Ask A Genius 1180: Rick’s Note!
Author(s): Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2024/11/13
*Interview conducted in November, 2024.*
Rick Rosner: Just a note: if you want, I can provide a general preface that, for the past several months, 85 to 92% of my tweets have been political. I’m deeply concerned about the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency. The election is tight, and I’m doing what I can through tweets to dissuade voters from supporting Trump. If that doesn’t work, I’m trying to motivate undecided or less active voters to support Kamala Harris.
She’s not perfect, and I don’t think she’s a genius, but she’s competent. I want sane governance, which we didn’t have under Trump, and it would be even worse in a second term. The Supreme Court has expanded presidential powers with less accountability, and Trump has made it clear he plans to act vengefully. He’s rid himself of people who could temper his behavior, and I believe he’ll be surrounded by enablers, making his second term “Trump squared.”
That’s why my tweets have been less humorous lately and more urgent. Also, I’m Jewish, and while Trump has never explicitly said he admires Hitler, he has expressed a disturbing interest in him. He reportedly has a copy of Mein Kampfand has said he wished his generals were more like Hitler’s. It’s unsettling.
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