In Front of Our Noses: Trump’s Memorial Day Message
Nothing new; still awful.
This post is very much in the core spirit of the “In Front of Our Noses” series, as this is the kind of thing that is all too easy to ignore, despite it being commonplace and out in the open.
First, the juvenility displayed by a man who wields enormous power continues unabated. His new “Dumocrats” bit is pure elementary-school playground-levels of rhetoric.
Second, I wonder which “tremendous success” he would like lauded? Surging gas prices? Inflation? Empowering Iran? Corruption? Granted, it is a long list.
Third, and the initial thing that struck me: it is unwaveringly grotesque the way in which he constantly rejects his role as head of state to be divisive on issues that should be ceremonial moments of national unity. This has been a hallmark of the man from the beginning, and it is a characteristic that I know a lot of his MAGA followers love, but it should be a source of shame for the non-MAGA Rs who voted for him. Yet, they prefer to ignore it or brush it off as “Trump being Trump” (which, of course, is exactly what it is, and what they voted for, alas).
And is it too much to point out that a lot of Democrats are included in the long roster of those who made the ultimate sacrifice?
It is a bit stomach-churning to think that understanding and acknowledging such a fact is beyond the capacity of a President of the United States.
It will worsen as his dementia and decompensation and narcissistic collapse progress.
He’s also sabotaging his own “greatest deal ever!1!” by demanding Saudi arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan sign on to the Abraham Accords….
I don’t need to explain what an idiot move this is on several levels. Not to mention the fact Egypt and Jordan already have diplomatic relations with Israel (Egypt for almost 50 years!), and I think Turkey always did or nearly so.
Best case scenario right now is El Taco gets less than Obama did with the JCPOA, while releasing several times more Iranian frozen funds (plus interest), after having disrupted the global economy, and leaving Iran on a vastly improved strategic posture in the region.
Greatestnegotiatorintheworld!!!1111!1
Pretty funny shit coming from a draft dodger who lacked the courage to serve.
And anyway…why is it not “DumBocrats?” Can the fat fuck not spell?
@Daryl: You had to ask…click.
@Daryl: “Dumbocrats” would suggest flying elephant Democrats more than mentally challenged Democrats.
“Dumb-ocrats” would be a possibility, but the hyphen makes it really forced. His base might even be frightened of high-fallutin’ hyphens. I would be tempted by “Dumb-o-crats” but that has more hyphens, and the second one is purely decorative.
“Dumb O’Crats” would just be silly and faux Irish, which is definitely a vibe, but not his vibe.
Our great leader has stumbled upon a quandry for our times.
I think he picked the least worst spelling option with “Dumocrats”
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“Dumbocrats” might even be a reasonable (but awful) term for people who flew from the Republican Party to vote Democrat because the Republicans went insane. People like our very dear host James Joyner (I don’t remember Doc Taylor’s political journey, he may well have been more of an independent)
@Steven L. Taylor:
“A lot of people don’t know that dumb has a b”
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/x_LHmKveIbA
And you know the elementary school level of intellect most of his worshipers possess means they just love it.
Come on, this is dog-bites-man news. This is who Trump is, has been, and will be till his last breath.
@Steven L. Taylor:
So it’s true…he cannot spell.
In addition…why is he negotiating when we “won?”
@Slugger: And so we should ignore it?
@Gustopher: I keep thinking of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufupa4z4Ob0
@Steven L. Taylor:
That’s my inclination. After all, 99.9% of anything El Taco says is either a lie, wrong, stupid. false, ignorant, incomplete, childish, biased, ridiculous, trivial, imaginary, a straight up hallucination, or usually a combination of all these.
One can argue he deserves to be called out on the above. I agree. What I’ve been wondering since the 2016 primary season is whether it does enough good to do so.
@Kathy et al:
I believe the point of Professor Taylor’s In Front of Our Noses series is not to call out Trump or even his ardent supporters, but rather to shame the “non-MAGA Rs who voted for him.” If Trump’s go-to is divisiveness, then the point is to divide him from all but the true MAGAts. As recently noted, these are low information vibe voters, so the shaming needs to be relentlessly repeated to move the needle.
Keep it up, Prof! Even the unengaged of the electorate must grow tired of His Malignancy intruding on every facet of their lives, now including holidays.
@Kathy: Iran’s FARS news agency released a statement that our diplomats have informed them in multiple official memos that Trump’s social media posts are not to be taken seriously. They are strictly for domestic propaganda purposes and not to be viewed as policy statements.
@Kathy: There is, to be in delicate, a daily geyser of bullshit that is impossible to fully keep up with.
I get the inclination to ignore it, but I also think that ignoring it helps normalize it.
@Scott F.: That is defnitely part of it. I posted this link to FB for example (and I post little on FB, and about politics almost never these days), because I do have in mind people I know whom I hope will read this and think about it a bit. I am not especially optimistic about that, to be sure.
I also think it is good to keep a running record, even if it isn’t systematic.
I also think it is important for people like us not to get too inured to it all.
Also, his approval is headed in the right direction, so maybe someone, somewhere, just needs a little help joining that parade.
Perusing Youtube while trying to push off the housework I need to do, I came across some interviews on International CNBC. The hosts and one of the guests seemed to think they should take Trump’s social media posts seriously. It was followed by a couple of guys who noted that Trump had made at least 5 prior claims of reaching a deal and also claimed the war was already won. They were advocating for not treating what Trump says so seriously and noted Iran is in the best negotiating position it has ever had now. They suggested by energy stocks as they thought it likely oil prices will just keep going up.
They were passing it off as Trump bluster and propaganda. I suspect that’s part of it but it has been reported elsewhere that there is a lot of trading going on in the Trump stock portfolio and some of it seems linked to his announcements.
Steve
@Scott F.:
@Steven L. Taylor:
I don’t disagree. I do prefer to hear or read about what he said, rather than read his posts or listen to his soundbites. I find the latter two revolting.
@dazedandconfused:
Revulsion aside, Iran can easily be taken to be the greater evil. That said, they’re a more reliable source of information, especially as regards the state of negotiations.
@steve222:
A lot seems to be market manipulation. I’m a bit surprised traders and investors haven’t figured what the game is.
BTW, a Japanese newspaper reports Hormuz may reopen 30 days after a deal is reached. If true, this means the earliest things can begin to go back to normal is late June. And it will take perhaps a few months more for things to actually get back to normal, even assuming Iran does not wind up collecting “navigation fees” from ships crossing the strait.
@Steven L. Taylor: I take your point. I have allowed myself to be irritated into intemperance by the poo flinging monkey in the White House. The best strategy to take is not clear to me.
The saddest aspect of the ‘dumocrats’ childishness is that he’s bragged about it in interviews as if it’s a novel name he thought up of startling genius and originality. It’s been a banal right-wing insult for as long as I can remember.
Some deal. US launches strikes at Iran.
Wonder what the panicked herd known as “the market” will do now.