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Trump completely directionless? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 day ago by CupcakeOfSpice@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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I've seen some posts today pointing some interesting things. While Trump is terribly racist and fascist, there are white supremacists and Nazis for whom he does not go far enough. There are far-right kooks who think Trump is not far enough right. Some pointed out he is too much of a capitalist to go that far, that in looking out for his bottom line, he avoids too much extremism because he'd start losing money.

On the other hand, he seems to have no financial goal for the country. Constantly flipping tariffs on and off, switching "buckets." Making propositions that any businessman would know is completely unrealistic. He has no idea how to be a capitalist either, it seems! So is he completely directionless? He just kinda goes wherever feels good to him at the moment? Is he possibly in some kind of cognitive decline, unable to make reasonable decisions, but since his base worships him no one can take the reins from him?

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[–] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All I know is every day it continues, I lose belief in "the deep state". Turns out you really can just openly grift your way into being president and do whatever you want as long as you get a couple of friends into the jobs that would look into your crimes. Hell, you don't even have to do that! Dems won't do anything about anything. I don't even think we're close to the angry mob/pitchfork moment either. There are still treats.

Not trying to be a doomer, just trying to point out that there doesn't really seem to be a shady cabal of lizard people running the world after all.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

I think a large part of the deep state genuinely buys into Trump's bullshit.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The "deep state" that actually exists, and the original usage of the term, is the various agencies made up of hired functionaries that persist between administrations. They aren't some sort of cabal calling the shots, but possess institutional inertia which keeps things going in a certain direction. Trump blowing up the NOAA is an example of dismantling the deep state, for instance, though I don't know if it's being presented as such. Other than HAARP conspiracy weirdos I don't think anyone's too concerned about the people who track hurricanes being evil.