• Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    The article falls flat on it’s face in the first paragraph.

    However, Paul Whiteley argues that Trump may be unwittingly creating a situation which will see the United States weaker and more isolated in the long term

    While true that Trump is witless, there’s nothing unwitting about this. He is following a playbook written by others who are evil rather than unwitting. All Trump’s actions are aimed directly at weakening the US economy and alienating all it’s allies. There is no way this is an accident, every action he takes steers the nation to a result that weakens it in some way, every single one.

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        I guess this is in reference to the part of the comment:

        He is following a playbook written by others who are evil rather than unwitting.

        I think you’d in this case have a harder time attributing it to stupidity, when so many in this sphere are openly taking about ending democracy in favour of a tech-feudalism. (Unless one categorize that ideology as “stupid”, i guess).

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    The plan is and will continue to be “do so much shit so fast that everything is not only fait accompli, but also serves as a distraction from everything else, making opponents struggle to even choose a focus for their outrage”

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    You see, making deals is an art, much like making fast food sandwiches. You can’t just leave it to any old teenager, you need a sandwich artist. We’ve got the best at making deals, a Picasso or Rembrandt really, so prepare for a masterpiece.