1. Selective perception. We see what the mass media wants us to see. Trump's government is not new, it’s not different. Trump is classic Jacksonian democracy. President Andrew Jackson destroyed America’s progressive and moderate Whig Party, and gave America a political system that lasted until the Great Depression. Know this, and you will understand Trump, and understand why Trump may ultimately fail.
2. “Drain the swamp,” the Trump mantra. Study President Ronald Reagan’s famous first 100 Days. Compare Trump to Ronald Reagan and Andrew Jackson. Trump, Musk and their team can destroy bureaucracy, but unlike Reagan and Jackson, do not understand how to transition bureaucratic programs to a new government. Since the mid-1970s, beginning with the introduction of the first PC, businesses, government, schools, families have had to adapt to new technologies and thinking about every 10 years. Trump is like having parents that scream at you to eat your vegetables. Good ideas, bad implementation.
3. Cherchez la femme.Show Trump a young, beautiful, tall, strong, intelligent, blond woman and he reacts. He has survived dozens of sexual harassment law suits and complaints for decades. His handlers know it, and they’re surrounding him with beautiful women. It’s an old casino trick to control high-rollers. Know who is bringing these women into the administration and you will know who is controlling America.
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