Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes @jonrauch.bsky.social. They have left many asking, “What exactly is Donald Trump doing?” The answer is simple. It’s corruption:
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Excellent article. "Trump is installing what scholars call patrimonialism. Understanding patrimonialism is essential to defeating it. In particular, it has a fatal weakness that Democrats and Trump’s other opponents should make their primary and relentless line of attack."
The American farmer, who is still strongly backing the orange orangutan, is proudly watching generations of family farms go bankrupt, then if they are lucky, the new owners will let them work it for them!!!! https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQl7Z5g2_RI
What is he doing?
Its obvious.
He's doung exactly what he said he was going to do.
If you're bewildered..it proves you never watched his campaign speeches
You relied on msm.
Its why you're bewildered now.
He planned this overhaul.
He was elected to carry out this overhaul.
And he can't be stopped
1/Absolutely. The "many" have been asking stupid questions the WHOLE TIME. Including his 1st term. Like why do they need access to everyone's private information? Same reason he needed top secret documents. NOTHING GOOD. What pisses me off is when Democrats STILL ask these dumbass questions instead
2/ of SAYING what it is. We're now sitting here, with a guy who wouldn't rent apartments to black people, whose FATHER was KKK, whose new best bud gave the HITLER SALUTE, who freed violent white cop killers, who fired the black Joint Chief, has no black lawyers, is never seen interacting with
3/ blacks on a daily basis, and the Democrats STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY IN CALLING HIM A RACIST! WTF PLANET AM I ON? And if the Gov of New York was Republican, Adams would have been fired YESTERDAY. But Democrats are always scared to ACT. They REACT. They don't get in front of anything. Fk! They are
4/ watching as INNOCENT people lose their jobs, causing unnecessary grief to innocent families and they're afraid to fire a GUILTY MFKR! And let the main one with 34 FELONIES become POTUS, A SECOND TIME! FK! Their weakness is so frustrating.
Patrimonialism is also the default system in 3rd world countries, and it is what keeps them 3rd world. Putin started to have problems, because the USSR had a rather good education system. That was when he turned towards conservativism, religion and "traditional family". 1/2 ➡️
... 3rd world rulers typically keep their populations in poverty and ignorance, to remain poor peasants. This fits the Gilead-like plans of Project 2025, and the general promotion of delusional and counterfactual worldviews across the Trump administration. 2/2 🔚
The corruption may, paradoxically, serve as a final guardrail against fascism, against the USA becoming Nazi Germany on steroids. When one reads X, what is promoted there and what Musk himself tweets and retweeds, when one listens to CPAC speeches, it's almost perfect fascism now. 1/4 ➡️
... The impression of Trump as dictator has always been more resembling of Mobutu in Zaire/Congo, nicknamed "King of thieves", than Hitler or Stalin. He would be even less glamorous than Putin or Erdogan, who keep at least some traits of "greatness" and identity propaganda. 2/4 ➡️
... Perhaps, and hopefully, he will view mass purges, imprisonments and summary executions as too complex, when he only wants to profit from corruption-driven business. It boils down to whether Project 2025 or the Turner Diaries become reality, at least in parts. 3/4 ➡️
... But he now surely seeks a permanent change, that makes firing him through elections difficult to impossible. In 4 years, the US constitution may be just a piece of paper at best. Losing the 2020 election was the point, when he changed from right wing president to wannabe dictator. 4/4 🔚
What does a developer do when then acquire a property? They take wrecking-ball to it. Trump isn't a leader or a politician. He's a second-rate developer, a con artist, and a professed Nationalist who inherited much of what he owns and has filed bankruptcy 6x. It WON'T end well.
DOGE is a Bunch of 💩 and a Big Smoke Screen for Trump!
The media is starting to realize the incompetence of DOGE. They have saved only <7B according to their own data yet meanwhile Trump tells people he will give them 400B back. 🙃
I feel like I'm going insane, because: yes. This is a classic scam, just on a scale never attempted before, enabled by the absolute worst people (which, sadly, now includes most conservatives & even more disappointingly, many libertarians, proving true all the worst ever said about them)
I’d broaden this to say some toxin mix of corruption, punishing enemies, and destroying American government possibly at the behest of Russia (look up Trump & kompromat).
This is so true. I understand that newspapers need to make money, but paywalling their articles make them very ineffective in reaching the public. Meanwhile Trump reaches everyone with his propaganda through the low-effort media channels.
Exactly. Advertising used to pay for the paper and the paper was ubiquitous. Unfortunately, people get their “news” from FB/X now and those places are full of BS.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQl7Z5g2_RI
Its obvious.
He's doung exactly what he said he was going to do.
If you're bewildered..it proves you never watched his campaign speeches
You relied on msm.
Its why you're bewildered now.
He planned this overhaul.
He was elected to carry out this overhaul.
And he can't be stopped
Most corrupt President Ever!
Basically, it's about loyalty to him above everything, including laws.
People are little moved by vague terms like 'constitution' but 'corruption' will really energize everyone against him.
GOP Budget adds $ trillions in debt and cuts Medicare/aid
“Trump says Pentagon spending should be halved…”
But:
“Defense Department to redirect funds internally…”
So:
NO PENTAGON CUTS
“Trump's net approval rating down 13 points”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/22/bernie-sanders-fighting-oligrarchy-tour-iowa-city-call-to-action/79427143007/
#peoplepowerunited
#indivisible
The media is starting to realize the incompetence of DOGE. They have saved only <7B according to their own data yet meanwhile Trump tells people he will give them 400B back. 🙃
See https://wapo.st/3XetJJ0
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