I don't think Trump was smart enough to figure out how to shred democracy, but he has been surrounded with the likes of Bannon, Miller, Flynn, Clark, Meadows, etc., all of whom have used him as a "celebrity" tool who'd set the table of power where they'd have their own labeled seats. Trump knows Mob hustle but far less about history and …
I don't think Trump was smart enough to figure out how to shred democracy, but he has been surrounded with the likes of Bannon, Miller, Flynn, Clark, Meadows, etc., all of whom have used him as a "celebrity" tool who'd set the table of power where they'd have their own labeled seats. Trump knows Mob hustle but far less about history and the Constitution. He's crass and stupid, but he's not without his special venom. Therefore, the Constitution must be used to exclude him, and if the six cultists in the SCOTUS don't define insurrection and apply the third paragraph of the 14th, then all hope is lost. The best thing happening now, next to Trump being beaten by girls, Carroll, Kaplan and James, is that the legal eagles on TV are educating the public nonstop, and nonstop is what it will take. (Frontline on PBS had a terrific review and response piece on 1/6 that will surely be part of our history and will counter the revisionism that's gone on on the right. Check it out on YouTube.)
...and yes, it's a terrific episode. I especially like the way it documented TFF's tendency to call elections "rigged" going back a long, long time. he even uses the same language now that he did THEN. does he think nobody notices?
I need to keep reminding myself that the way regular people experience their lives offers no guidance for trying to figure out the nature of TFF's inner life. and that's assuming he has anything that would pass muster for an "inner life."
I don't think Trump was smart enough to figure out how to shred democracy, but he has been surrounded with the likes of Bannon, Miller, Flynn, Clark, Meadows, etc., all of whom have used him as a "celebrity" tool who'd set the table of power where they'd have their own labeled seats. Trump knows Mob hustle but far less about history and the Constitution. He's crass and stupid, but he's not without his special venom. Therefore, the Constitution must be used to exclude him, and if the six cultists in the SCOTUS don't define insurrection and apply the third paragraph of the 14th, then all hope is lost. The best thing happening now, next to Trump being beaten by girls, Carroll, Kaplan and James, is that the legal eagles on TV are educating the public nonstop, and nonstop is what it will take. (Frontline on PBS had a terrific review and response piece on 1/6 that will surely be part of our history and will counter the revisionism that's gone on on the right. Check it out on YouTube.)
Thank you, I missed it
I LOVE Frontline and thanks for reminding me to DVR every episode.
...and yes, it's a terrific episode. I especially like the way it documented TFF's tendency to call elections "rigged" going back a long, long time. he even uses the same language now that he did THEN. does he think nobody notices?
I need to keep reminding myself that the way regular people experience their lives offers no guidance for trying to figure out the nature of TFF's inner life. and that's assuming he has anything that would pass muster for an "inner life."