Re: Friday Five Novbember 8
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1.? What is a fascist?
An adherent of facism? I am not sure of the implied question, but my knee-jerk is that the term popularly refers?to anyone supporting a dictator.
often?Fascism?:?a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the?) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized??government headed by a??leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition?--
2.? Should a new president be allowed to hire private entities to vet his appointees?
I am not sure because there are so many unstated supporting?details,?such as the question of who is paying. I would guess that there would be a whole bevy of civil?rights concerns to consider, not to mention the possibility of abuse via using paid special interests to approve public officials. Offhand, I would say no without hearing a good and comprehensive case in favor.
3.? Were you surprised by the apparent outcome of the presidential election?- remembering that the actual election doesn't occur?until the electoral college votes?
Not really. I felt?it could go either way, but I was little surprised by size of the gap favoring the Republicans.
4.? What is the strangest rumor you have heard this election season?
Really? How does one rate these? Government conspiracies?abound.
The strangest lack I noticed was that there could be such a surge in?UFO attention and so much effort and money suddenly spent on?space-related projects without a major response from the rumor mill. To be smack in the middle?of Covid, large-scale?weather extremes and global social/national unrest and yet still be applying major resources to reaching Mars seems a little odd to me. It is quite obvious Elon is extraterrestrial and our political leaders are paid alien agents.
5.? Do you expect major unrest after the election?
I expect there will be more to come, but likely different?in progression?and presentation from the Covid-era riot...er, demonstrating. I expect that ongoing warfare, civil issues and economic pressures, coupled with the increasing intensity of natural disruptions, will gradually increase social distress until sporadic unrest and violence leads to increasing social efforts to exert control. Which may evolve into?a self-perpetuating cycle. People?who are hungry, unhoused, ill and hopeless have little to lose.
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