LINK Even if Trump loses, Trumpism may outlast him - Los Angeles Times
LA Times article about the fate of the Trump movement post-2020 election.
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I've been pondering that very question. I doubt there will be a 'Trump Library', statues, or a place on Mount Rushmore. But I can foresee syllogisms added to our vocabulary. The Trump 'Lexicon of Lunacy' might include:
Trumpian--Stupid, or infantile behavior.
Trumpism--Words like 'covfefe', or 'bigly'.
Trumpster--Someone easily duped or mislead.
Trumpicle-- Sentence fragment.
Trumpy-- Strange people in red MAGA hats, hanging around airports ,panhandling, and selling sharpie pens.
Trumpers-- To go bonkers, or crazy.
Trumpulations--To speak with exaggerated hand gestures and vocal tones.
Trumpulence-- To pass gas.
Trumpadoccio-- To bragg about one's self.
Trumpologist-- An apologist for Trump.
Trumpleristic--Simple minded.
Trumpytantrum-- A tantrum thrown by an adult.
There are too many possibilities to list here.
But I'm sure you can think up some yourselves.
davknight
Level 8
Oct 23, 2020
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These are perfect!
"“Elements of the right are trying to lend intellectual credibility to the president’s thinking”
+++++++++++ Well...that's a hopeless task, isn't it?
LucyLoohoo
Level 9
Oct 23, 2020
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One strong suit of Trump is whatever he gets into he learns it quickly. He mastered the Washington game, so he will capitalize on his campaigning and political experience, he has known secrets of countries, he knows Saudi Arabia and China very well, he will expand his businesses there like crazy. He will master using all loopholes and weaknesses of the law and regulations which he has done for 50 years including getting the college admissions.
The only caveat is what New York's AG and Manhattan DA do. They have the ability to suck Trump's money in legal expenses and bring him to his knees to make a deal with admitting guilt in various crimes with no jail time. Trump is capable of making such deal when the water is up to his nose.
The Federal Biden government will do nothing. They will be afraid of losing the Senate and House in the midterms.
St-Sinner
Level 9
Oct 23, 2020
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Trump didn't "master the Washington game", he tried to wipe the pieces off the board and smash the table. His only major piece of legislation was a tax cut that his party wanted anyway. Prison reform was Jared's pet project (because Chris Christie put Kushner Sr. in jail for fraud all those years ago). Trump came to DC as a human hand grenade. He has smashed and shattered the norms of civility, diplomacy, and decency, and especially tried to undo everything President Obama did, but he hasn't built a damn thing.
Trump has been played by every foreign leader, who know that the way to his heart is flattery and lies. That's why he's more cozy with dictators who praise him than with allies who tell him the truth. That's why he has turned his back on over 50 years of American diplomacy, and is ready to abandon Europe to her natural enemy, Russia; because Putin told him what a wonderful friend he is and convinced him that his own intelligence establishment was out to ruin their beautiful relationship. (Of course, we don't know what else he told him, because the notes of thier private meeting are STILL secret.) Xi won the trade war, and at the same time arranged a trademark deal for Ivanka. How thoughtful. Trump is a diplomatic novice who fondly imagines himself an expert.
Trump managed to run roughshod over the Constitution for 2 years because the Republican Congress kowtowed to him. He systematically purged all the adults from the room and surrounded himself with yes-men who confirm his worst instincts. Trump's surviving impeachment was not due to any particular skill of his own, but the Republican Senate's reprehensible walking in lockstep as a show of party unity and their cowardly regard for their political survival over their duty to the Constitution and the nation.
@St-Sinner So, being only the 3rd president in US history to be impeached; that doesn't count? The fact that he learned absolutely nothing from it, and was let off the hook by his syncophants in the Senate, is immaterial; he will forever and ever be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors.
And just wait for November.
DON'T CRY FOR ME AMERICA!
If Trump loses, he will launch his own party because his philosophy mix is different from the Republican philosophy. This time it will be more radical than what Tea Party was.
- He will raise money, he certainly has the clout with the rich and powerful
- He will hide own expenses in his think tank or political lobbying
- He will dirty launder his money through campaign funds
- He will support local, state, federal candidates and fight the Republican nomination battles to oust moderate Republicans.
- He will endorse candidates
- He will continue to be a paid consultant and speaking guest on FoxNews and other media
- He will develop a cult
- Not a single of the things above would be free. Each ecativity will be an income stream
- He will be stay relevant
- His children will run in safe Republican red districts in the South and join the Senate or run for governorships
- He will launch a dynasty that will make us forget the Kennedys and Bushes, don't forget he is still making children. Remember, he has 3 sons and two daughters (although dumb) and he still likes to fuck
He will do much bigger than what Argentina's Peron did. His party is contesting seats long after his death.
St-Sinner
Level 9
Oct 23, 2020
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@Fred_Snerd
People arn't stupid? People elected Trump and nearly half the population is willing to vote for him. The remaining smart half cannot do anything about it.
Trump has hundreds of millions in loans coming due. His "celebrity" is short currency. The world has had enough of his act. Once he's out of office, there's nothing to gain by flattering and bribing him.
@St-Sinner He doesn't owe the money to our banks. We don't know who exactly he does owe it to. The smart money is on Deutsche Bank, which is also involved in shady money laundering from Russia; maybe one reason he's so cosy with Putin.
I'm curious why you feel that a man who's had to declare bankruptcy 6 times and had multiple businesses fail outright, is some kind of financial genius. He ran for president, not expecting to win, but to reinvigorate the Trump brand. He was out of money. Now he's in over his head to basically loan sharks. Trump is not worth 1/10 what he claims. That's the real reason he won't release his tax returns.
He won't loss.
CourtJester
Level 7
Oct 23, 2020
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@AnneWimsey you’ll loss?
@CourtJester that would be "LOSE"...Spellcheck went way off the rails...
@AnneWimsey I know. Right? Thank you for the note. I’ll pray for you tonight for that one.
President Trump is the first President since Reagan to not start a war too. That’s worth noting.
Trumpism has been around since people first got mad that someone would suggest that an invisible God might not exist.
There was an older term favored by Carl Sagan "Neo-Luddites"
Anti Technology, anti Science, anti Human.
Willow_Wisp
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Oct 23, 2020
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