Your points are all excellent and well-stated, however I have little hope that the overheated political rhetoric will indeed get turned down any time soon.
The fundamental strategy at this moment has to be to beat Trump this November. I assume you and your readers agree he is truly a threat to the values of our liberal democracy. And I think it has also become increasingly obvious that a) it's highly unlikely that Joe Biden is the man to beat Trump, and 2) time is short for the DNC to mobilize and select a more viable candidate. In my opinion, the only thing riskier than launching an open convention process at this moment, is to not launch one.
Of course a Democratic win in November will not solve the terror/violence problem, stochastic or organized. In fact it would very likely inflame it. But we must do what we can to ensure that Trump/Vance do not occupy the White House, and that the Senate and House don't ride to success on their coattails. Sadly, imagining all three branches of government being shaped and owned by Trump is becoming easier to do each day.
Your points are all excellent and well-stated, however I have little hope that the overheated political rhetoric will indeed get turned down any time soon.
The fundamental strategy at this moment has to be to beat Trump this November. I assume you and your readers agree he is truly a threat to the values of our liberal democracy. And I think it has also become increasingly obvious that a) it's highly unlikely that Joe Biden is the man to beat Trump, and 2) time is short for the DNC to mobilize and select a more viable candidate. In my opinion, the only thing riskier than launching an open convention process at this moment, is to not launch one.
Of course a Democratic win in November will not solve the terror/violence problem, stochastic or organized. In fact it would very likely inflame it. But we must do what we can to ensure that Trump/Vance do not occupy the White House, and that the Senate and House don't ride to success on their coattails. Sadly, imagining all three branches of government being shaped and owned by Trump is becoming easier to do each day.