When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)
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Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:
The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)
The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)
The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)
The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)
The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)
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David R. Lurie says,
"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."
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„Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.“
George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”
A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.
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