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Fiendish Thingy

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6. Chaos is not the path to control

Reply to B.See (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:12 PM

Aug 2025

It only creates the illusion of control, when it is merely the ability to trigger chaos, which is not the same thing.

Hitler and Stalin had control; Trump not so much.

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IMPORTANT POLL ON THE POWER OF TRUMP!!! [View all] Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 OP

He is omnipotent until someone stands up to him and stops him. Examples: usonian Aug 2025 #1

He has been stopped, stalled, or dissuaded numerous times Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #2

How bout a selection for B.See Aug 2025 #3

I think he is closer to total chaos than total control. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #4

problem being, B.See Aug 2025 #5

Chaos is not the path to control Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #6

Well, maybe by "chaos" we're speaking of different things: B.See Aug 2025 #7

Chaos gives him power, but it doesn't give him control Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #8

Only if no one stands up to him newdeal2 Aug 2025 #9

Harvard is standing up to him Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #10

Last I read they are readying a settlement newdeal2 Aug 2025 #11

The president of Harvard denies any settlement is being negotiated. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #12