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kpete

(71,980 posts)
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 12:28 PM Aug 2019

Demagogues fall hard when they fall. It's just a matter of how much damage is done in the meantime.

Folks, the big point here is not that Trump is *crazy,* though of course he is that.

The more important thing here is that Trump is *failing and in a frantic panic about it.*




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Demagogues fall hard when they fall. It's just a matter of how much damage is done in the meantime. (Original Post) kpete Aug 2019 OP
Thx for posting!! His due is coming, and for his ilk... just hopefully sooner than later Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #1
Another Reference is Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #2
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Another Reference is
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 01:00 PM
Aug 2019

the greatest Demagogue in modern History was Joe McCarty. As a result,we have a Historical Point of reference as to what happens when a person uses his Political Power to do verbal assassinations of and Career ending of innocent people in order to further his or her Political stature.

As we all know,Trump emulates Tail Gunner Joe's Buddy Roy Cohn and much of 1953 Demagoguery statements being used by Trump sound the same or are similiar .

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