evilgenius wrote: That person, or thing, doesn't necessarily have to be Trump. Somebody worse than him could come along. All of the pieces are in place. Death from within, you know.
Trump has something special though. Desalts and Abbot think they emulate him by enacting policy they think is as hair-brained as his but they miss the point. Trump isn't interested in policy. He is interested in trump.
His single-minded obsession with himself is his superpower. Acolytes vicariously thrill at him thumbing his nose at all the "elites" who look down on him and his guided wallpaper and trailer house chic. He bashes gold star families, POWs, "the generals" and whomever with equal gusto. I suppose all his supporters wish they had the balls and wealth and callousness to do the same, actually I believe he has given them license.
The irony lost on each or maybe not, is that trump is one of the elite himself; heir/millionaire, TV personality, deadbeat, tax cheat, philanderer, conman. The very things he rails against is the thing they obviously envy. It is a kind of political schizophrenia.
Whatever, it is indicative of a party and country in trouble. Trump could well win in '24, Rs are likely to win congress next year. Most forecasters think GW and PO will be along shortly. Bannon could turn out to be a right, the fourth turning is yet to come.
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