Re:Constitution of the United States Website has removed sec...
by Levitz on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @10:53AM
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>this constant skepticism, where does it come from?
From dealing with constant hysterics.
In this case for example we can believe there's a power grab taking place in which the constitution (as represented on a government website out off all places, for some reason) has been altered unilaterally. Note that this in practice is meaningless and you might as well scribble over your nearest copy of the document. Nothing but outrage can come out of this.
Or, we can believe this to be an error of some kind. Which is far, far more probable.
The amount of work hysteria have done for Trump can't be overstated. The tribalism it has fostered, the media fog it has created, the decimation of trust in institutions, there is no doubt in my mind that he wouldn't be president right now if it wasn't because of the sheer inability to deal with him in a rational way. To his credit, he used it well, but I'd have preferred if it wasn't delivered to him on a silver platter.
Another good example: the aircraft accident months ago. All talk about how everything was about to fall off the sky (literally) or the impending collapse of air travel altogether. All while it was clear as day it was a unusual, yet tragic, occurrence. Didn't stop the hysterics though, and it dominated the news cycle.
From dealing with constant hysterics.
In this case for example we can believe there's a power grab taking place in which the constitution (as represented on a government website out off all places, for some reason) has been altered unilaterally. Note that this in practice is meaningless and you might as well scribble over your nearest copy of the document. Nothing but outrage can come out of this.
Or, we can believe this to be an error of some kind. Which is far, far more probable.
The amount of work hysteria have done for Trump can't be overstated. The tribalism it has fostered, the media fog it has created, the decimation of trust in institutions, there is no doubt in my mind that he wouldn't be president right now if it wasn't because of the sheer inability to deal with him in a rational way. To his credit, he used it well, but I'd have preferred if it wasn't delivered to him on a silver platter.
Another good example: the aircraft accident months ago. All talk about how everything was about to fall off the sky (literally) or the impending collapse of air travel altogether. All while it was clear as day it was a unusual, yet tragic, occurrence. Didn't stop the hysterics though, and it dominated the news cycle.