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This insightful essay about Trump argues that he will soon decompensate:
Since it is a prediction it will be easy to evaluate. Frank Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove |
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On 01/25/2017 09:01 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> This insightful essay about Trump argues that he will soon decompensate: > > https://infinite-coincidence.com/2017/01/22/donald-trump-is-going-to-snap-very-soon-and-here-is-how-i-know/ > > Since it is a prediction it will be easy to evaluate. That's a great essay, as is the follow-up 'rejoinder'. I worry that it's simply wrong, though. I remember glancing at this article when it came out: Donald Trump is the low-stress candidate, voice analysis finds http://www.marketwatch.com/story/donald-trump-is-the-low-stress-candidate-voice-analysis-finds-2016-01-15 It makes me wonder if he's taking any mood altering drugs, hormones, ssris, benzodiazepines? -- ␦glen? ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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Actually, I think the author, Richard Willmsen, got it right, Frank. I am seeing more of these predictions of a meltdown ... the following linked CounterPunch article says he is going to have a lot of help in the process ... Also, I think Paul Street has this same thought completely right in his very well-written piece, calling out all of the inept sockpuppet characters that have been on or competed to be on the POTUS stage over the last decade or so. But will Trump quit? It seems inevitable that he could not possibly last the year. No? Maybe there is hope ... BUT, we then get Mike Pence ... AND, except for the disciples of Milton Friedman, perhaps, Steet's article does paint a very disheartening picture-- a palimpsest of sorts--for the "deeps state" neoliberal system that underlies all of this. Moreover, the author thinks all of the other 2016 presidential contenders--except for, perhaps, Bernie--were puppets in the marionette performance we called an election and then a follow-up performance in an Administration. What is amazing is that Trump kicked all of their butts and then had many of them go through an Apprentice-like job interview. Yikes! What does that alone say?
This is the part I liked, as it confirms what I have thought about this distraction. This is what the Russian scare is really all about ...
This too: Adjust, Quit, or Get Removed
Finally: The Top Trump Threat Goes Unmentioned Meanwhile, the planet faces a golden shower of capitalism-generated climate change that Trump wants to escalate. All indications are that a massive, system-wide reconversion from fossil fuels to renewable energy is required within at least the next two decades if humanity is to realistically hope for any kind of decent future under or beyond the rule of the American and world-capitalist Deep State. And here we might want to consider the main thing missing from the corporate media’s often critical commentary on the new White House: Trump’s determination to “deregulate energy” – that is, to significantly escalate the Greenhouse Gassing-to death of life on Earth. If it’s any dark consolation, the coming economic crash should cut global carbon emissions for a few months or so. This, of course, is the scariest part. Cheers. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:01 PM, Frank Wimberly <[hidden email]> wrote:
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From Street's article:
"My guess is that he’ll try to tough it out, handing off most if not all the difficult work to his underlings." I agree with Street, here. There's an accusation that people like Bannon are writing a bunch of executive orders, not even knowing which ones Trump will sign. And from this follow-up to the voice analysis article: Analyzing The Presidential Debate: What The Candidates’ Voices Said That They Didn’t http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mehmet-oz/analyzing-the-presidentia_b_12232822.html ... if Trump can completely surround himself with sycophants (which is almost working so far) and avoid things like press briefings and protests, then he can keep himself in calm territory. Meanwhile, those of us out here wring our hands, spend all our money polluting the planet by flying to DC for protests (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/sunday-review/the-biggest-carbon-sin-air-travel.html), stressing about the damage he's doing. Our one in, I suppose, will be that he really likes TV. So to whatever extent we can keep issues that take him from his calm place on TV, we can stress him out a bit. On 01/26/2017 08:41 AM, Robert Wall wrote: > Actually, I think the author, Richard Willmsen, got it right, Frank. I am seeing more of these predictions of a meltdown ... the following linked /CounterPunch /article says he is going to have a lot of help in the process ... -- ☣ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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