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I think that’s exactly what David Hogg is doing with his primary challenges to moderate Democrats in safe blue seats. It makes no sense for one party to be moderately left when the other party is hard right, regardless of how toxic the political environment is going to be. If you only really have two parties, they have to both occupy the center (pre-1970) or both be somewhat ideological.

I thought that was the plan all along?

I’ve heard it called, El Azkaban. Catchy.

They’re convinced everyone else in the world HAS to do business with us

That seems to be a widespread opinion amongst a lot of the international elite. Germany thought Putin was never going to risk war because it would kill his European fossil fuel revenue and destroy his economy.

Then Putin himself did the same thing, thinking he could starve Europe in a fossil fuel winter.

I think that’s what the Cybertruck is for, to appeal to Conservatives. I live on the edge between blue and red counties, and down in red territory the Cybertrucks are everywhere. (Meaning I saw at least four different ones.)