TRUMP DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING IN THE WORLD TO BE GREATER THAN HE IS
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.....I think Trump wants this because he doesn't want any entity in the world -- not just anyone, but any thing -- to be more powerful than he is.
He knows on a gut level that the America of NATO and other global alliances, and of soft-power agencies such as USAID, was big and powerful before he entered politics and would have remained big and powerful long after he dies if he'd merely made minimal changes to them, as he did in his first term. So they had to be brought down to size.
The same is true of America as an economic force. The country was big and powerful when he was a child and had no influence on it, it was big and powerful when he wasn't president, and it was on course to remain big and powerful long after his death. So it needs to be diminished, and its economy had to be completely remade as his economy.
Science was big. It had the power to give life. Therefore, it was far too powerful for Trump to bear. So it also had to be brought down to size.
And, obviously, the Constitution and the rule of law predated Trump and have been, up till now, bigger and more powerful than he is. That was intolerable to him.
Trump was never the most powerful real estate developer in New York, much less the most powerful businessman in the world. He never built the world's tallest building, though he tried . The wives and girlfriends he treated as arm candy were never the most super of supermodels. He was a TV star, but he was never the star of a show spoken of with reverence, like Seinfeld or The Sopranos. He became president, but he lost the popular vote when he won and he couldn't get reelected as an incumbent.
Now he sees the opportunity to be more powerful than anyone or anything on the planet. He's not the richest man in the world, but the richest man in the world works for him. Elon Musk is dismantling government agencies that predate Trump, would have outlived him, and have in some cases threatened him. Trump loves having power over them.
I suspect that Trump is enjoying the global market crash. Who has ever wielded such power? Who has ever taken a global economic order that was fundamentally sound and destroyed it by sheer will? It took bad decisions by many firms to cause the Great Recession in 2008. Trump has that much power all by himself!
For all its flaws, America was strong and resilient in 2024. Even if Trump had somehow been a great president in his second term, he would have been perceived as someone who merely made a good thing better. Making a good thing abysmal clearly shows that he's much more powerful than someone who's just a great president.
I know that Trump believes that everything he's doing is brilliant, and that he's making the country unimaginably great. But I think he's really happy with where America is now. He's changed everything -- sure, it's a shambles now, but the ability to destroy this much this fast is power, isn't it?
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The feral cat that hangs out at my ranch is greater than Trump.
It serves a good functional purpose and never pisses me off.
Seems Trump breeds rats rather than destroy them like Kitty does.
DESTROY?
I see you and the blog author are on the same deluded page..............
actually, I do not believe you do.
Do you not see the damage Trump has done to the economy and to international relationships?
Do you not see the carnage in the stock market?
Do you not see how Trump has hacked up the federal government (the effects unfortunately will not be felt by Trump supporters until later this year).
In short, do you approve of Trump's tariffs and chainsaw-level hacking of the federal government? Are you confident that Trump will keep his main campaign promise of lowering prices or do you at least recognize that his actions will trigger another round of high inflation?
Of course not. A blindfold has that result.
Not nearly as much as you are making it.
Yep, I do. But I also see it coming back. I realize those with instant gratification in mind just don't grasp the "let's see how this plays out" concept. Of course it is Trump so what only matters is if it is a fucked up way to do what it is he wants to do. So far, not pointing in that direction for those of us who know better.
Much needed. I am reminded of one Barrack Obama who wanted to fundamentally change America. In order to do that, you must first break it down into little pieces and handle them. The former two couldn't or were afraid to touch it. Fucked them in the '24 election now didn't it.
Yep. Tough love is hard to swallow at times.............we are in those times.
To the best of his abilities, yes. However, with the floating of three or four impeachment threats (AGAIN) I don't see how he can keep his eyes on the prize. Should it fail, blame the media and left extremists for focusing on nothingburgers.
Remains to be seen but my past recollections aren't buying it.
Those are my positions. You have yours. Leave it at that please. Thanks.
Totally agree.
I am looking forward to it coming back but I won't be as patient as some. He has rolled the dice, now lets see how he plays the rest. While I agree with the concept of "lets see how this plays out" I do not have never ending patience.
While I agree with the concept I also believe it can be taken (broken) too far. Did Trump go to far? In some cases (like mass firings without better understanding the consequences?), maybe. And will they do anything if it is determined they went too far? Time will tell in which case hindsight will be 20/20.
Agree, but IMO tough love can be too tough.
I think folks will be looking at this closely and the dems will make hey about it (they already are) even though campaign promises are often not completely kept. To me the important thing for voters is do they believe they are better off when it comes time to vote. While prices is a big part of it there are a few other issues that are also important to the voters.
Yep, we are in a period of uncharted territory. Predicting outcomes may be a bit premature.
Those are my positions today, subject to change as things become clearer. As I always say those are my opinions, you are welcome to yours and I respect them as such, even if we don't agree.
An entirely vague assessment.
Of course the market will eventually come back. That is besides the point. The damage right now is that anyone who needs to access their portfolio (e.g. retirees) have less value. Further, we have artificially lost time in growth; we now must make up for losses before growth can continue. Note that growth in a portfolio is necessary just to keep up with inflation. The damage to the market is solely a result of Trump's unnecessary tariff actions.
Sensible cuts were needed. You ignore the fact that Trump and Musk are cutting for the sake of cutting. You probably also assume (believe) that the cuts are all good even though we have reports to the contrary and the fact that the method is coarse and categorical rather than based on sound information.
There you go, support for Trump no matter what.
How can you write such nonsense when Trump has taken no action to lower prices and has instead taken unnecessary actions that will spike inflation?
No. You willingly engage on a forum so expect to be challenged. If you cannot handle having your claims and positions be challenged then find another hobby.
They don't want to see it. They're going on trmp's "there will pain at first" thinking it's all pie in the sky.
I wonder what the color of the sky is in their world?
Orange
Actually the author doesn't make sense:
"I suspect that Trump is enjoying the global market crash." "I know that Trump believes that everything he's doing is brilliant, and that he's making the country unimaginably great. " Make up your mind.
The only folks I suspect are enjoying the stock market heading down are the Trump haters. Many of them seem to care more about being able to complain about Trump (justified or not) than the welfare of the country.
There's no contradiction between your two citations. Some people get a kick from breaking stuff.
There's no contradiction between your two citations.
Sure there is
I get a daily chuckle out of the "the sky is falling" hysteria by all these unhinged rants.
You and I both
I did but it seems it is all regurgitation of the same old shit in a different package. No originality.
He’s probably also the only human in history to bankrupt a casino. Knowing that’s he’s the biggest moron in human history is something he just brushes off while watching the world burn because of the match he lit.
and know other can match his heavy hand, even when a lighter...
No, not the only one to put a casino into bankruptcy.
14 Biggest Casinos That Went Bankrupt
can't access your link. must be a bad web site
Works fine for me......................try this
yep, somehow Trump managed to bankrupt three casinos i think. Amazing! He also was ready to file for personal bankruptcy for being 1 billion in debt till his father bailed him out. yep the real art of the dealer, what a guy!
Trumps dad never had a billion dollars, if you are going to lie in a comment at least make it believable.
Fred Trump Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth
Were you able to access the site or use the link that Jim NC provided in 3.2.2 ? My link works fine for me. Not sure what the issue is, I even have a VPN running.
I can't see Jim's comment so no.
I can't access it because it's blocked
Interesting. Not sure why you are seeing it blocked. Are you trying to access from a work computer or a library computer? Perhaps just paste the following into the url line
betm.co/casinos-that-went-bankrupt
and see what happens.
Both my link and Jim's lets me on to the page. Betm.co is a betting site/online casino.
and where did I say he did ?
You do understand that you can make payments when in debt, correct ?
Trump received in the neighborhood of $400,000,000.00 Million dollars from his old man, and buy the way, I only LIE whilst sitting up in bed !
Other than MGM? Or Tropicana? Or Sands? Or Revel? Or Harrah's? Or Caesar's?
I'm not sure you've been paying attention to that industry.
Reminds me of his comments after 9/11 and the twin towers. His buildings were the "tallest" afterward.
Everything is always exaggerated to puff himself up.