
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I'll give him credit for being smarter than that. He'll not even try. Just posture theatrically for 4 years to confuse the plot
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maybe for Europe... in the US, no decline unless greying of population accelerates much more
weakness does not come from lack of welfare and armed populace. It comes from economic batteries running down.
That's not really true empirically. Read Hoffer's True Believer. It's mainly people wanting recognition, not subsistence

