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Cyrano

(15,035 posts) Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:36 PM Mar 2016

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Isaac Asimov said that "Violence is

the last refuge of the incompetent."

It seems that it's also the first resort among many Trump voters.

So what does that tell us about them?

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Isaac Asimov said that "Violence is (Original Post) Cyrano Mar 2016 OP

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #1

My bad. Fixed it. Cyrano Mar 2016 #4

It is the first resort of our *bipartisan* foreign policy n/t Old Union Guy Mar 2016 #2

Not really. Cyrano Mar 2016 #5

And a lot of our police. Dr. Strange Mar 2016 #6

Many among the police are Cyrano Mar 2016 #7

Some people only have one resort. nt bemildred Mar 2016 #3

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:42 PM

Mar 2016

Cyrano

(15,035 posts)

4. My bad. Fixed it.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:49 PM

Mar 2016

Old Union Guy

(738 posts)

2. It is the first resort of our *bipartisan* foreign policy n/t

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:47 PM

Mar 2016

Cyrano

(15,035 posts)

5. Not really.

Reply to Old Union Guy (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:50 PM

Mar 2016

If so, we would have nuked North Korea decades ago.

Dr. Strange

(25,919 posts)

6. And a lot of our police.

Reply to Old Union Guy (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:02 PM

Mar 2016

Cyrano

(15,035 posts)

7. Many among the police are

Reply to Dr. Strange (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:07 PM

Mar 2016

"only following orders."

That excuse didn't work at Nuremberg.

Hopefully, we will see a day in America when it doesn't work anymore. But the Republican Party will make it a viable excuse for the foreseeable future.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

3. Some people only have one resort. nt

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:48 PM

Mar 2016

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