Larry the Legend wrote:
Andrew lavan thinks so:
"The president has an uncanny ability to make other people destroy themselves. And what he has done to countless individuals, he is now doing to the Left en masse." Oh, no! Trump is Democrat Kryptonite! Of course, we already knew that...
But it also seems to apply to Republicans who get in his way: "Reacting to Trump, Marco Rubio descended to Trump’s level of grotesque personal insult — and basically ended his campaign. Reacting to Trump, Jeb! Bush tried to appear forceful and dynamic and rendered himself ridiculous — and he was done. Even the brilliant Ted Cruz, reacting to Trump, was lured into an attempt to out-strategize “my friend Donald,” and only managed to get himself devoured last. Trump didn’t beat them, he simply magicked them into beating themselves. It really is a remarkable kind of Jedi mind trick."
"Jedi mind trick". I like that. It has a certain 'ring' to it. It was certainly on display during the recent Democrat Primary Debates: "[A]s candidate after candidate promised to destroy our borders, give free health care to millions of i******s, and immolate whole job sectors on the altar of climate hysteria, even sympathetic left-wing commentators were covering their eyes at the self-engineered train wreck". The 'Trump super power' in action, apparently.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49193/klavan-amazing-super-power-donald-trump-andrew-klavanI think it has more to do with their twisted view of the world, but that's only me... "And now, after two and a half years of the Left trying to strike Trump down, he has only become more powerful than they could possibly have imagined!"
"When the Fourth arrived, we had a split screen America. Take your choice."
Andrew lavan thinks so: br br "The president... (
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such devotion, I can only hope you reap your reward..
This is from Quora.. no more, no less..
What will the world think of the United States and its people if Donald Trump is re-elected?
Alex Denethorn, British, but heavily interested in US Politics
Updated Jun 27
I think a few things will pass through my head:
The first, quite unfiltered, is “What the fuck are you people thinking?” The second, more immediate follow-up is probably along the lines of “Oh. You probably weren’t. I see where the problem is.”
Next comes the feeling of extreme disappointment, and worry: not for me, not even for the world (though we’re all gonna feel the consequences of that), but more particularly for the majority of people in the United States. If Trump wins again, it’s going to be another minority v**e via the E*******l College - which means that, once again, the vast majority of Americans are going to be screwed over by an outdated system which did not anticipate this.
That observed…I will have to acknowledge that you did this to yourselves. Once can be considered a mistake. If, at the end of four years of this lunatic, you still end up putting him back into office…not only have you not learned from the mistake, but you’ve compounded it. In the last e******n, nearly 40% of the e*****rate didn’t v**e. If that happens this time…yeah, you did it to yourselves, and you can’t claim ignorance as an excuse.
The more optimistic side of my brain will observe that “This too shall pass”: after all, we said this with George W. Bush (a President that Trump makes look so much better), and the world moved on. That observed, you’re talking about a guy who admires that China has a President for life, and that has comfortably asserted that his followers would want him to serve more than two terms - and you bet he’ll push for it to happen. So maybe it won’t pass…and that the final legacy of the Republican Party will have been to end the United States as we know it. Sit and ponder that for a moment.
Finally, expect the United States to decline as a world power. Yes, you’ll still have the world’s strongest military, but you can guarantee that everyone else will quietly start changing relations with the US, in a fashion that carefully disengages us from particular entanglements. Let’s face it: a two-term Donald Trump signals the downfall of the United States. We cannot allow the rest of the world to go down with the ship.
I h**e sounding on the edge of hysteria, because sometimes I feel like I’m doomsaying, but seriously…I could see that happening. Pushing Trump out of office (and please get rid of McConnell while you’re at it!) might be the only way to stave off the decline of the US. Otherwise…I don’t know what’ll come out the other end, but it won’t be good. Not for you, not for the United States, and not for the rest of the world.
This isn’t one of those times where you sit back and watch someone else make history. Be clear on that: get out the v**e. It could be your last chance.