Trump: Illusion, Mist and Bought?

[Dreamtimer]

Curt Weldon, a Republican and former Pennsylvania congressman, lost his re-election campaign more than a decade ago following an FBI probe into his ties to two Russian companies. He has “connections to both Russia and the Trump campaign” that are raising suspicions among senators, a spokeswoman for Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said.

More than a decade ago. Now that's interesting.


Oh the tangled webs...

[Aianawa]

I suppose that's true for many...I haven't changed my worldview in many years...but Trump can certainly represent a meltdown point of sorts. He is the antithesis of everything that is moral, uplifting, selfless, intelligent, intellectual, caring, circumspect, polite, inclusive, modest, balanced, fair, reasonable, centered, reflective, self-aware, self-reflective, honest, forward looking, enlightened, historically astute, spiritual, healing, non-elitist, equanimitas, magnanimitas, or an agent of positive change.

Very positive, well said, my gosh people say Hilary is ten times better than Trump, both ways.

[Emil El Zapato]

Truth is, Aianawa...'most' people have no idea what they are talking about in that regard...classic brainwashing...do to adults what was done to them in childhood and they are so confused and frightened they are ready to believe anything...those are the ones that are affected in a visceral way...the rest just don't care enough to disbelieve. Personally, I recognize reality pretty reliably and so can easily judge what to believe, what to consider and what to categorically dismiss.

[Aianawa]

Lets say there is a bigger picture, can you let go all you now know, allow another worldview to join, and have peace of mind ?.

[Emil El Zapato]

truth is...in my estimation Trump is part of the 'current' big picture...the American part and it sucks....

I have plenty of peace Aianawa...Trump is merely a symptom, a passing symptom on humanity's road to sanity...it has to happen and when the world sees what it has wrought, it will grow. I believe that because though painful and painfully slow, as a species we do learn...some are ready now, others need a lot of work, but in the end...the higher self will win out simply because we are endowed to function that way. If that weren't true we would have already passed on.

The conspiracy is one we have unknowingly cast upon ourselves...we are the conspiracy and when we actually do wake up...we will look back in amazement that we could have been so blind.

[Fred Steeves]

...I haven't changed my worldview in many years...

That is sad.

[Emil El Zapato]

That is sad.

lol...when you're there Fred, you're there...

[Aianawa]

The world view noospherically has changed a wee bit imo.

Last year I me a dear friend from USA in Germany, she allowed me to see, from her talk and actions, that Foxs news jumped ship, why ?.

[Aianawa]

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQEesjv3sXs

[Emil El Zapato]

The world view noospherically has changed a wee bit imo.

Last year I me a dear friend from USA in Germany, she allowed me to see, from her talk and actions, that Foxs news jumped ship, why ?.

true...I think it is because 'Rupert' is passe and his progeny are genetically progressing towards humaness.

Exemplifies my point that humanity progresses towards its higher being.

[Emil El Zapato]

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQEesjv3sXs

Not accurate Aianawa...the non-biased press did not miss this. In fact, they pointed out that this event was a 'frightening' move in the direction of 'controlling' press availability.

And yes, Obama did come down hard on 'leakers' in the wake of 'wikileaks'. What's his name became recognized as a 'Russian' operative. On the other hand, the other what's his name released info regarding government intelligence spying on 'friends'. And Obama pursued him as well, ostensibly...it can be questionable who is doing the pursuing but, of course, ultimately it is the responsibility of the Commander-in-chief to prosecute.

So whatever happened to the other what's his name...the 'friends' leaker?

The guy turned girl was pardoned by Obama, as I believe a parting shot to the hypocrisy of the system.

But, yes, it is an apparent anomaly that Obama was after 'leakers' Someday we'll know the bottom line truth about those events. But, for now, my money is on Obama.

[Aragorn]

Color emphasis is mine, for the sake of clarity.

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And yes, Obama did come down hard on 'leakers' in the wake of 'wikileaks'. What's his name became recognized as a 'Russian' operative.

Julian Assange? I don't know whether he would really be working for the Russians. It's quite possible, but he could just as easily be working for yet another nation state. Or maybe there's something else that drives him. He either way does have an agenda that's greater than just whistleblowing, yes — that much has already been obvious for quite some time now — and he has also already been described as a narcissist.

The vilification of the Russians however is another red herring, started by George W. Bush and escalated by Barack Obama. Not that the Russians are completely innocent, but you must never forget that what we hear about the Russians here in the West — and especially so from the US government and the US mainstream media — is by definition suspect, and most likely propaganda aimed at feeding the Cold War revival that started under George W. Bush.

On the other hand, the other what's his name released info regarding government intelligence spying on 'friends'.

Edward Snowden?

And Obama pursued him as well, ostensibly...it can be questionable who is doing the pursuing but, of course, ultimately it is the responsibility of the Commander-in-chief to prosecute.

So whatever happened to the other what's his name...the 'friends' leaker?

I'm not sure but I think Snowden would still be hiding in Russia at the moment.

The guy turned girl was pardoned by Obama, as I believe a parting shot to the hypocrisy of the system.

The fact that Bradley Manning chose to become a transgender is the very reason why he was pardoned.

Both Barack and Michelle Obama are very pro-gay and pro-transgender, and the US Acronymian left-wing — insomuch as that can be considered left-wing when compared to other nations, but I'll stick with the US-specific jargon in this context — has already long been "politically weaponizing" the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity. It's a trend that has blown over to Europe and other areas of the world as well in the meantime.

Had Manning been straight, then he would still have been on an extended vacation at a barb wire hotel today.

But, yes, it is an apparent anomaly that Obama was after 'leakers' Someday we'll know the bottom line truth about those events. But, for now, my money is on Obama.

Barack Obama was a technocrat. He stuck to what was mandated either by tradition or by law. To a certain extent, so did George H. Bush at the time. Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush and Donald Trump on the other hand are more into freewheeling — they feel that the law applies to everyone except for them. But then again, their degree of narcissism can be considered of clinical proportions compared to that of Obama and Bush Sr.

Reagan and Carter were not narcissistic, and neither were JFK and Eisenhower. I don't know enough about Lyndon B. Johnson or Gerald Ford to say anything on account of narcissism on their part. Nixon didn't strike me as a narcissist either, even though he certainly was a crook — sort of like Dick Cheney, but with OCD added to the mix.

[Dreamtimer]

My friend Mark said, "I hope I never change. I hope I stay exactly the same." That was in his late 20s. In many ways, he never did. But life doesn't really allow us to remain static.

Stephen Miller, advisor to the president, wrote in his yearbook, "Never Change".

In my observation, that has meant never grow up.


My experience in America has mostly been people, like women and gays, fighting for their rights. I've never seen them weaponizing their desires or rights. I don't think it's the left either because it has so little political power. Most of what's going on right now is reaction to decades of abuse and intolerance. Hate crimes and such.

The politicians have weaponized sexuality the most, and that's mostly the forces behind wanting to keep a concrete delineation between men and women.

Gay people have never had the agenda that's been claimed by the right.

That's one of the right's created boogeymen.

[Aragorn]

My friend Mark said, "I hope I never change. I hope I stay exactly the same." That was in his late 20s. In many ways, he never did. But life doesn't really allow us to remain static.

Stephen Miller, advisor to the president, wrote in his yearbook, "Never Change".

In my observation, that has meant never grow up.

It can also mean "Never give up on your ideals" or "Never lose your values."

My experience in America has mostly been people, like women and gays, fighting for their rights. I've never seen them weaponizing their desires or rights.

Not the people themselves, Sister, but political lobbies. And there's a reason for that too, because the USA as a nation — note: I am saying "as a nation", not "as a people" — has always been profiling itself toward the rest of the world as overly masculine and arrogantly macho.

Within the borders of the USA, the promotion of machismo itself is also perfectly consistent with the semi-covert fascist ideology. Fascism glorifies militarism, and militarism is traditionally — note the word "traditionally" — a masculine affair. "Gotta be a real man, son. You ain't no real man until you've served in the military." Strangely enough, the state of Israel is actually highly progressive and egalitarian in this, because in Israel, every adult citizen is automatically a member of the military reserve.

You may not have noticed, but you can even see this promotion of machismo in Hollywood action movies, TV series and music videos — hell, the whole gesturing by rappers completely centers on machismo. But anyway, quite often, in a scene where the hero (or a group of heroes) comes walking toward the camera, the footage is slowed down, so as to emphasize the masculinity of the character(s). You also see it in the styling of the protective gear worn by American football players, and in the styling of the various uniforms of the US military, including the battle dress uniform. Hell, you even see it in the wide track of the Humvees used by the US military. It's all about that wide and muscular stance. "We're bigger and better than you."

And here's an anecdote from the Vietnam War. You may not know this, and you may not even believe it, but during the Vietnam War, the USAF dropped oversized condoms on the Vietnamese jungle so as to have the Vietnamese people believe that Acronymians were all — shall we say — "well endowed". I kid you not!

I don't think it's the left either because it has so little political power.

In office, yes, but it's got enough power in the streets. And it's all a diversion once again, orchestrated from behind the curtain. Those whose rights are being violated and/or curtailed in the USA will continue to have their rights curtailed and violated, but the puppet masters behind the curtain need this conflict. It is once more only an "us versus them" thing.

Most of what's going on right now is reaction to decades of abuse and intolerance. Hate crimes and such.

That is certainly part of it, but it's not the only part, in my observation. As I have already expounded elsewhere on the forum a while ago, there are Gay Pride parades all over Europe as well, and on different dates, and even on multiple dates within the same country, just so as to keep it into the public awareness.

And here in Belgium, there is absolutely no reason for it, because Belgium has already supported same-sex marriage for quite some time now, and if you dare tell a stupid joke about gay people, then you could go to court over gay-bashing, and you'll be heavily fined. So you can still tell jokes, even jokes that make fun of a certain population group, so long as it's not about gay people, Jews or Muslims. And that's ridiculous.

So why does a country like Belgium still have multiple Gay Pride parades — they're called differently here, by the way — in a single year? Provocation, that's why. I've said it before and I'm sorry if it offends anyone, but I'm going to say it again: if you, as a heterosexual, were to do out in the public view what those LGBT people do on their parades, you'd be arrested for obscene behavior in public. Or otherwise put, this sort of thing is deliberately being allowed because the puppet masters know that somebody somewhere is going to be offended by it, and that generates conflict — which is exactly what they want.

The one thing that The Powers That Be™ cannot ever allow, is for the people to come together in unison and harmony. Because that would be the end of their reign.

White versus black (in the chessboard sense), socialists and/or ecologists versus capitalists, men versus women, straight versus gay, Europe versus the US, Europe and the US versus Russia and China, and so on ad nauseam. There always has to be some conflict. It was after all Julius Ceasar's golden rule: divide et impera — "divide and rule".

[Aragorn]

Returning to the subject of the Trumpster, according to the New York Times, the Trump administration still hasn't designated a science adviser. Likewise, there is no chief scientist at the Department of Agriculture. Trump did at one point nominate a former talk show host without any scientific background for that role, but he later on withdrew this nomination again.

"This is getting betta by da minute."

(Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Predator")