The degree of cognition on the part of Trump’s base is very, low. And your melodramatic casting of Trump opponents as evil, violent people who are soothing their pains is, with all due respect, ridiculous. When Bush was in office they spoke of Bush Derangement Syndrome. When Obama was in office they spoke of Obama Derangement Syndrome. When previous presidents were in office there were always those who considered the reactions of the opposition as deranged. It’s merely another political label for ‘craziness’. Separating innocent, immigrant children from their parents and putting them in cages, now THAT is evil, violent, and deranged. And please, don’t justify it to me with any talking points on immigration.
The previous paragraph can serve as the same answer here. But I will add that it’s foolish to think that all information about Trump from the media outlets you mentioned is biased. That’s a bias in itself on the part of those who think such. Would a Special Counsel to investigate Trump have been appointed because of a mere bias? Is it a bias to want to know the truth about Trump’s ethics re his financial history and associations with foreign governments especially when he is the president of this country? If it had not been for the free press, warts and all, then the U.S. would long ago have collapsed from political gangsterism. Why do you think Trump made an enemy of the media early on his campaign? He knew he could psychologically control his supporters with lies, with ‘alternative’ facts, he knew that the media threatened that with real facts. If that had not been the case then he would have been an open book with regard to any investigations of him and would have allowed the allowed the media to collapse on its own. But Trump is desperate to keep the book shut on anyone and anything that exposes the truth of the matter. The truth is not profitable for Trump.
That is disregarding the relationship of cause to effect. I seriously doubt that in all your personal endeavors where complications arose you ignored the cause of them.
Yes, I’m sure that when Trump converses with Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud that’s the main topic that’s brought up.
The Islamic situation, and due to the number of its adherents, is a problem that will continue to be dealt with long after Trump has left the building. A problem like that takes generations to resolve.
The Companies Offshoring Jobs at a Record Pace Under Trump
The only thing I give bad credit to Trump for is cooking the books. Something he’s had a lot of experience doing in all his business endeavors.
A better strategy. As for the rest, we are in complete agreement. Unless of course you regard me as one of the deranged. I can live with that, if it’s in the service of ‘We the People’ - here and around the world.
Prismatic, thank you for an invigorating interlude. It reminds me of the days years ago when in high school and college I enjoyed shooting down political errancy of one form or another. But you know, life moves on and so as the lyrics say, “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now”.
Anyway, that’s it for my political perspectives. You and others can have the last word.