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Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses the 2024 presidential debate from a hashkafa perspective.
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You know, last week or actually it's actually 2 weeks ago and 4 weeks ago and so on. Whatever, you know, the last two shiurim I've dealt with you know, Donald Trump. But, you know, when you take a look at what's going on, things are happening so fast that you're confused. You It's like a whirlwind, you know, it's like a tornado where the wind is spinning around at 200 miles an hour, you know? So, it's very miles an hour, you know? So, it's very difficult in many ways. I really the word really is is very disconcerting to have this type of speed of political events. It is actually incredibly confusing. And it's also, like I said, disconcerting and it's really frightening. You know, because one of the things that we all want, we want to have a handle on what is going on. You know, it's very important to us cuz our lives are dependent and wrapped around the stability of this country, around the stability of this country, you know? So, we can't believe what's happening. First, a former president is being was indicted and being found guilty basically for a bookkeeping error, which they claim, of course, was not an error, it's premeditated. But, in the end, it's a bookkeeping situation. You know, it's like being indicted because you brought back a library book, you brought it back after it was due. So, you're now indicted for that crime. I mean, what what kind of significance
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