Thought I published this particular quote before, or something very much like this.
Apparently not, however, because I could not find it after an admittedly brief search with the words. However, it felt like something worth sharing, because it smacks of the truth. Indeed, this quote is truly the reality in this country. There is a sickness, as well as a collective immaturity and lack of seriousness, which allowed this pathetic, petty, small, astonishingly needy and outrageously narcissistic little man to become the elected face and voice of the country. Twice now.
He did not become such by accident, as I had originally assumed when he first won. So much did he lack legitimacy and any sense of gravitas, that I still had a hard time believing, or accepting, the fact that the country could have elected him president.
But seeing the way the country itself has responded to Trump since his political rise to power, I now recognize another truth. That in fact, far from being some kind of an aberration or incredible deviation from the course we seemed destined to take, Trump's political rise now feels like it was inevitable.
Part of that includes the left, who clearly despise the man (to their credit, I think). Yet, far too many people who oppose Trump also seem to share in the phenomenon of delusions, much like King Con Don's own mindless MAGA Moron Cult following. Indeed, how many times have we heard that Trump was, or will, be behind bars? I knew that he would never find himself behind bars, but it seemed that a majority of people - many of whom I know personally - were absolutely convinced that he actually would be in jail, and probably for the rest of his life. While I agree that his crimes were of such a severe nature that he deserved to be behind bars (and would be in a more ideal world), the reality was that this smacked of a feel good fairy tale that people allowed themselves to believe in in order not to face the harsher reality of what this would, and particularly this country, have become.
Here is another one: Trump is very sick and his health is about to give way. I have seen some people on the left, and in one or two cases even know some people personally, who are absolutely convinced that Trump is teetering on the edge and about to die in office. Hell, on some level, I can even understand this. Yes, he has poor health habits, being quite obviously and grotesquely overweight (another very American characteristic which he embodies). Yes, he probably eats very unhealthy. No, he is not likely to change his habits. Indeed, I have seen, as have many others, medical experts who have seen the physical signs that indicate an imminent decline, and even death, and soon.
But he also is the President of the United States. That means a first-rate medical staff at his beck and call, monitoring his every move. An immediate response in the event of an emergency. And who knows? Maybe such an emergency - or emergencies - have already occurred. He has survived to this point, and will continue to survive. Maybe I am wrong, but I believe that not only will he survive these next three remaining years in office, but that he will be alive and relatively well enough to run again in 2028, something which I have been saying now for a long time. This is something which quite a number of people I know refuse to believe. Some have even scoffed.
Let's put it this way: I would be shocked if I turned out wrong about this. Don't get me wrong: I am not happy about his running in 2028. It's just that there is an air of inevitability about it.
There are others, like he is about to step down. This was more prominent early during his first term, but it is another thing which some people were absolutely certain of, and which somehow never quite panned out. Did it?
Also, the whole Russian collusion thing. Do I think that some Russians were not only involved, but actively worked to try and get Trump elected?
Sure, absolutely. No doubt.
Is that the reason that he won in 2016, or in 2020?
Nope. Not a chance. There were many reasons for why he won, but Russian collusion or interference would rank near the bottom. In fact, I also believe that this is a self-delusion, one which offers the comfortable illusion of something foreign, something outside of this country, being responsible for the horror of these Trump years.
That I do not believe. Like it or not, we Americans have to take ownership for this man and his rise to the presidency. We as Americans will be judged for this by the rest of the world, and harshly. I suspect that he will define us as a nation long after he is gone. Not just from power, but gone, period. Not just for years, but for generations.
What's more is that this is both accurate and deserved.
Why? Because indeed, the quote below is accurate.
While some people seem to think that if you remove Trump the man, everything with this country, and with the world, is right again.
The reality is quite a bit grimmer than that, however. Because indeed, this country the way that it is because Trump is president. Rather, this country is the way that it is, which is why Trump is president.
Until we face that fact, we will continue to undermine both Trump and his supporters. And they are likely to capitalize on our underestimation of what they are capable of.
Here is a little bit of proof as to what I am suggesting: the source of this particular post (this was a Facebook post) proved the case. Alternative Nation is where I got this from. And up to this point, I had believed that they would be more like many of the musicians they cover and claim to identify with. While in fact, the question being asked in the post is this: Does Tom Morello love America?
That very much sounds like a pro-Trump (masquerading as a pro-American) point of view, where Tom Morello being critical of the United States at this moment automatically is translated to him hating the United States (the obvious and inescapable conclusion of such a pointed question).
Indeed, that is quite indicative of where we are as a country.
AlternativeNation.net Yesterday at 00:00 · Does Tom Morello love America?
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