Dear Jochen,
Thanks for writing. Frank is correct, I think, about the general tenor of FRIAM. I don’t know about the diaspora, but at the meeting of the “Mother Church” I thought we had at least one trumper, but it turned out his allegiance was only per argumentum. I am pretty frightened. I think if we all hunker down and if Putin and Trump don’t obliterate us all in a lover’s spat, we can survive the next four years without too much damage. But that’s a big “if”! What I fear most is that “unruly elements” will take to violence, and in the ensuing chaos, the democracy will fall to authoritarianism. I also fear that nations abroad will not be able to see the long arc of history here and will abandon us to our fate, too soon. So, I guess I am asking that those of you in the friam diaspora give us what moral support you can and that we all learn to resist in ways that are effective but will not cause the pendulum to begin swinging even more wildly. Thanks again for writing. Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 7:44 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Divided America Friam was overwhelmingly pro Clinton and Santa Fe strongly pro Clinton. She won in New Mexico. I am sure I will be corrected if necessary. Frank Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Dec 4, 2016 5:28 AM, "Jochen Fromm" <j...@cas-group.net <mailto:j...@cas-group.net> > wrote: In Europe people are shocked about the results of the American presidential election. What is your opinion in NM, will the new president Trump make America great again or will he lead America into some form of cronyism, nepotism, fascism or even totalitarianism? American itself seems to be deeply divided https://public.tableau.com/views/USvsTHEM/USvs_THEM?:showVizHome=no His supporters take him seriously but not literally, while his opponents take him literally bit not seriously. I guess the FRIAM group is divided too between those who take Trump seriously and hope he will make their situation better, and those who take him literally and hope he will fail. Which side is the majority? http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-makes-his-case-in-pittsburgh/501335/ -Jochen Sent from my Tricorder. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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