Who is behind Donald Trump?
I’m not convinced Trump’s thoughts and deeds are totally the result of mental illness.
Trump’s systematic dismantling of our institutions, destruction of accepted norms, targeting of specific groups and disregard for long-held alliances has taken some planning.Trump doesn’t have the intelligence or the attention span to do this on his own. He doesn’t know anything about history or who belongs where or what goes with what. He doesn’t understand decorum, protocol, customs, norms.
He’s willing to flagrantly disregard human rights and openly praise dictators without so much as a hint of concern about possible consequences. He seems to have no personal standards or guiding principles. There’s no such thing as too low with him.
He doesn’t seem to be connected to his family, shows no emotion around them. He openly exhibits his sexual fantasies about Ivanka and treats his wife like she’s a mannequin. The family’s entire existence is like a Pose-A-Thon. Unreal, inhuman, plastic. It’s odd and unsettling.
Since Trump is not bogged down with principles and can be easily manipulated using compliments I’m betting someone or a group of someones decides what’s next. Trump certainly didn’t dream up the name of each one of his right-wing judicial picks nor does he know enough about international affairs to know which treaties to ignore.
Who or what is behind Donald Trump’s wrecking ball presidency and what is the payoff that solidifies and guarantees the enabling by almost an entire political party?
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where the core of this administration's thoughts and deeds come from, although we hear little of their real dirty work. Not really much different from what shaped the policies of Nixon, Reagan and 2X Bush administrations.
Such as:
* Heritage Foundation,
* American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
* Koch foundations and institutes,
* American Enterprise Institute (AEI),
* Cato Institute (libertarian side),
and dozens more.
These right-wing organizations and many other sister orgs around the globe design legislative, governing and judicial policy which shapes the thinking of a large percentage of global politics. The right-wing side of politics does not exist in a vacuum, but instead is a complex loose-knit international web of cruel, greedy and selfish high-wealth people that fund these think tanks. Prestigious-looking think tanks provide a veil of legitimacy over the worst of humanity's evil side.
That does not include the tens of thousands of billionaires that fund background services (such as Faux news and talk radio) and pour millions into campaign contributions.
Let's all remind ourselves often of the irony that these organizations are ultimately funded by profits from our purchases of goods and services that flow into corporate coffers. That knife is twisted in our back every time we buy gasoline or groceries or toys or a meal at our favorite restaurant.
KY.............
