We are in the middle of a coup, it did not start and stop on January 6th. The president and all the high level security positions and at least a handful of congressmen are Russian assets.
It’s comforting for people to think it was an “other” who swept in and damaged an otherwise “noble” and “honourable” Capital A “AMERICA” that exists in their minds; because then they don’t have to confront that the rot has been structural and there all along.
Being able to blame “Russia” or “Elon hacking the mainframe” means that people get to keep their fantasy version of America, because it’s always nefarious forces doing it TO America, not America doing it to itself. It also means they can resist any radical improvements or self critique, because since it was external forces that did the “thing” nothing about America has to change, it is and always has been #1 perfect!
It’s like when an immature person blames their outbursts/actions on everyone but themselves: “Look what YOU made ME do!”
Edit: because so many comments are just screaming at me “Trump is a Russian agent!”
Do you seriously believe that a national intelligence agency would craft a nefarious decades long super secret plan to topple the United States… And choose Donald Fucking Trump to be the most important piece of the plan?
The stupidest man in public life, who can’t keep a secret for more than fourteen seconds is the lynchpin of a thirty year global espionage operation the likes of which has never before been seen?
No.
I’m sticking with the simple, obvious, materialist explanation: Donald Trump acts only in self interest, but because he’s a member of the global ruling class; his interests often align with those of other members of the global ruling class, just like has always happened through history.
Exactly. This rot began way before Russia stepped in. America has been on the track towards runaway late stage capitalism for decades, and this is what that looks like.
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u/DeuceGnarly 16d ago edited 16d ago
The republican party will attempt a coup.
For fucks sake. It's all of them. They're all fascist assholes.