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In reply to the discussion: The beginning of the end? [View all]GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)I'm prepared to accept his techniques as a given - it's obvious that they've been well developed and are in use here. One aspect of thr technique is the apartment bombings you've talked about. I expect to see a false flag attack to cement Trump's position, and I've already speculated that it would follow the pattern of those bombings, or (or possibly and) the school siege in Beslan. They're quite familiar with the techniques, both of the bombings themselves, and the exploitatation of the aftermath.
But I'm much more interested in the strategic aspects of this. Partly it's my nature, and partly that I can afford to be a bit more detached, since I'm Canadian and we haven't been hit yet. I'm fully expecting us to be dragged into the maelstrom one way or another over the next year or two, though.
The fact that I'm Canadian is also why I'm less aware of issues in the various states like you describe in California. I'm not close enough to have a good view, and I frankly have had little interest in the details of state politics until now. But I can see that if there is a prime target for concentrated "reality bombing" outside of Washington DC, California is it. The news about Thiel should be setting off alarms everywhere in the context of Trump's victory.
My perspective on this situation is grounded to a large degree in complex systems science and evolutionary psychology, and far less in party politics per se. That makes Dugin very interesting to me. But also, the tactics that are playing out on the ground are classic examples of ev psych principles in action. I'm especially interested in the principles related to to leadership, followership and group membership - the classic tribal instincts that I expect to see stimulated across the US in the coming months to foment multi-axis identity politics and tribal warfare. California is a natural candidate to be a crucible to prove out these methods.
I apologize to DU members if my commentary sounds pretty damn bloodless and cold. It all makes me so sad, I have to withdraw into an abstract world view in order to save my own sanity. I'm having anxiety attacks from the situation, and I've been on anti-depressants since the inauguration. We each protect ourselves in our own way.