Hi Marie This is an insightful comment, and I agree that disrupting Trump's "show" could yield some results if you believe Trump himself is the root of the problem. His need for adulation and the loyalty of his base is indeed his lifeblood, and depriving him of that would strike at the core of his power. However, I’d argue that adding ch…
Hi Marie This is an insightful comment, and I agree that disrupting Trump's "show" could yield some results if you believe Trump himself is the root of the problem. His need for adulation and the loyalty of his base is indeed his lifeblood, and depriving him of that would strike at the core of his power. However, I’d argue that adding chaos only furthers the fire.
“Fight fire with fire” sounds good on paper—drag Trump, Vance, and their ilk into court, keep them bogged down in lawsuits, and see how they like it. But this strategy doesn’t solve the problem; it feeds it. You don’t put out a fire by adding more flames. You just burn the house down faster.
Defamation lawsuits and legal theatrics are the symptoms of a broken system, not the cause. Trump and his allies weaponize the courts not because they care about winning, but because they understand that chaos and spectacle are the point. Flooding the courts with counter-lawsuits doesn’t fix the erosion of truth; it simply deepens the dysfunction. The public doesn’t see justice—they see more noise, and that noise plays right into the hands of authoritarians who thrive on confusion and exhaustion.
To me, this is not just about Trump. He’s not the problem—he’s the culmination, the end result of years of cracks in the republic that have widened into gaping chasms. This is Rome, not just in its chaos but in the inevitability of its collapse once the foundation began to crack. Trump’s rise and the Project 2025 agenda are merely tools being wielded to pry apart the remnants of the republic, and those tools will remain even if Trump’s "show" is ruined.
The real fight is against the collapse of the republic itself, and that requires clarity, not more confusion. I've taken great effort to lay out exactly where we are, how we got here, and the reality of what is needed for us/The US to be fixed. I'd love for someone to show me exactly where I am wrong, but so far, no one has been able to show me any cracks in my ideology: https://substack.com/@complexsimplicity/note/c-79872455
Hi Marie This is an insightful comment, and I agree that disrupting Trump's "show" could yield some results if you believe Trump himself is the root of the problem. His need for adulation and the loyalty of his base is indeed his lifeblood, and depriving him of that would strike at the core of his power. However, I’d argue that adding chaos only furthers the fire.
“Fight fire with fire” sounds good on paper—drag Trump, Vance, and their ilk into court, keep them bogged down in lawsuits, and see how they like it. But this strategy doesn’t solve the problem; it feeds it. You don’t put out a fire by adding more flames. You just burn the house down faster.
Defamation lawsuits and legal theatrics are the symptoms of a broken system, not the cause. Trump and his allies weaponize the courts not because they care about winning, but because they understand that chaos and spectacle are the point. Flooding the courts with counter-lawsuits doesn’t fix the erosion of truth; it simply deepens the dysfunction. The public doesn’t see justice—they see more noise, and that noise plays right into the hands of authoritarians who thrive on confusion and exhaustion.
To me, this is not just about Trump. He’s not the problem—he’s the culmination, the end result of years of cracks in the republic that have widened into gaping chasms. This is Rome, not just in its chaos but in the inevitability of its collapse once the foundation began to crack. Trump’s rise and the Project 2025 agenda are merely tools being wielded to pry apart the remnants of the republic, and those tools will remain even if Trump’s "show" is ruined.
The real fight is against the collapse of the republic itself, and that requires clarity, not more confusion. I've taken great effort to lay out exactly where we are, how we got here, and the reality of what is needed for us/The US to be fixed. I'd love for someone to show me exactly where I am wrong, but so far, no one has been able to show me any cracks in my ideology: https://substack.com/@complexsimplicity/note/c-79872455