Remember how there were endless fights over whether it was appropriate to say President Trump was a fascist?
Well, that one seems pretty well-settled now.
But Trump’s second-term swath of destruction doesn’t only prove that the fascist moniker is apt.
It also shows that America is living under a personalist regime,
and it’s wrecking us.
Consider the whiplash of Tuesday’s genocidal threat to wipe out Iran’s entire civilization,
one that hung in the air all day while everyone desperately hoped he’d reverse himself before his self-imposed deadline.
Everyone knew full well that the outcome would be based completely on Trump’s whims,
not part of any larger military strategy.
It wasn’t going to be the product of robust, informed debate among cabinet officials.
The world had to just wait to see where Trump’s vibes landed circa 8pm Eastern time.
Trump’s agreement to a nebulous ceasefire,
one where he doesn’t even seem to be sure what the terms are,
was, of course, a vast, worldwide relief.
But while everyone else was still reeling from spending 12 hours in a state of sorrow and worry and fear, he had already moved on.
A few hours later, Trump was already excitedly posting about how the United States would be helping with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz:
“There will be lots of positive action!
Big money will be made.
Iran can start the reconstruction process.
We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well.
I feel confident that it will.”
Trump’s sunny mood continued into Wednesday morning,
where he floated that the United States would somehow
co-administer the strait with Iran,
presumably so he could get some of the $2 million per ship fee inexplicably given to Iran as part of the ceasefire:
“We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it
— also securing it from lots of other people. It’s a beautiful thing.”
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-personalist-regime
Mike Elgan
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