I’m not going to lie: I don’t have much respect for Trump voters. It amazes me that anyone with two functioning brain cells could vote for a brutal, stupid, narcissist whose previous career was notable only for his celebrity despite of a parade of bankruptcies, endless evidence of cheating and fraud, as well as personal viciousness. I recognized that many Trump supporters — with the aid of FoxNews, Breitbart and social media — recused themselves from reality, preferring to feast on an endless banquet of “alternative facts” because real facts don’t comport with right wing fantasies.
But even I’m surprised by the level of gullibility and stupidity to which Trumps supporters have sunk. Trump is behaving like a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia. and his supporters don’t seem to register that it appears that Trump is being led around by the nose by Vladimir Putin.
[pullquote align=”right” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]FoxNews viewers, Breitbart readers, Republican congressmen/women and Trump supporters, are you really so insulated from reality that you can’t see it?[/pullquote]
I realize that we are just in the earliest stages of the investigation into Russia’s undeniable meddling in the US election and Trump’s staff meeting (and possibly Trump himself) with Russian bankers, spies and government officials. But really, people, do I have to spell it out for you?
By far the biggest obstacle for Putin’s plans to make Russia Great Again has been the United States. With our power, prestige, and ideological leadership, the US represents the biggest threat to Putin’s aspirations. In order to make Russia Great Again, he hoped — through the insertion of Donald Trump into American politics — to Make America Weak Again. He has succeeded beyond his wildest imaginings.
Think about it. If you wanted to make America weak again, what would you do? Here are some suggestions:
1. Meddle in US elections to facilitate the ascent of a brutal, stupid narcissist to the Presidency.
2. Encourage chaos, since internal chaos US automatically reduces the US ability to project power, leadership and ideological influence. Trump is nothing if not a source chaos.
3. Promote the election of a party that is incapable of governing. The Republicans now control all three branches of government but they still can’t manage to accomplish anything besides harassing the downtrodden.
4. Promote dissension between the US and its allies. It is not an exaggeration to say the the United States is the leader of the world, but its position is already faltering as Trump manages to offend even our closest allies. Putin must be ecstatic that it has taken Trump only 4 months to degrade US influence in the world. But I’ll bet he couldn’t have imagined Trump would publicly betray the most valuable espionage asset of our ally Israel. Who could possibly be that irresponsible? Donald Trump.
5. Destroy NATO. The US has intentionally been the bulwark of NATO, arguably the biggest barrier to Russian territorial aspirations in Europe. Trump has deliberately, with no obvious benefit to our country, sown dissension with NATO members and incomprehesibly, with no obvious benefit to our country, undermined the deterrent effect of NATO by musing aloud about refusing to stand with out allies.
6. Destroy US leadership in science and technology. By pulling out of the Paris climate accords we have made ourselves the laughingstock of the scientific world. By cutting funding for scientific and medical research we assure that we will soon be ranked second behind China as a leading innovator.
7. Destroy America’s reputation as a wellspring of democratic values. Trump has already expressed his admiration for brutal dictators like Duterte of the Phillipines and Erdogan of Turkey and been slapped down repeatedly by the US courts for his efforts to discriminate against Muslims. But I suspect that even Putin could not have dreamed of allowing Erdogan’s thugs free rein to attack protesters in the US itself. Trump has already managed it.
Despite all this, not a single US job or dollar has been saved.
How exactly does the ranting of a stupid, brutal narcissist on Twitter make America great again?
How does offending our allies make America great again?
How does ceding our leadership role in defense of democracy make America great again?
How does gutting our own science programs make America great again?
How does closing our eyes to the imminent reality of destruction of US business and property by climate change make America great again?
Inquiring minds want to know.
The truth is that it appears that at the behest and under the influence of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is Making America Weak Again. Tell me FoxNews viewers, Breitbart readers, Republican congressmen/women and Trump supporters, are you really so insulated from reality that you can’t see it?
