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Newest Reality

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5. Underestimating?
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 11:54 AM
Jan 2020

You may be underestimating the damage.

Unfortunately, the distractions concerning his behavior, (which might even be tactical as has been noted) in the mass media obscure the real damage his policies have and are doing and we can only expect more. In other words, he's not done yet.

Every now and then we see a news item that the US or the WH has done x. If you pay attention to what his sycophantic appointees to various important government agencies are doing, (or neglecting) the damage is rather severe so far and that's just in regards to the agencies and not the policies, (like the tariffs, SNAP, etc.).

I think we can safely say that he appointees are either industry insiders who have vested interests in their impact, or they are blatantly opposed to the functions and purpose of the agency they oversee. That's not how it is supposed to work because it is not performing a service, but rather, imposing a strong bias that can be contrary to the common will and needs of the people.

So far, he seems to be the worst person for this job on every level and his personal agenda seems to be disruptive and destructive overall. I also see a tendency in that agenda for attaining full control of the system if that were possible, hence, a tin pot dictator or Fascist authoritarian are not terms I use lightly or to denigrate him personally.

He has dismantled our government and left us with pretend democracy. onecaliberal Jan 2020 #1
True edhopper Jan 2020 #2
A complete victory in November.... Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #3
Stop being so optimistic edhopper Jan 2020 #4
go after? how? getagrip_already Jan 2020 #7
It has been tried once, in 1803, and the justice was acquitted. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #8
SCOTUS impeachment is almost impossible NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #9
Interesting... tx getagrip_already Jan 2020 #10
Exactly. Jamastiene Jan 2020 #21
He's already done long-lasting damage. It will take decades The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #6
Unfortunately Velveteen is 100 percent correct.😞 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #11
Re-staffing the State Dept MUST be priority, and it MUST be done with long-term vision in mind. Volaris Jan 2020 #24
Underestimating? Newest Reality Jan 2020 #5
I'm of this mind myself. BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #32
I'll still give GWB the worst award The Mouth Jan 2020 #12
Have to agree. BlueWI Jan 2020 #23
In a way, it's a good thing that Trump is *NOT* "likable" The Mouth Jan 2020 #30
No kidding. BlueWI Jan 2020 #33
The top 3 slots and the bottom 3 are always up for debate. Caliman73 Jan 2020 #13
Nixon also edhopper Jan 2020 #14
I'm very worried that the death tool attributed to Trump will far surpass that of csziggy Jan 2020 #34
In my mind bluestarone Jan 2020 #15
He's made friends of our enemies and enemies of our friends. lpbk2713 Jan 2020 #16
Good distinction. zentrum Jan 2020 #17
Definitely the least qualified and the most vulgar Dukkha Jan 2020 #18
Historical rankings of presidents of the United States Poiuyt Jan 2020 #19
Why do I want Keith Olbermann... mwooldri Jan 2020 #20
Because he would ace it. Jamastiene Jan 2020 #22
This country has yet to have an honest appraisal of the damage Reagan did Warpy Jan 2020 #25
THANK YOU!!! The Mouth Jan 2020 #31
defunded enid602 Jan 2020 #26
Perhaps have two awards: Domestic and International. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #27
if trump is not the worst president in every category rampartc Jan 2020 #28
Trump is working on approaching Buchanan. NNadir Jan 2020 #29
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