Well, it does indeed feel like that Decemberists song "Everything is Awful", with the Trump inauguration and the somewhat distressing feeling that we are living in one of the Batman movies, as far as the weirdo cast of characters is concerned.
A billion or so words have been spilt online already about it, but here are my various thoughts:
a. if anything, far too few words have been spoken as to how incredibly dangerous it is for any world leader to be believe they are on a divine mission:
“Those who wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed to take my life,” he said, referencing a July 13 assassination attempt in which a bullet grazed his ear. “But I felt then and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”
Maybe it's because no one intelligent thinks he's a sincere believer in God, and this is just his usual narcissism spun to appeal to his Christofascist base? But this is the entire problem with him as a politician - we're supposed to just live with the fact that something he says might be meant to be taken seriously, or might be completely unrelated to what will actually happen. It's absurd, and it's absurdly dangerous if he is sitting in charge of a nuclear arsenal.
b. Elon and the salute: my theory, for what it's worth, is that he was high on ketamine (or something else), especially when you see the head movements in this video:
And yes, I reckon it was a Nazi salute done as a troll by a man off his face. Hilarious, Elon.
The inevitable falling out with Trump can't come soon enough.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Musk isn't approaching some sort of personal crash and burn - drug overdoes, car accident while under the influence, being shot by a former lover. Would not be surprised in the slighest.
c. The Pardons: Biden's for Milley and Fauci and the J6 committee were well deserved, and if there a serious non MAGA republican left in the country, they ought to be thanking him for saving the Republicans from embarrassing themselves by wasting months on go no-where investigations, and suffering electorally for it.
The pardons of Biden's family - I'm not aware of specific threats to investigate or prosecute them, but if any had been said, it's fine as far as I'm concerned.
I understand that Democrat concern that it gives Trump carte blanche to do the same, and to encourage his administration (and family) to do absolutely anything under cover of a last minute pardon. But such an authoritarian way of operating is not to go unnoticed, and Trump already has shown he hasn't a skerrick of interest in law and order if he thinks it's done him wrong (see all Jan 6 criminals pardoned, as well as crypto drug boy Ulbricht.) In short - Trump didn't need the example of Biden to pardon actual criminals. And if any of those released go on a revenge killing against any informant - it will be on Trump's head.
4 comments:
Sorry you only pardon people for crimes. the people who biden pardoned in this instance committed no crime.
The celebratory mood of the Right ignores that in the EOs Trump has done nothing about the cost of living, housing crisis, health care costs or the war.
Just with c the pardons name the guilty power. And the pardons aren’t valid since the Jew pretending to be Biden is not Biden. But unfortunately Trump is enough Deep State aligned that I doubt they will be jailed. Trump will simply go with the precedent and use it.
The fellow playing Fauci is also not Fauci. As bad as things are a full coup has been reversed. So that’s a good thing. And the killing spree that the coup government went on is winding down. Also a good thing.
Think of the scope of the killing spree. The vaccine poisonings followed by the Ukrain war followed by the Gaza genocide. Incredible carrion production machine.
Yes he has John. He has been cutting government spending since day one. That’s not just one way to cut living costs. It’s the only way. Now he may not successfully be able to cut spending enough to arrest the fall in the standard of living. That’s not central to the argument that this is how you do it. Basically Washington was due to collapse in the 30’s. Does he prevent that or merely put off the collapse one of two years. But how you do it is you attack most spending but not social security
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