Tag: Trumpism

The Republican ‘War Room’: Inside Steve Bannon’s effort to galvanize the right

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Republican ‘War Room’: Inside Steve Bannon’s effort to galvanize the right

The show has encouraged those on the far right to, as one guest laid out earlier this year, “invade” the Republican Party by becoming local GOP precinct committee officers — an effort that has gained momentum since Trump left office. But the show’s central focus has been China, specifically examining the role the Chinese government played in the pandemic. On the show, conspiracies involving Dr. Anthony Fauci, China and the election are all inextricably linked.

Media outlets must not let George W. Bush shake off his responsibility for Trumpism

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Media outlets must not let George W. Bush shake off his responsibility for Trumpism

Bush should know something about the problem of “misinformation” permeating American society, considering that he began the Iraq War based on intelligence that was not only false but for which he and other administration figures contradicted expert analysis. He also redefined torture as “enhanced interrogation” and lied about useful information being gained from it.

They forgot to mention Roger Stone:

Roger Stone’s dirty tricks helped sway the 2000 Florida recount

How the ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’ killed the 2000 recount in Miami

Meet the aspiring king of Trump TV

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Meet the aspiring king of Trump TV

The investors, he says, are domestic, despite a Politico report (picked up on Breitbart) indicating he was in talks to raise money from Qatar. Ruddy says he sent proposals to many sovereign wealth funds, among others, but has not taken foreign investment. He blames his former rival, Steve Bannon, for pushing the Qatar story, but such grudges are fleeting in the often-shifting alliances of the new right: Bannon’s podcast, War Room, is now also broadcast on Newsmax late at night on weekdays.

Chris Hedges on the task ahead: Will Biden surrender to plutocrats and paralysis?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Chris Hedges on the task ahead: Will Biden surrender to plutocrats and paralysis?

The Biden administration will also have to take the first steps to remedy the social, cultural, institutional, political problems that made Trump’s neofascist movement possible, and nearly won Trump a second term. Of course, Biden’s most immediate problem is the coronavirus pandemic and the human and economic destruction it has caused.

H/T: Howell Underground on YouTube

Biden Can Start To Heal America By Embracing Foreign Policy Restraint

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Biden Can Start To Heal America By Embracing Foreign Policy Restraint

In Washington, everyone supports the troops. Too few bother to think critically about what the troops are actually doing, where, and at what cost. Patriotism carries the taint of militarism.

On that score, Donald Trump was an exception. If the train wreck of his presidency has any redeeming feature, it is found in his recognition that “endless wars” do not serve the national interest. Of course, Trump being Trump, he demonstrated neither the attention span nor the constancy of purpose to make good on his vow to end them. Even so, his repeated promise to do so resonated with his followers. Put simply, Trumpism contains a strong antiwar component.

So if President-elect Biden is serious about bringing the country together, here is one place where he might find common ground with the 70 million who preferred his opponent. Pro-Trumpers will never agree with Biden on abortion, gun ownership, climate change, or “socialism.” But if a Biden administration restores a measure of prudence to U.S. military policy, they just might respond favorably.