<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b style="">A person that was truly neutral would not jump to Donald's defense 100% of the time regardless of what new outrage he had committed. </b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b style=""><br></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b style="">John K Clark</b></font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM <<a href="mailto:spike@rainier66.com">spike@rainier66.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-9005221144901802879"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-9005221144901802879WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> John Clark <<a href="mailto:johnkclark@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnkclark@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Thu, Oct 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote On Behalf Of Ben Zaiboc<span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault">:</span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">>> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Am I understanding this right?<br>You are saying you are NEUTRAL on Trump?   Ben</span><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Yes.</span></i><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">I only wish that was true.<span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"> </span></span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">John K Clark<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Your wish is granted.<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">We have a paradox in the USA by assuming a binary system.  We can admit (and I do) that the democrats and republicans win every time.  But there are more than two parties.  <u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">In a binary system, the platforms adjust themselves to where they stay about equal.  This leaves the third parties to tip the elections.<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">So John, why do you suppose an unpopular former POTUS won that last election?  You may consult the losing party’s notes if you wish.<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-9005221144901802879gmaildefault"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">spike<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div>