DocWatts

While the power structures themselves were certainly Red, most of the people living under them were at Purple. So point well taken.

The first proto-governments began to emerge roughly 10,000 years ago coinciding with the widespread use of agriculture, and were roughly at a Red level of development in the SD model.

You would think even from their limited vantage point, Libertarians would see the Authoritarianism in Trump (that runs against their professed principles) and be strategic with their votes, at least for this one election when the stakes are so goddamn high. Guess I can't really rag on the Green Party in the same way, with their candidate getting %0.1 of the popular vote.

Psilocybin will probably follow in marijuana's footsteps as far as a path to legalization; clinical studies show a good case for medical legalization, shifting the Overton window to open the way for public acceptance of broader legalization across the country.

Lame Duck Donnie supporting calls for a Civil War is something in the realm of possibility. And that's scary.

https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/04/oregon-measure-109-psilocybin/ Looks like it's going to be legalized for Clinical use for psilocybin assisted therapy. What this measure won't do is make it so that you can walk into a shop and make a purchase, like you can with weed.

Looking so far like the Republicans will still maintain control of the Senate; or am I mistaken?

As for Oregon, does legalization mean 'recreational' use? Or is it more of a medical thing where it's legalized but only in a clinical setting?

Keep in mind that a best case scenario Lame Duck Trump between now and January is still dangerous; can still sow chaos and harm over the next two months.

Very much so; the Democratic Republican demographic divide is in many ways a divide between urban and rural areas. In the US political system, rural areas have a disproportionate amount of political influence compared to thier population. If presidential elections were decided by popular vote rather than the Electoral College, Republicans might conceivably never win another election. Which is why they defend the E.C., as they benefit from it politically in a big way.

Masks are mandated here in Michigan as well, but it's not uncommon to see people proudly and flagrantly violating that mandate as a 'Fuck You' statement.

Don't disagree, but four more years under a pro-fascist would be far, far, far worse than another neo-lib Democrat. Like the concept of democracy itself being in big trouble if Trump gets another four years. At least a Biden presidency would be a breather, so to speak.

Coming out of the woodworks lol. Interesting to note the difference in reactions between the two camps: Supporters of Biden if he wins : Relieved, cautiously optimistic Supporters of Trump if he wins :GLOAT GLOAT GLOAT GLOAT GLOAT

If the Biden leads in Nevada, Wisconsin, and Michigan hold, this will put at Biden at 270.

Thank you.

The three figures I mention are arguably three of the greatest military geniuses in world history. Red is about Survival; which often translates to military conquests. Red is brutal, but as a rule it also has the capacity to be strategic and intelligent as well (though as a rule you'll find less of these individuals here than at other stages). While Red can be impulsive, when impulsivity is contrary to its survival strategy exceptional Red individuals can reign in that impulsivity. One of the main differences with Orange is that it is more likely to scheme than it is to use violence to achieve its ends. Because Orange went through Blue, it will also have at least some degree of morality that restrains the brutality of Red.

@louhad Julius Caesar Hannibal Ghengis Khan All strategic thinkers at stage Red.

From what I know of him, he strikes me as a textbook Red; the reason I give for this is because he's pretty clearly a Plutocrat, and closer to a Mob boss rather than say a stage Blue religious zealot or ideologue. I think he tries to play himself off as Blue Patriot in a similar way to how Trump tries to play himself off as an Orange businessman (and also Trump admires Putin and wants to be just like him is also decent evidence for this). https://fortune.com/2017/07/29/vladimir-putin-russia-jeff-bezos-bill-gates-worlds-richest-man/

I like Wilber but I feel he tends to strawman Green at times. I think he also overestimates how much influence Academia has on the culture at large; how many people in the general population know who someone like Michel Foucault is, or could articulate the arguments of Dialectic Materialism used in Marxism?

This type of behavior needs to be called out, and anyone supportive of White Supremacist political violence and intimidation needs to be socially ostracized. We can't allow this sort of thing to become normalized if we want to continue living in a Democracy.

Looking back on this era, Red Hats will be looked at as 2020's equivalent of the Brown Shirts.

Not a waste of time at all. If nothing else, reading pivotal thinkers like Marx or Plato will give you historical context and a deeper understanding of ideas which have shaped the world we live in. The whole concept of Epistemology came out of philosophy; ditto for science which was at one point known as Natural Philosophy. Every political system that exists today has roots in philosophical ideas of 'the dead old white men' that were decried earlier (and yes Leo, this will eventually include you as well. ? ). Also realize thay you can entertain a philosophy without necessarily believing in it. No sane person would want to live in Plato's Republic, but I'd argue understanding that work is important because of how much it's shaped the last few thousand years of history in the West.

bUt BoTh SiDes aRe at FAuLt! aNtIFA iS jUSt as bAD! You know things have gotten really bad when MAGA Cultists start re-enacting scenes out of Max Max Fury Road

@Forestluv My primary concern is for mail in ballots that arrive after Nov 3 being successfully contested in Courts by partisan judges and thrown out, and not being represented in the initial Totals. So yes, the 'before' part is what I was referring to.