By Ruth A. Sheets
In response to several comments on threads I follow on Substack, I wrote the following and thought I would share:
It is becoming more clear over time that Donald Trump is not a person of intellectual prowess. He is totally self-absorbed something he has perfected over time. He cares little for what happens to this nation as long as he is comfortable, can do whatever he wants without challenge, will never be held accountable for anything harmful he does, and given credit for anything positive other people have done. He has turned out to be a whiny toddler who has adult weapons. That is a dangerous combination.
Now he has dementia, so it seems, his billionaire and billionaire wannabee handlers know they have to keep Trump corralled and satisfied with their heavy attentions, ego-tending, and information presented to Trump in a way he can understand. The Steves are among the more appalling, pushing immigrant removal, for example. There are plenty of others, hypocritically, some of them actual immigrants or children of immigrants who have been coddled because they have money, but want immigrants, even citizens removed (I guess they are the exceptions who will be allowed to stay)!
Our media's cowardice in so many instances is beyond disgraceful. So many of those media are operated by rich white men who have been privileged all their lives to the point they have no clue they are privileged, seeing themselves as brilliant, stronger, more clever than anyone else and their posts and content supporting or dismissing Trump’s anti-democratic actions as acceptable. However, it is probably more likely that inheritance and luck are more critical factors as well as people's foolish belief in the superiority of rich folks that account for their prominence and positions. They run their platforms for the benefit of themselves and their fellow oligarchs.
The Bezos, Musk, Theil, Fox, Heritage Foundation wealthy, and others are smart enough to know that Trump and most Republicans in office can be easily manipulated and bent to their will with enough cash. It looks like Trump is their mascot at this point, the guy who has to be covered without his realizing it. The purpose, so the work of the destruction and take-over can continue.
We need our state governments to rise up. They could start arresting anyone who tries to kidnap immigrants or anyone else without due process or anyone running around grabbing people while wearing masks, hoods, or other identity-concealing clothing. They can stop anyone trying to take over the federal buildings in their states, or try to sell the properties. We all need to remember those buildings do not belong to Trump and his cronies; they belong to We the People.
What we all should know is that we have to keep protesting, keep challenging, keep pointing out what is being done that is illegal, even pushing our courts to stand with us and our Constitution rather than with a man who is making pronouncements written by others whose motives are not for the benefit of the American people or anyone but themselves.
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