Paul Krugman:
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OPEC doesn't need to fly planes into buildings anymore. It can just buy a few tech oligarchs.
23. Howard W. Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L. Warren $16,151,105
25. Walter W. Jr. Buckley $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894
29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,4254/
Pay a few million to Trump & you too can get awarded a sovereign nation, like John Addison got Venezuela and Rob Citrone got Argentina. Soon Ron Lauder may get Greenland.
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299
41. Jeffrey & Loeffler Specher $7,052,013
42. John L. III Nau $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065 -
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Pay a few million to Trump & you too can get awarded a sovereign nation, like John Addison got Venezuela and Rob Citrone got Argentina. Soon Ron Lauder may get Greenland.
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299
41. Jeffrey & Loeffler Specher $7,052,013
42. John L. III Nau $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,0655/
They bought a civil war, WW3, global financial crisis, & a kleptocracy
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,530
54. Kelly Navarro $5,373,100
55. Alice Walton $10,248,000
56. Rob Granieri $5,587,899https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”they allowed Reagan to get away with remaining in office & we narrowly avoided WW3 mainly because a second man was always in the room with a second nuclear football & both would have to be engaged -- + i think Haig etc didn't actually want WW3 whereas white Christian evangelicals do want to bring the end of days
maybe that second football still exists (does anyone know?) but WW3 has already begun anyway with the invasion of Ukraine & now Venezuela, it's just taking longer
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1
While I don't disagree, he has institutional support. Making his job easier. -
Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 Paul Krugman, the guy who published nonstop hit pieces on Bernie Sanders? I wouldn't worry much about his opinion now. Throughline indeed. Shame on him.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 That paragraph makes no sense though. It starts out right; America, you did this to yourself - and then it makes a complete U-turn at speed & makes it all a problem of one man.
HOW did a deranged, corrupt madman come to run America? Because America wanted him, that's how.
Find out why, or it will happen again.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 I'd like to add that that one insane person is not alone. It is the vast majority of the Republican party which is behind him, happy with the state of things. If T would "leave the stage" tomorrow, nothing would change. The fellows at the top plus the Republicans would just move on in the same direction.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1
That's the same question people still ask about Germany. Same answer. -
Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 The mistake goes back to the start of usa with a constitution that created a King with a different name. Add gerrymandering and corruption and the results is as you see today
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 ..with a little help from his friends..that is how the orange brown idiot got there.. and we all know the names of many of them..and we should never forget the names...and some day the street thugs with masks will have their masks removed too...
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 maybe the answer is that it was never that great.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 I find it increasingly hard to imagine in what category of ultimate shite the opposing party must have been that resulted in the election of this creature
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 The American public are effectively mandated with evicting a faux president themselves or obliging whats left of mental health services to do so for them
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”A precise analysis of the situation with the important changes in law that needs to be made to fix the system would be a very needed book right now.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 It probably started much earlier. Reagan? It's hard to see how 40+ years of market fundamentalism won't kill democracy and make the country politically unstable. This is not new and has been covered by philosophers like Locke, Smith and Marx 150+ years ago. Plato probably considered this as well. Almost seems like the cycle of power concentration and self destruction is unavoidable...
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@NinaBernstein1 It probably started much earlier. Reagan? It's hard to see how 40+ years of market fundamentalism won't kill democracy and make the country politically unstable. This is not new and has been covered by philosophers like Locke, Smith and Marx 150+ years ago. Plato probably considered this as well. Almost seems like the cycle of power concentration and self destruction is unavoidable...
@NinaBernstein1 actually, US liberal democracy could probably be considered dead 10+ years ago. If it ever really existed. Because of the huge and accelerating economical inequality, and implied political inequality. Trump just made it explicit. The Dems lost because they seemed (were/are?) fine with status quo. Many European countries are in the same situation.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1
It is important to remember that this isn't only Trump's doing. Without the near complete support of the Republican Party, this damage wouldn't be happening. A vote for a Republican, ANY Republican, is your blessing to all that this administration is doing. Any decent person would have left the GOP by now. -
Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 TBH I don't think its helpful to claim that Trump is demented, or deranged. It's not really true (yet) and it just makes his base draw closer around him, driven by the effects of identity fusion.
He is immensely self serving, narcissistic and greedy and has hit upon the highly effective techniques of keeping himself in the news by continually shocking people with his utterances and keeping opponents off-balance by being entirely unreliable in character and in action.
And here we are again, giving him oxygen.
And yes, the ultra rich are given access because they can give Trump what he wants. Money, and the power that flows from it.
But IMO the really dangerous people are the ideologues who have entered a symbiotic relationship with Trump. Miller, Yarvin, Vought, Roberts, Wiles et al.
He lets them operate largely out of sight, but they are the true danger to your democracy. They are what changed between 45 and 47.
Just my two cents.
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@NinaBernstein1 actually, US liberal democracy could probably be considered dead 10+ years ago. If it ever really existed. Because of the huge and accelerating economical inequality, and implied political inequality. Trump just made it explicit. The Dems lost because they seemed (were/are?) fine with status quo. Many European countries are in the same situation.
@NinaBernstein1 I wonder what part the joker, weirdo or "The Mule" plays in this cycle. The catalyst. The Hitler or Trump that just takes over without any significant resistance. Against all odds. Probably because systems and norms are unstable or in transition. I.e. is it more probable that the joker takes the role of the catalyst?
Probably time to sleep instead of speculating into the void. And I should probably read the Foundation again.
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Paul Krugman:
“How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? …The answer…lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore & the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat & sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.”@NinaBernstein1 If you don't stop idolizing your 'great, sophisticated nation' and ignoring that it was founded by genocidal slave owners, there is 0 chance that you will make a correct analysis of how maga came to power which will guarantee that you will not change anything meaningful. However painful it may be, you need to come to actual terms with your history, otherwise you will always repeat it.
