WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection pistol
out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection
pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems older
& even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance Trump
has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe. That's just
one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done already.
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection
pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him forcing
Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe. That's
just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of his
market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for global investors. Jesus...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe. That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done already.
On 2/25/2025 6:18 PM, TT wrote:
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection
pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him
forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe.
That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done
already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of his
market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for
global investors. Jesus...
Dollar cost investing is the key, especially for a young chap like you,
TT...
TT <[email protected]> Wrote in message:
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe. That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done already.
Hm, see Sawfish and Scall what was this war all about from TT's perspective?
All nations participating in a war have legit perspectives. Some more than others, of course.Personally, I always have been against expanding NATO since 1991 as the Soviet Union was/is no longer a threat. If the USSR or Russia took over Mexico I canassure you that the USA would rise up greatly, perhaps just like Russia is doing now. So I understand, but don't agree with, Russia attacking Ukraine. I also agree that Crimea was always Russian and not Ukrainian.
Nice and long analysis of the historical events, but I am wondering if you wanted to make a statement and just couldn't make it clear enough or wanted it buried in these paragraphs?
When you say "you", did you mean me? :)
I liked the analysis you posted and was genuinely asking you to summarize your conclusion or thoughts, because I felt you wanted to say something, except maybe you just wanted to post all of this.
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection
pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him forcing
Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe. That's
just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of his
market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for global investors. Jesus...
On 26/02/2025 2.18, TT wrote:
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau is
very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home protection
pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him
forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe.
That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done
already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of his
market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for
global investors. Jesus...
You should have thanked Papa Joe for the past four years. But you never
did.
On 2/28/25 7:11 PM, PeteWasLucky wrote:
Sawfish <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r
On 2/27/25 9:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> PeteWasLucky
<[email protected]> Wrote in message:>> Nice and long analysis
of the historical events, but I am wondering if you wanted to make a
statement and just couldn't make it clear enough or wanted it buried
in these paragraphs?> > > > I don't feel I've revealed any secrets in
this analysis and likewise I don't feel it was long either. I do
agree it was nice. > > > But there is a secret, the "secret" to
understanding this issue is precisely in these kind of analysis and
taking them at face value.> > There's nothing behind it, there's
this. Here and now. And serious discussion about this. So no, this is
not something to bury the statement. This was the statement itself.>
This is what's been missing in the west and why Russia has nointerlocutors.I don't know what's been missing in the west, but your
analysis is almost *exactly* the way I address such topics.
ABSOLUTELY one must drop choosing sides and this means tossing out
the ideas of "right" and "wrong" at least until after the analysis is
completed and it is then safe to allow subjective associations.So you
*can* afford to say "such-and-such is fucked up" but not until after
you've objectively explored the topic and understand its nuances.
Many people make the subjective judgement *first* and then feel that
they don't need to analyze it or understand it, simply because they
reflexively labeled it as "fucked up". This can also be a figleaf for
the lazy intellect, allowing them to mouth dogma in lieu of
examination.Basically, you must allow yourself to think the
unthinkable. It will not gain you many friends, but at least you've
got a better chance of getting it right. Besides, who needs
friends? :^)And yes, it *does* take a lot of words to correctly set
and explore context. It is the opposite of reflexive exchange based
on tropes.> > > > You did it, but you act same as many Western
especially EU bureaucrats. The habit of dismissing reality so easily
reeks of wokeism.> > You don't like the way something sounds, you
don't like what someone says, and it's dismissed. So whatever Russia
said, it's dismisses. Case solved in your minds.> > > Unfortunately
for you, Putin is there riding on his bear to remind you.> > > >
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-putin-doesnt-ride-bears/> > --
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make Woke."--Sawfish~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just because it *does* take a lot of words, then it must make sense :)
And somehow it's not just more words coming out of an already biased
mindset.
But wait, you are already thinking it can't be this way, you are not
like this, you know how to do it perfectly :) aren't we all?
Ah, well... :^)
On 2/28/2025 9:26 PM, Sawfish wrote:
On 2/28/25 7:11 PM, PeteWasLucky wrote:destroy, they first make >Woke."--Sawfish~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sawfish <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r
On 2/27/25 9:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> PeteWasLucky
<[email protected]> Wrote in message:>> Nice and long analysis
of the historical events, but I am wondering if you wanted to make a
statement and just couldn't make it clear enough or wanted it buried
in these paragraphs?> > > > I don't feel I've revealed any secrets in
this analysis and likewise I don't feel it was long either. I do
agree it was nice. > > > But there is a secret, the "secret" to
understanding this issue is precisely in these kind of analysis and
taking them at face value.> > There's nothing behind it, there's
this. Here and now. And serious discussion about this. So no, this is
not something to bury the statement. This was the statement itself.>
This is what's been missing in the west and why Russia has nointerlocutors.I don't know what's been missing in the west, but your
analysis is almost *exactly* the way I address such topics.
ABSOLUTELY one must drop choosing sides and this means tossing out
the ideas of "right" and "wrong" at least until after the analysis is
completed and it is then safe to allow subjective associations.So you
*can* afford to say "such-and-such is fucked up" but not until after
you've objectively explored the topic and understand its nuances.
Many people make the subjective judgement *first* and then feel that
they don't need to analyze it or understand it, simply because they
reflexively labeled it as "fucked up". This can also be a figleaf for
the lazy intellect, allowing them to mouth dogma in lieu of
examination.Basically, you must allow yourself to think the
unthinkable. It will not gain you many friends, but at least you've
got a better chance of getting it right. Besides, who needs
friends? :^)And yes, it *does* take a lot of words to correctly set
and explore context. It is the opposite of reflexive exchange based
on tropes.> > > > You did it, but you act same as many Western
especially EU bureaucrats. The habit of dismissing reality so easily
reeks of wokeism.> > You don't like the way something sounds, you
don't like what someone says, and it's dismissed. So whatever Russia
said, it's dismisses. Case solved in your minds.> > > Unfortunately
for you, Putin is there riding on his bear to remind you.> > > >
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-putin-doesnt-ride-bears/> > --
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Those whom the gods wish to
Just because it *does* take a lot of words, then it must make sense :)
And somehow it's not just more words coming out of an already biased
mindset.
But wait, you are already thinking it can't be this way, you are not
like this, you know how to do it perfectly :) aren't we all?
Ah, well... :^)
Sawfish - ever notice how these DEI folks are masters at saying
something without providing any context? Or even worse, finding a way to
make it sound like YOU are the problem without them doing any >self-reflection? Liberal arts education at it's best...
In article <vpv6u6$8uij$[email protected]>, Scall5 <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2/28/2025 9:26 PM, Sawfish wrote:
On 2/28/25 7:11 PM, PeteWasLucky wrote:destroy, they first make
Sawfish <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r
On 2/27/25 9:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> PeteWasLucky
<[email protected]> Wrote in message:>> Nice and long analysis
of the historical events, but I am wondering if you wanted to make a >>>>> statement and just couldn't make it clear enough or wanted it buried >>>>> in these paragraphs?> > > > I don't feel I've revealed any secrets in >>>>> this analysis and likewise I don't feel it was long either. I do
agree it was nice. > > > But there is a secret, the "secret" to
understanding this issue is precisely in these kind of analysis and
taking them at face value.> > There's nothing behind it, there's
this. Here and now. And serious discussion about this. So no, this is >>>>> not something to bury the statement. This was the statement itself.> >>>>>> This is what's been missing in the west and why Russia has no
interlocutors.I don't know what's been missing in the west, but your >>>>> analysis is almost *exactly* the way I address such topics.
ABSOLUTELY one must drop choosing sides and this means tossing out
the ideas of "right" and "wrong" at least until after the analysis is >>>>> completed and it is then safe to allow subjective associations.So you >>>>> *can* afford to say "such-and-such is fucked up" but not until after >>>>> you've objectively explored the topic and understand its nuances.
Many people make the subjective judgement *first* and then feel that >>>>> they don't need to analyze it or understand it, simply because they
reflexively labeled it as "fucked up". This can also be a figleaf for >>>>> the lazy intellect, allowing them to mouth dogma in lieu of
examination.Basically, you must allow yourself to think the
unthinkable. It will not gain you many friends, but at least you've
got a better chance of getting it right. Besides, who needs
friends? :^)And yes, it *does* take a lot of words to correctly set
and explore context. It is the opposite of reflexive exchange based
on tropes.> > > > You did it, but you act same as many Western
especially EU bureaucrats. The habit of dismissing reality so easily >>>>> reeks of wokeism.> > You don't like the way something sounds, you
don't like what someone says, and it's dismissed. So whatever Russia >>>>> said, it's dismisses. Case solved in your minds.> > > Unfortunately
for you, Putin is there riding on his bear to remind you.> > > >
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-putin-doesnt-ride-bears/> > --
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Those whom the gods wish to
Woke."--Sawfish~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just because it *does* take a lot of words, then it must make sense :) >>>> And somehow it's not just more words coming out of an already biased
mindset.
But wait, you are already thinking it can't be this way, you are not
like this, you know how to do it perfectly :) aren't we all?
Ah, well... :^)
Sawfish - ever notice how these DEI folks are masters at saying
something without providing any context? Or even worse, finding a way to
make it sound like YOU are the problem without them doing any
self-reflection? Liberal arts education at it's best...
It goes both ways. Everybody blames everybody else. That's a human problem, not a liberal/conservative thing.
Trump's probably the worst in recent history. Everything out of his mouth trashes others. Imagine what he'll be
saying about Elon soon enough.
Scall5 kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 6.40:
On 2/25/2025 6:18 PM, TT wrote:
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau
is very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home
protection pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around with
it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him
forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to Europe.
That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's doing or done
already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of his
market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for
global investors. Jesus...
Dollar cost investing is the key, especially for a young chap like
you, TT...
:))
Yeah. Well, sold today a small chunk of my China position, being up 60%
in a year...
Trim the rips & buy the dips.
On 3/1/2025 10:26 AM, bmoore wrote:
In article <vpv6u6$8uij$[email protected]>, Scall5 <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 2/28/2025 9:26 PM, Sawfish wrote:
On 2/28/25 7:11 PM, PeteWasLucky wrote:destroy, they first make
Sawfish <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r
On 2/27/25 9:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> PeteWasLucky
<[email protected]> Wrote in message:>> Nice and long analysis >>>>>> of the historical events, but I am wondering if you wanted to make a >>>>>> statement and just couldn't make it clear enough or wanted it buried >>>>>> in these paragraphs?> > > > I don't feel I've revealed any secrets in >>>>>> this analysis and likewise I don't feel it was long either. I do
agree it was nice. > > > But there is a secret, the "secret" to
understanding this issue is precisely in these kind of analysis and >>>>>> taking them at face value.> > There's nothing behind it, there's
this. Here and now. And serious discussion about this. So no, this is >>>>>> not something to bury the statement. This was the statement itself.> >>>>>>> This is what's been missing in the west and why Russia has no
interlocutors.I don't know what's been missing in the west, but your >>>>>> analysis is almost *exactly* the way I address such topics.
ABSOLUTELY one must drop choosing sides and this means tossing out >>>>>> the ideas of "right" and "wrong" at least until after the analysis is >>>>>> completed and it is then safe to allow subjective associations.So you >>>>>> *can* afford to say "such-and-such is fucked up" but not until after >>>>>> you've objectively explored the topic and understand its nuances.
Many people make the subjective judgement *first* and then feel that >>>>>> they don't need to analyze it or understand it, simply because they >>>>>> reflexively labeled it as "fucked up". This can also be a figleaf for >>>>>> the lazy intellect, allowing them to mouth dogma in lieu of
examination.Basically, you must allow yourself to think the
unthinkable. It will not gain you many friends, but at least you've >>>>>> got a better chance of getting it right. Besides, who needs
friends? :^)And yes, it *does* take a lot of words to correctly set >>>>>> and explore context. It is the opposite of reflexive exchange based >>>>>> on tropes.> > > > You did it, but you act same as many Western
especially EU bureaucrats. The habit of dismissing reality so easily >>>>>> reeks of wokeism.> > You don't like the way something sounds, you
don't like what someone says, and it's dismissed. So whatever Russia >>>>>> said, it's dismisses. Case solved in your minds.> > > Unfortunately >>>>>> for you, Putin is there riding on his bear to remind you.> > > >
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-putin-doesnt-ride-bears/> > -- >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Those whom the gods wish to
Woke."--
Sawfish~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just because it *does* take a lot of words, then it must make sense :) >>>>> And somehow it's not just more words coming out of an already biased >>>>> mindset.
But wait, you are already thinking it can't be this way, you are not >>>>> like this, you know how to do it perfectly :) aren't we all?
Ah, well... :^)
Sawfish - ever notice how these DEI folks are masters at saying
something without providing any context? Or even worse, finding a way to >>> make it sound like YOU are the problem without them doing any
self-reflection? Liberal arts education at it's best...
It goes both ways. Everybody blames everybody else. That's a human
problem, not a liberal/conservative thing.
I agree, 100%.
Trump's probably the worst in recent history. Everything out of his
mouth trashes others. Imagine what he'll be
saying about Elon soon enough.
I am on the edge waiting for that blowup! It will be fascinating, for
sure. Elon, the former liberal, now conservative; someday relegated to
an outcast when Trump gets tired of him? Spicy stuff...
On 2/26/2025 10:21 AM, TT wrote:
Scall5 kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 6.40:
On 2/25/2025 6:18 PM, TT wrote:
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau
is very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home
protection pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around
with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it
seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems
older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him
forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to
Europe. That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's
doing or done already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of
his market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years for
global investors. Jesus...
Dollar cost investing is the key, especially for a young chap like
you, TT...
:))
Yeah. Well, sold today a small chunk of my China position, being up
60% in a year...
Trim the rips & buy the dips.
Good for you! I never try to time the market, although sometimes I wish
I had done so. Seems like the market never moves how I think it will. So
I just buy and hold - has been acceptable for me over the decades.
Scall5 <[email protected]> writes:
I am on the edge waiting for that blowup! It will be fascinating, for
sure. Elon, the former liberal, now conservative; someday relegated to
an outcast when Trump gets tired of him? Spicy stuff...
No, it will be jail. Or the same fate as Epstein.
On 3/1/25 9:46 AM, Scall5 wrote:
On 2/26/2025 10:21 AM, TT wrote:
Scall5 kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 6.40:
On 2/25/2025 6:18 PM, TT wrote:
TT kirjoitti 26.2.2025 klo 2.13:
Sawfish kirjoitti 25.2.2025 klo 2.15:
WRT to Trump giving Musk charge of an ad hoc super-plenary bureau >>>>>>> is very similar to an American gun owner leaving his home
protection pistol out where his 9 year old son can play around
with it.
Does it seem that way to you, too?
Which one is the 9 year old?
Some are saying that Trump & Musk had an interview together and it >>>>>> seemed that Elon was running the show... and also that Trump seems >>>>>> older & even more incoherent than before.
I have to say that apart from anti-woke & anti-immigration stance
Trump has so far been TERRIBLE president, way worse than even I
expected...
Too long list of shit already to list. I really don't like him
forcing Ukraine to give their minerals to US. They belong to
Europe. That's just one of the many arguably worse things he's
doing or done already.
And I have to say that as an investor I'm ALREADY really tired of
his market moving crap. This will be a tough & wearisome 4 years
for global investors. Jesus...
Dollar cost investing is the key, especially for a young chap like
you, TT...
:))
Yeah. Well, sold today a small chunk of my China position, being up
60% in a year...
Trim the rips & buy the dips.
Good for you! I never try to time the market, although sometimes I
wish I had done so. Seems like the market never moves how I think it
will. So I just buy and hold - has been acceptable for me over the
decades.
This simplifies matters quite a lot, in that you look for a) companies
that are very unlikely to go out of business and who have demonstrated
that they can extend into new markets (I think Microsoft fits this) and
b) if possible,they pay a dividend.
This time is different. There is a lot of shit going on real, real fast,
and it's completely unlike anything I've seen in the US in my lifetime--
and I can recall clearly Stalin's death, reading the political coverage
of it, to give you an idea of the time frame.
Trump is basically doing a restructuring of a private company, but the
target is the government/public sector. Nothing like this has happened
before although in the private sector, in tech, it was happening to me
all the time. A normal fact of life. In theory, a public sector re-org *might* have some very positive outcomes, but against that it could be
so disruptive to the public that all benefits are outweighed by the confusion/disruption.
We'll just have to see.
But bigger than that, *why* is he doing this? Is he a proponent of libertarian ideals as relate to government? I doubt it; he's not an ideologue. I think it's way more basic, visceral: almost all sectors of
the government made his first term harder than it needed to be--or at
least this is how he sees it, I think. So basically the main reason is personal payback. And yet, inadvertently, as a side effect, this might
do some good. It's like a hard reset: the hardware is desperately
confused and out-of-sync. Ideally it'll try to come up clean and
establish all new handshakes, and something like that is needed to break
the status quo, which is not sustainable.
On the foreign affairs side, he simply likes to negotiate and make
deals, and that's probably his primary motivation, although his ego
drives him to also want positive recognition for all this.
The biggest single aspect that's cooking, and it never has before
(except maybe with Hague) is that he most certainly is not acting like
he worries about re-election so he is unrestrained by public opinion.
This needs repeating: he does not give a shit if The Atlantic takes him
to task over supposed adolescent suicides because they could not get transgendered at will. Like no other US politician in my lifetime. And
of course this makes sense in two diverging ways...
He's got term limits and no real ties of loyalty to the GOP
organization, so unlike Clinton and Obama, who wanted to become the
Grand Old Men of their party, Trump could hardly give a rat's ass, so he
does what he wants, consequences be damned. But the *second* way that
might explain his disregard of public opinion is more alarming: he could could very well plan to retain power after 2028.
This is by no means easy or certain, but of all the US political
leaders, except maybe Nixon, I have no difficulty in imagining that he'd
do it.
Now to do this, retain power unlawfully, leaders almost always require
the support of the military, and this has never yet happened in the US.
But things are different. It's an all voluntary career army, and they
tend to be very conservative and as macho as any significant group
anywhere in the west. They voted 65% for Trump and probably approve of
his decisive and forceful style.
Second part is that Trump got a hard core Sec of Defense, and replaced
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with his own guy.
This by no means guarantees that the military would support him against
the civilian government, but he *has* made the first steps towards consolidating the military behind him.
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