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Botany

(73,015 posts)
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:43 AM Jan 12

Greenland and Panama are both planned diversions from the upcoming real horrors.

Such as pushing Crypto Currency, ripping families apart in Trump’s crack down on
illegal immigrants, trying to get us out of NATO in order to help Russia, and buying
up and shutting down WIKI.

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Greenland and Panama are both planned diversions from the upcoming real horrors. (Original Post) Botany Jan 12 OP
That's 100% correct, and I'm actually quite surprised more people aren't catching on... SKKY Jan 12 #1
People often forget it is Trump's #1 tried-and-true tactic dalton99a Jan 12 #2
He cant legislate or lead Johonny Jan 12 #3
How do we protect wiki? Baitball Blogger Jan 12 #4
Greenland and Panama aren't exactly diversions; he really wants to do those things Ocelot II Jan 12 #5
I think it is all planned horror. Chaos strategy and overwhelm the public. Irish_Dem Jan 12 #6
Agree...Wiki is not for sale. Meowmee Jan 12 #7
I agree 100% William769 Jan 12 #8

SKKY

(12,353 posts)
1. That's 100% correct, and I'm actually quite surprised more people aren't catching on...
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:45 AM
Jan 12

...same ruse as before.

Johonny

(22,622 posts)
3. He cant legislate or lead
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:47 AM
Jan 12

And he doesn't want to take a lot of time because he is lazy. These are simple concepts that he can spout out. They are like tariffs. He doesn't have to get into trade policy. He can blurt one number and sound tough. He is at his heart a stupid lazy mean spirited me first asshole. Fuck everyone of his voters.

Ocelot II

(122,585 posts)
5. Greenland and Panama aren't exactly diversions; he really wants to do those things
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:50 AM
Jan 12

and he would if he could. It's just that he's unlikely to actually do them because it would be too difficult, just like he never actually built the border wall because it was too difficult (and Mexico wouldn't have paid for it). He'll go for the low-hanging fruit, things he can do by EO and without being stopped by Congress or the courts. He can't easily withdraw from NATO or substitute bitcoin for US currency either; expect him to focus on immigration. MAGA loves overt cruelty.

Irish_Dem

(62,819 posts)
6. I think it is all planned horror. Chaos strategy and overwhelm the public.
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:52 AM
Jan 12

Too much horror to digest and public goes numb.

This is how you make a docile compliant citizenry.

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