I've said it often here, only half-jokingly -- DJT may well have made a Faustian deal with Mephistopheles, and we all are caught up in it by default. It is as good of an explanation as anything else as to how and why we have fallen into this abyss.
And the grotesquely cynical Ailene Cannon will be rewarded one way or another for her shameless fealty to the sociopath who appointed her to the bench.
In the New Testament, Satan tempts Jesus with worldly power, shows him the world, and says, “bow down to me and all this will be yours”. Jesus refuses.
I picture Trump in this scenario, saying, “shut up and tell me where to sign”. The only way I can account for his incredible luck. He could shoot Melania on 5th Ave. and not lose any voters.
For now, yes, quite possibly so. But history books take a long view of things, and I remain certain that they will not judge this era, and that person, kindly when all is said and done. I wish I could live long enough to read it for myself.
Unless of course he wins and the only place you can learn the truth about him is in another country. If he wins, American children will learn how he was chosen as the Hand of God.
He's a lot like Henry VIII. In 500 years -- once the historical consequences have borne out and the dust has settled -- historians will have a lot of fun studying him. Sort of like "wow, can you believe the ego on this f'ing guy?!".
Oh I completely agree. He will go down as the worst president in American history, unless something worse comes down the pike later (what a horrifying thought!).
It's just exasperating that he's never held accountable for any of his actions and instead more often than not gets rewarded for them.
I think there's a theory somewhere that the zeitgeist changes every so often, and while the nature of the change is not predictable, the occurrence of change is. So I see the last 80 or so years, since WWII and the bomb as the atomic/hydrogen age, now we are in a new zeitgeist, characterized by anger, misanthropy, selfishness, meanness. Somehow the UK and France have held off the full-fledged entry into this ugly new age, of which T is the avatar, but we haven't. But I haven't given up hope that we, who know T & Co for what they are, can influence the new zeitgeist.
That's a very cogent theory. Change is constant in the world, and people want fresh faces and approaches every so often. Rational thinking all too often yields to impulse. Connecting those dots helps in part to explain how we went from There to Here. Thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately Trump 2.0 will be missing all the guardrails that were in place for the first Trump administration. There are some nasty people behind him this time with bad intentions and more discipline.
Agree with that. It's also a combination of his mastery meeting five decades of disruptive social change, some of it unprecedented (violating Biblical sexual morality).
Is he truly? Outside of one election in 2016 when he drew to an inside straight to win the Electoral College, he's lost every election including the midterms when he was in office. His business has been shut down because of fraud. He's been convicted of 34 felonies and is still under indictment for about 60 other ones.
All he has to do is win in November and he's coming up roses, and recent events with SCOTUS and POTUS seem to be conspiring to help him win. Also the GOP losing elections doesn't matter to Trump as long as he can keep winning, keep grifting, and stay out of prison.
I don't believe in god either, but Trump's incredible luck may be enough to get me to believe in the devil.
I've said it often here, only half-jokingly -- DJT may well have made a Faustian deal with Mephistopheles, and we all are caught up in it by default. It is as good of an explanation as anything else as to how and why we have fallen into this abyss.
And the grotesquely cynical Ailene Cannon will be rewarded one way or another for her shameless fealty to the sociopath who appointed her to the bench.
In the New Testament, Satan tempts Jesus with worldly power, shows him the world, and says, “bow down to me and all this will be yours”. Jesus refuses.
I picture Trump in this scenario, saying, “shut up and tell me where to sign”. The only way I can account for his incredible luck. He could shoot Melania on 5th Ave. and not lose any voters.
A perfect political cartoon. I can imagine a whole series . . .
Her successors are already lining up. Surprised she's lasted this long.
He's the luckiest s.o.b. in American history!
For now, yes, quite possibly so. But history books take a long view of things, and I remain certain that they will not judge this era, and that person, kindly when all is said and done. I wish I could live long enough to read it for myself.
Boy do I agree with you on this. He will be studied, and not with admiration. More like Covid.
Unless of course he wins and the only place you can learn the truth about him is in another country. If he wins, American children will learn how he was chosen as the Hand of God.
My balloon just burst.
He's a lot like Henry VIII. In 500 years -- once the historical consequences have borne out and the dust has settled -- historians will have a lot of fun studying him. Sort of like "wow, can you believe the ego on this f'ing guy?!".
Oh I completely agree. He will go down as the worst president in American history, unless something worse comes down the pike later (what a horrifying thought!).
It's just exasperating that he's never held accountable for any of his actions and instead more often than not gets rewarded for them.
There's still hope for Merchan's sentencing
He has already gone down as the worst president history according to the most recent historians' ranking
I think there's a theory somewhere that the zeitgeist changes every so often, and while the nature of the change is not predictable, the occurrence of change is. So I see the last 80 or so years, since WWII and the bomb as the atomic/hydrogen age, now we are in a new zeitgeist, characterized by anger, misanthropy, selfishness, meanness. Somehow the UK and France have held off the full-fledged entry into this ugly new age, of which T is the avatar, but we haven't. But I haven't given up hope that we, who know T & Co for what they are, can influence the new zeitgeist.
That's a very cogent theory. Change is constant in the world, and people want fresh faces and approaches every so often. Rational thinking all too often yields to impulse. Connecting those dots helps in part to explain how we went from There to Here. Thanks for sharing.
FYI, this theory has been advanced. See "What Does Our Current Fourth Turning Hold For Us?" (https://youtu.be/uAxBjl7VYOM?si=uYOZzb1yPC2ZsmQU).
Problem is that he won't be around to suffer the humiliation that he so richly deserves.
He's also the best in American history to weaponize the fear card. It's not all luck.
I would argue that America's fortunate that Trump is not very good at being a demagogue. Thank God.
Unfortunately Trump 2.0 will be missing all the guardrails that were in place for the first Trump administration. There are some nasty people behind him this time with bad intentions and more discipline.
Agree with that. It's also a combination of his mastery meeting five decades of disruptive social change, some of it unprecedented (violating Biblical sexual morality).
Is he truly? Outside of one election in 2016 when he drew to an inside straight to win the Electoral College, he's lost every election including the midterms when he was in office. His business has been shut down because of fraud. He's been convicted of 34 felonies and is still under indictment for about 60 other ones.
All he has to do is win in November and he's coming up roses, and recent events with SCOTUS and POTUS seem to be conspiring to help him win. Also the GOP losing elections doesn't matter to Trump as long as he can keep winning, keep grifting, and stay out of prison.
Whom he has obviously made a deal with. I missed that chapter in The Art of the Deal.