Has it occurred to you that the Trump saga is a modern version of "The Manchurian Candidate" from the 1950s. This time it is not a story of communism that was the threat and brainwashing that was the tool, along with an internal traitor.
The villains again are the Russians (but this time an ultra-nationalistic Russian kleptocracy) and an internal traitor turned by the Russians. The Russians have something substantial on Trump, and they are more than aware of Trumps narcissistic, egomaniacal and sociopathic personality. Given that, they have given Trump stark choices: Either (1) go along with anything we want and we will make you one of the most wealthy and powerful men in the world, or (2) if you don't we will destroy you in a millisecond. This time, the instrument is a witting one, not an unwitting one.
This time the potential heroes are the Democratic party and Bob Mueller, and they are in race to derail the scheme of betrayal and forced American subservience to Russia before Trump can destroy enough of our democracy and of our alliances to make it impossible to recover. The potential internal villains this time, if they don't recover their morality and true patriotism, are Republican politicians. They could either become co-heroes or truly internal villains. It is their choice
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.The best I can figure, wittingly or unwittingly, the Republicans want to ride with Trump to his autocratic rule.
AstralSmoke
Level 8
Jan 26, 2019
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Republicans like Trump because he can sign bills into law. They know he's an idiot. How can they not? They've shut the door on America and patriotism and all that. They're purely about their own agenda and wealth. As long as they get theirs, Ef everyone else. The Almighty Dollar. So what if they kill the Golden Goose?
@david75090 Money, money, money! We have to get money out of politics if we ever want true representation. That is true across the board.
I've heard all that discussed. I thought for a while he had been hypnotized. Then I saw the videos from Helsinki. The look on his face after his meeting with Putin. Trump was scared. I think they have him severely compromised with something that really has him frightened. Trump was totally subservient to Putin at the joint press conference. Don't know how legitimate Republicans could watch that and not know. Think there's something with Russian money laundered through others in conjunction with the NRA, also.
david75090
Level 7
Jan 26, 2019
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Yes. Its nice to find Im not alone in that. Either he is doing it 'honestly' thru incompenence and/or he s being coached in some way. In spite of the argument that he is being so tough on them, which evaporates betweeen police and action. It hard to miss the systematic pattern of reducing our standing in the world and sabotaging everything he can internally. While playing to his core supporters as if he was on their side. The damage is the same either way. There is a word in russian that translates into 'useful idiot' . He is the poster child for it there now.
LostParaih
Level 3
Jan 26, 2019
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There's no way he is doing it honestly or naively. He doesn't know what the truth is. Truth isn't the truth!
That's food for thought. The worst thing I've seen is all those on You Tube who do videos for money and now have it all figured that Trump's shutdown is the genius way of "draining the swamp" in Washington. They seem serious about it, and if you just leave everything shut down those jobs will go away and we shrink government. Hell, we don't need the FBI and others. Trump doesn't need the Secret Service either. Planes can fly without the TSA. It's a damn genius plan this Orange man has thought up!
DenoPenno
Level 9
Jan 26, 2019
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In general I agree with your idea but I'm not sure tRump has enough brain to wash. I'm not being sarcastic. My thought is more along the direction of simple opportunism. They came across a dim, arrogant, obsessive, self-promoting, wannabe showman with racist hooks. And they decided to see how far they could use him. I bet they (like he and we) were shocked when we were stupid enough to elect him.
I've read that a lot of people in the West don't grasp Russian attitudes towards politics. I've heard they just automatically think of political ramifications of every action they take. tRump is not necessarily the result of a long plan. He could be just a happy (for them) chance that they would automatically pursue because of their worldview.
RichCC
Level 8
Jan 25, 2019
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Yes indeed. I expect someone in Hollywood is already on the case.
pasha-one-nine
Level 7
Jan 25, 2019
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Yeah,...I don't know about all that, If the Manchurian Candidate had been a bumbling bafoon with a big mouth ,...maybe.
MerlinZap
Level 8
Jan 25, 2019
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45 is indeed malleable. He's driven by his ego.
All Vlad really had to do is say nice things to him.
Having stuff to blackmail him with is just insurance.
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