SOMEWHERE in Bouie's very interesting and convincing piece is a link to a (VERY LONG) interview between Ezra Klein and some Trumpie theorist --- Klein wants to REALLY FIND OUT the "real" justification (from a "policy wonk" point of view) for Trump's attack on Iran --- Well, I read the damn thing --- pretty much a waste of time. The "theorist" (whoever she is) is trying to put lipstick on a pig --- and I think Klein lets her get away with too much.
the best answer as to WHY Trump did it is to get EPSTEIN off the front pages ... simple -- (simplistic?) --- but I think more right than wrong -- there is NO COHERENT "pro-imperialist" argument for Trump's using the military as a toy ... the attack on IRAN cannot succeed --- and when Trump declares "victory" and "gets out" rebuilding the world economy will take a pretty long time .... On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM Dennis Brasky via groups.io <dmozart1756= [email protected]> wrote: > excerpt - What if Trump was more cautious and methodical, successfully > building public and political support for the transformation of the country > into a full-throated authoritarian regime? > > There is no apparent evidence that Trump is capable of even the slightest > bit of deferred gratification. If life is a series of marshmallow tests, > then he has failed one after the other, kept afloat only by his immense > wealth and privilege. The actual Trump is so solipsistic, so plainly > consumed with narcissism, so deeply indifferent to the details of > governance and so eager to satisfy his basest impulses that there was > little chance he’d ever complete the authoritarian consolidation of his > dreams. > > All of this is simply to contrast what might have been with what plainly > is: a presidency in terminal decline, if not outright collapse. Consider > the big picture. Trump is nearly as unpopular now as he has ever been. His > average approval > <https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin> > ranges > from a net negative of about 13 points to a net negative rating > <https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president> of nearly 20 points. > He is underwater on every issue of consequence. The Supreme Court nullified > his signature economic program and his immigration enforcement actions are > so toxic with voters that they’ve forced him to fire his head of Homeland > Security, Kristi Noem. He has wrecked the coalition that brought him into > office with major reversals among Latinos, young men and Black Americans, > and he is treading water with his core supporters, white voters without > college degrees. > > full article - > https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/trump-iran-wartime-presidents.html > > my 2 cents - His failures disprove the liberal fear that he would usher in > fascism! > I THINK THE FOLKS AROUND HIM (Trump) AND THE FOLKS WHO PUT TOGETHER PROJECT 2025 WANT TO USHER IN FASCISM --THE PEOPLES' resistance is what is causing his "failures" --- but it remains touch and go --- and probably will remain so through the 2028 election (unless the Republican surprise folks and refuse to nominate a Trumpie) > _. > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41057): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41057 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118260001/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
