Because first of all, it's not news. We're talking about someone who started running for President about a decade ago, after having made noise on other fronts for years before that. Nobody has really been holding their tongue about him up till now. And in all likelihood it's going to be someone else running for the Oval Office in three years.
Furthermore Trump is not substantially that different from other recent Presidents, or the political class in general. He's made some adjustments, to be sure. But the majority of big changes have been in style and presentation.
There are plenty of things to talk about in terms of what the government does and doesn't spend money on, and the kind of foreign policy we support and promote. And so on. But anyone trying to be serious about those topics winds up on page A23 of the newspaper, or whatever the internet equivalent is.
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I think everyone is allowed to have their own opinion about whatever but so many of the Hollywood celebrities are doing nothing more than keeping up with one another as far as popular prejudice or outright idiocy goes. Just look at how many of them are proud of having transgender children. Good Lord!
No, Trump is very little different from previous presidents, or ones to come either. The main difference with him is that he makes his self-promotion very obvious as in, "I’ve stopped six wars - I’m averaging about a war a month," Trump said in Scotland. He has repeated a version of the line about 10 times.
Trump and his team cite his diplomacy between Israel and Iran; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Cambodia and Thailand; India and Pakistan; Serbia and Kosovo; and Egypt and Ethiopia. Just how much he had to do with these shakey deals remains to be seen but he really wants that Nobel Prize. The two obvious ones are still problematic.
But he's got a couple of years to clear the slander he was hit with. It's likely the Democrats won't be in charge for a while no matter who might next sit behind that big desk in the Oval Office. It's funny that 10% of the country has convinced itself it represents 90% of the populace. We shall see.
So the celebrities continue to scorn Donald Trump. It appears they have forgotten the opening speech made by Ricky Gervais when he hosted the Golden Globe Awards in 2020.. for the last time. Maybe you've seen it but it's made me laugh more than once:
https://youtu.be/S7OOJWtk550?si=Z3axFB-a7kZkas21
There's a trend among certain crowds to espouse the same kind of PMC liberal politics as always but be more abrasive and obnoxious about it. This is seen as a kind of populism. I wouldn't expect it to have much populist crossover appeal. As for bragging about having transgender children, it's a misguided quest for relevance. You might think it works if you live in the same bubble they do.
It's an interesting way of promoting yourself as a politician, shaped by being outside of politics--but in the public eye--for most of his life. I'm curious how future candidates will absorb the lesson. "I'm averaging about a war a month" comes from the same well as "tired of all the winning." It's ridiculous but kind of endearing.
The truth is that even at the height of its international influence--which has declined since then--the US couldn't maintain peace everywhere. It's beyond what one country can realistically be expected to do. Of course the problem with Israel-Palestine is that we're supporting one side in doing things that go against our stated values. Ukraine has also been a disaster, but for subtler reasons.
The Democrats have some potential candidates who could appeal to a wider group. Unfortunately they have become increasingly control freaky and seem determined to pick all their nominees well ahead of the primaries. They may well be set on Gavin Newsome, the stupidest possible choice. As for Russiagate, I don't think anyone will go to prison if they don't admit wrongdoing. Sadly, this discourages honesty.
That's a very funny spiel by Ricky Gervais and it seems to indicate he has much more perspective than most of them do.
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