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Everything you said is correct, and yet we still come to a different conclusion.
We're going to lose 120M+ if we do nothing. And we'll lose 120M+ if we act.
The issue is the former let's them win.
You yourself said, "if we can". You yourself said "I don't know if we can". The difference is that I've accepted we can't and we can't.
More and more I believe we can and we will. Trump is getting more and more erratic and desperate. Things are falling apart for him. The question now is how many people die before it happens. I think it'll be less than 120M more than if we do it your way. I think the odds of a less bad outcome are higher with my conclusion by a lot. And has a less risky outcome.
What doesn't exist at this point is a "good" outcome. That shim sailed November 2024. People are already dying. A lot of them. We'll eventually find out how many the concentration camps have killed. No good outcome.