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Joy R's avatar

Trump will not be good for the environment, but might just know better how to 'drain the swamp' this time around. He was snookered by the MIC at every turn last time, and they, in fact, may well have been the perpetrators of Solemeini's assassination. His unbated support of Israel was also reprehensible. However, he has some interesting people around him who might help him be more successful in taking on the Deep State this time around. JD Vance, weirdly evangelical that he is, is VERY bright, and was groomed by the Repugs from his college days.

The other really interesting person close to Trump is his 17-yr-old son Barron. He became mates with a boy of a similar age who is an influencer, and the two of them worked hard and mobilised millions of Gen X-ers to get out and vote. Who knew that this was happening? He was wearing an interesting tie on the victory podium, too. Navy blue with red stripes. I have no idea of his politics, but think that he is exceedingly bright and could soon start to wag the dog. I believe that he is a lot brighter than Harris, Walz, or Trump.

The Globalists are screaming blue murder, and 'inflation', about Trump's vow to re-introduce tariff protectionism. Dropping tariffs led to the de-industrialization of the US, UK, Australia, etc. Here in Oz our manufacturing sector went from employing 22% of the workforce to <8%. Making massive profits for the multinationals on the back of cheap Asian labour. It caused the wealth gap to keep on widening in the intervening years. Little wonder that the DNC has received the bulk of corporate sponsorship and MSM patronage. If Trump can improve this, and reduce the MIC budget, he will do well for the US economy.

Pty help women with unwanted pregnancies, though.

We live in interesting times.

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I think his first administration had one huge success, albeit a painful one, namely that he exposed the widespread, endemic nature of corruption in the US Body Politic, aka the 'Deep State' whose tentacles reach across many public and private sector areas. In this context, the blatant election theft in 2020 followed by outrageously petty and mean-spirited demonization and prosecutions only served to deepen the lessons already learned, albeit perhaps only dimly appreciated. This election yesterday marks a type of redemption arc, a deeply satisfying narrative that puts Trumps on the level of living Icon in the culture, both locally and internationally.

So to me what matters now is the degree he can use this considerable political capital (also manifest as powerful enemies arrayed against him) to effect substantive reform. He has been floating notions like eliminating the Income Tax, and Elon has invited Ron Paul onto his committee and today Congressman Massie, who will be the new Sec of Ag invited the famous free range farmer Joel Salatin to serve as one of six official Advisors to the Secretary'.

This is potentially the most dynamic Administration in the history of the nation. Only living Icons can do this sort of thing and he is one.

Interesting times.

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