Trump seems to be acting in a degrowth manner. I don’t think it is because he is a genius but because he is an idiot.
You’re not wrong, but even that’s too generous, IMO. Every time I ask myself, “If Putin could install a puppet American president, what would he have that president do?” I am reminded of how neatly everything Trump has done on the world stage supports exactly that.
We may never know the whole truth about President Krasnov, but we know enough: it’s not all just idiocy. It’s overwhelming venality and corruption, pee tapes, and a daddy who didn’t love him enough turned into authoritarian worship too.
That is a fair take. Whoever whispers in the ear of Trump is the one in power. That is not just hyperbole, there are many stories of people in the White house, literally locking others out of the oval office so they can talk to Trump and have him declare things to the public hours later. He is the puppet in chief.
You’re not wrong, but even that’s too generous, IMO. Every time I ask myself, “If Putin could install a puppet American president, what would he have that president do?” I am reminded of how neatly everything Trump has done on the world stage supports exactly that.
We may never know the whole truth about President Krasnov, but we know enough: it’s not all just idiocy. It’s overwhelming venality and corruption, pee tapes, and a daddy who didn’t love him enough turned into authoritarian worship too.
That is a fair take. Whoever whispers in the ear of Trump is the one in power. That is not just hyperbole, there are many stories of people in the White house, literally locking others out of the oval office so they can talk to Trump and have him declare things to the public hours later. He is the puppet in chief.