(10-13-2023, 09:03 PM)copycat Wrote:

(10-13-2023, 08:32 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: You're asking Mike this question? Seriously?

I know asking Mike a direct question concerning his core values is like trying to nail jello to a wall.  I have hopes that one day he actually provides an honest answer.

My core belief is that the day to day culture war and fiscal politics is largely irrelevant compared to the longer term trust and social capital that are needed to have a prosperous country. Any country can degrade into lawlessness and civil war if enough people start distrusting its institutions.   People who cast aspersions against the institutions without evidence, or without a somewhat consistent framework, or who do so but fail to get involved in trying to make them better, are a social disease.
My failing (one of them) in internet forums like this is you (any of you) might intend something as a joke but I take it seriously because I think a certain type of joke can be very dangerous.

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