Some Clarity

Observations and thoughts about how things are going with MAGA.

Whatever the Reason

Whatever the reason that Trump isn’t get most of what he said he wanted to do get done, he isn’t.  Whether he wants to but can’t, or if he doesn’t want to and never wanted to, it doesn’t make a difference.  It just proves, perhaps more powerfully than ever – given the wave of support Trump had – nothing meaningful will change based on who you vote for.

The best way to kill a movement?  Give it what it wants.  Trump, with a majority in both houses of congress; some of the best anti-war / pro-transparency people in his cabinet.  Then prove that nothing important changes; they laughingly put your impotence right in your face.

But, a reminder to not forget what has changed.  Yes, the border seems to be reasonably closed – except for more H1-B visas and more foreign college students.  And yes, we don’t hear as much openly about how terrible you are if you are a straight white male.  So, that’s something.

Civil War

It was clear all along: supporting genocide was sure to split the republican base, just as it did the democratic elite from their base.  Note the difference: on the democrat side, the split is fundamentally between the elite and the base.  On the republican side, the split is in the base.  For both the democrat and republican elite, there is no split – they are all in.

It is tough to keep in mind, but while the people vote for revolution (e.g. Trump three times, Bernie Sanders in 2016, Mamdani today), the elite want civil war – keep the plebes fighting against each other, and that way they won’t revolt against the elite.

Problem Solved

In the first few months of Trump’s presidency, I wrote something about not being sure what to make of Trump 2.0.  The answer has become clearer to me, and not because I have deciphered his 17-D chess moves or anything like that.

When you want Thomas Massie out, and when Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor and resigns (read her resignation statement here, and see if this isn’t more like what people thought they voted for with Trump), and throw Rand Paul in there as some other kind of bad guy, there is no cause for confusion.  The most “America First” people in congress are enemy number one for Trump.

Need more be said?