[rayiner]

> My parents voted for Trump. To say the least this is causing friction.

So did my mom! Elon pushed her over the finish line.

> I have a little trouble believing people like Mike Flynn have their safety and best interests in mind.

I agree. But I think well-intentioned but ignorant moralists are even more dangerous. I’m shocked at how quickly the anti-imperialist left has flipped when State/the CIA put up some rainbow flags.

> This hardly strikes me as a democratic sentiment or one that has anything to do with Constitutional governance.

It’s orthogonal to constitutional governance. If someone isn’t politically accountable (either elected or a political appointee) then I’d rather they be competent than simply long-tenured.

> I seem to remember an anecdote from partition of Bengal about a goat getting its head stuck in a pot and the village headman’s preferred solution being to decapitate the goat.

We will find out.

[selimthegrim]

Actually, I think the story might’ve had to do with the communal award (of separate electorates to untouchables)