tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post8209432389822808441..comments2023-10-11T09:04:08.311-05:00Comments on Powered by Indifference & Focused by Caffeine: The Hottest Take: Sisko Would Have Voted TrumpVanVeldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03441999455333315750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-6177752473855282582016-11-26T13:39:23.829-06:002016-11-26T13:39:23.829-06:00True, the "burn it down" crowd is his la...True, the "burn it down" crowd is his largest constituency. Barely ahead of, "burn it down just enough to bring back racism."VanVeldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441999455333315750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-90999382871655872052016-11-24T21:02:30.889-06:002016-11-24T21:02:30.889-06:00That's fair. I was thinking of supporters who&...That's fair. I was thinking of supporters who're more like "chaos and failure is crap, but at least it'd be <i>different</i> crap than we have now," but you're right, the He Can Actually Fix This supporters probably do exist, and it's Sisko's subjective perception that's in question. SkilTaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496366094516039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-25737995069668267942016-11-24T13:20:57.664-06:002016-11-24T13:20:57.664-06:00True. Absolutely true. ItPM benefits greatly from ...True. Absolutely true. ItPM benefits greatly from television's lack of ambiguity.<br /><br />Though I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that in the view of many of his supporters, the existential threat to the US is manifest and his qualifications *throws up in my mouth a little* are such that they have no doubt he can magically fix it.VanVeldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441999455333315750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-82706384711073647652016-11-23T12:51:13.209-06:002016-11-23T12:51:13.209-06:00I can buy it. The analogy breaks down a bit, thoug...I can buy it. The analogy breaks down a bit, though, in that DS9 actually has an existential threat which Sisko wants addressed, Garak's claims actually address it, and Sisko can actually trust Garak to follow through and to do so competently. SkilTaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496366094516039415noreply@blogger.com