Hi Deepak and TOK community members. First, please see Gregg's blog today for a TOK perspective. Second, I lived half my life in the U.S. and the 2nd half in Canada, and thus have both an "emic" and an "etic" perspective on the U.S. I would have said growing up that that would a "coup" would never be on the table in the U.S., having been taught that the U.S. represents the foremost beacon of democracy, etc., etc. But times have changed and, as per Gregg's article, we should be concerned if we're functioning politically at the level of a four-year-old. I'm not thinking a coup will happen, but I'll refrain from prognosticating and instead share a link with an excellent article from the New York Times that puts U.S. events in a bit of historical context. FYI: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_11_11_world_europe_trump-2Dautocrats-2Ddictators.html-3FsearchResultPosition-3D3&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=seu1pAEKKqHMd1MUYKZ69woggbXJP2eaT77NB5pgH_k&s=B3dNc3jBoYrflpy-Vl54FCZ96DSUePdLPtu4fJP7ZIc&e= [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__static01.nyt.com_images_2020_11_11_world_11playbook1_merlin-5F179558994-5Faa445288-2Dbe6a-2D40e0-2D9ef4-2D1084e60fbb0f-2DfacebookJumbo.jpg&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=seu1pAEKKqHMd1MUYKZ69woggbXJP2eaT77NB5pgH_k&s=YyZHXgqzJmIqLn5DeMnFQB7Y38kRCFOr3aJAVgwZB7M&e= ]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_11_11_world_europe_trump-2Dautocrats-2Ddictators.html-3FsearchResultPosition-3D3&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=seu1pAEKKqHMd1MUYKZ69woggbXJP2eaT77NB5pgH_k&s=B3dNc3jBoYrflpy-Vl54FCZ96DSUePdLPtu4fJP7ZIc&e= > Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_11_11_world_europe_trump-2Dautocrats-2Ddictators.html-3FsearchResultPosition-3D3&d=DwIF-w&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=seu1pAEKKqHMd1MUYKZ69woggbXJP2eaT77NB5pgH_k&s=B3dNc3jBoYrflpy-Vl54FCZ96DSUePdLPtu4fJP7ZIc&e= > Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators. www.nytimes.com All the best, -Joe Dr. Joseph H. Michalski Professor King’s University College at Western University 266 Epworth Avenue, DL-201 London, Ontario, Canada N6A 2M3 Tel: (519) 433-3491 Email: [log in to unmask] ______________________ eið + 1 = 0 ________________________________ From: tree of knowledge system discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Deepak Loomba <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:00 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: TOK Excellent Essay by Nick Jankel CAUTION: This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. ________________________________ Since I am far from action - in India. Can't resist but ask an unpleasant question - Could Trump organize a coup? Especially with the dramatic last moment changes in Pentagon; I am afraid, now all of us everywhere are worried about the US. TY DL On 11/12/2020 8:27 PM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx wrote: ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1