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[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Reiner feigned ignorance

Yeah, and he was also faking every line when he was Meathead.

[–]StillLessons 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

They are creating a totalitarian system as fast as possible, using as their reasoning, "We have to prevent him from creating a totalitarian system!" These people are absolutely and equally (at a minimum, potentially more so) lost in their own paranoia as the people they are claiming surround Trump. At a bare minimum, they are equally evil as he. If he were to take power and not weaponize it against his enemies, Trump would become infinitely preferable to what they are doing in real time as we watch. What would Trump do if he had real power? We still have no idea, because in his first term, he never actually had power. To have power would be to have a bureaucracy to implement his orders. Trump never had that. He might be as bad as they, but the potential never materialized. The establishment and their candidates actually do have that power, and they are proving themselves profoundly evil in their abuse of it.

[–]monkeymagic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

presidents don’t have any real power. most of them freely admit that at one point or another during their time in office. it’s common.

everyone knows that these people are all puppets……except you?

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've written multiple comments on this site saying precisely what you are saying here, so yes I realize this. You're right; my comment suggests otherwise, and that's a mistake. That said, you can replace "Trump" with "Team Trump", and the point remains the same. You're right, it's not about the man. It's about the movement of money and people using the man as their spokesperson. But that has always been true, throughout the ages. There were oligarchies hiding behind Hitler and Stalin as well, and now currently behind Putin. If the group surrounding any man gets too pissed off, there is assassination (Kennedy).

The point of the post, however, is the same. "Team 'Democrat'" is claiming to fight totalitarianism by defeating "Team 'Trump'", but is indeed setting up the very totalitarian system they claim to be protecting us from. Team Trump never had the control over the levers of power sufficient to create the threatened "takeover". Team Democrat have far greater penetration in that sense. Thus, in this current moment, Team Democrat is actually the greater threat, because of their capacity and clear documented intent to enact their plans.

This situation is changing rapidly, however, as Team Democrat has overplayed their hand and is quickly losing the very penetration which makes them more dangerous. The balance of power is becoming more fluid, and I would argue that's a good sign. If neither side has the power to enact their will, gridlock will be far preferable to the extreme lunacy of which either of these teams is capable, left to their own devices.

[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The definite partisan blindness following Trump has disturbed me more than anything Trump has done. Democrats are fumbling the ball and at least in the eyes of many practicing the same kind of BS they claim Trump has.

Where I think it should be clear to all that both parties are corrupt and not to be trusted. Any talk about the integrity of democracy and the constitution goes out the window when it's not to their advantage. If either party could get away with criminalizing the other and making a one party state they would.

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If either party could get away with criminalizing the other and making a one party state they would.

I agree. That's why I find the Democrats more dangerous in the current moment, because they are more penetrated in more power centers (education, media, government, corporate) than are the MAGA types. Concentrated power leads to concentrated insanity. It's a pattern as old as large scale civilizations.