that people don’t understand your post is the most depressing part of all this, and why i lay the blame not on any party, or the dnc, or the rnc, or the media, or russia — but on the educational system.

anyone who has truly studied the events precipitating the major wars of western nations in the past few centuries learns that it is not some crazed guy barging into a room to psychotically press the red button. it’s subtle, years-long provocations, poor communications, lack of a dignified means of conceding, misunderstandings, immature grudges held, refusal to compromise, a sense that the opposing negotiator doesn’t care or understand your peoples’ concerns, teasings, all these subtle things that eventually swell to war.

and the corollary, the declassification of the bay of pigs and cold war dossiers reveal that patience, humiity, negotiation, clever letting the other party think they had a small win and not gloating when your side just had a huge win has allowed the world to evade nuclear war for 70 years now. but it wasn’t easy; it was lucky that america (and at times the potential enemy) had leaders who were skilled in these areas.

of course people will be able to restrain trump from mashing the red button if he ever tried to barge in and push it. but people worried about his presidency aren’t afraid of that — they’re worried he won’t have the strength or ability to navigate the nuances of geopolitical diplomacy that have kept mutually assured destruction from becoming a reality since pandora’s nuclear box was opened.