Trump et al aren’t unable or unwilling to counter authoritarianism, they fully agree with it. If they have their way - and we have 3 more years to go inside this nightmare - every country will fall to authoritarianism.
I just read an article about how MAGA is now openly, even proudly, trying to rehabilitate Hitler. I’ve seen several articles touting his “accomplishments”. One of Tucker Carlson’s recent guests - an MAGA influencer - actually said “we (the US) should have supported Hitler and Stalin”. Yes, Carlson is a far-right MAGA cultist. But so are at least 70 million others in this country. What was the Democrat’s response? So far, crickets. When Schumer and Jeffries speak up, if they do, it’ll be another paragraph of spineless doublespeak.
No fair! Trump wanted to be the arbitrary and capricious Chief Leader of the World, not to be an also-ran, losing standing and influence to B-listers like Orban, and vying for the most corrupt plutocracy of the Western Hemisphere. Didn’t make it to the invitation-only summit.
“You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.”
Brando’s lines from On the Waterfront must be ringing in his mind.
I imagine what angered Trump the most was Jinping’s spectacular military parade compared to his own, lackluster and sloppy. Although it was only theater, the display in Beijing was magnificent, unlike Trump’s show in Washington D.C.
“Yet Europe’s persistent financial troubles may make sustaining this momentum difficult.”
— Trump’s tariff wars are undercutting all economies … except Russia’s, right? So the ‘alliance of the willing’ is trying to help Ukraine vs Russia with one hand tied behind their back.
Trump et al aren’t unable or unwilling to counter authoritarianism, they fully agree with it. If they have their way - and we have 3 more years to go inside this nightmare - every country will fall to authoritarianism.
I just read an article about how MAGA is now openly, even proudly, trying to rehabilitate Hitler. I’ve seen several articles touting his “accomplishments”. One of Tucker Carlson’s recent guests - an MAGA influencer - actually said “we (the US) should have supported Hitler and Stalin”. Yes, Carlson is a far-right MAGA cultist. But so are at least 70 million others in this country. What was the Democrat’s response? So far, crickets. When Schumer and Jeffries speak up, if they do, it’ll be another paragraph of spineless doublespeak.
No fair! Trump wanted to be the arbitrary and capricious Chief Leader of the World, not to be an also-ran, losing standing and influence to B-listers like Orban, and vying for the most corrupt plutocracy of the Western Hemisphere. Didn’t make it to the invitation-only summit.
“You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.”
Brando’s lines from On the Waterfront must be ringing in his mind.
I imagine what angered Trump the most was Jinping’s spectacular military parade compared to his own, lackluster and sloppy. Although it was only theater, the display in Beijing was magnificent, unlike Trump’s show in Washington D.C.
“Yet Europe’s persistent financial troubles may make sustaining this momentum difficult.”
— Trump’s tariff wars are undercutting all economies … except Russia’s, right? So the ‘alliance of the willing’ is trying to help Ukraine vs Russia with one hand tied behind their back.