We have to start at the state and local level. Especially in the major metro areas. Once elections in the majority of states are secure we won’t have to worry about rigged bullshit anymore. That’s how we lost this thing to begin with - too many corrupt assholes in control of the election process in key locations.
Bingo - this was somewhat similar to the situation that caused the temporary schism between r/the_donald and r/mr_trump (basically different groups of mods with differing opinions on what types of content should be allowed).
I don’t think it was a psyop - it was just people signal boosting internet conspiracy theories for fun and attention. And it worked, because as much as we all hate to admit it “cognitive dissonance” is just as much a thing for us as it is on the left. We’re all human, after all.
The Germany thing was based entirely on a single random German tweet that, as far as I know, was never attributed to any credible source.
The Kraken thing... I still don't know what the fuck that was supposed to be about. Was it Flynn? Some non-existant secret super computer? Random made-up Larp bullshit? We may never know.
I think some of it may have been intentional misdirection but the majority of it was just attention-starved people LARPing for self-promotion I think. They would latch on to any internet theory that seemed to be gaining traction so they could pretend they had some super-secret inside info to attract a following.
Those folks probably did as much damage as the Deep State traitors by misdirecting people into thinking someone had a handle on things and being complacent. Bannon is the only one I kind of forgive since he was actively encouraging people to do their own digging and research instead of just signal-boosting "trust the plan / Kraken" bullshit. Everyone else I am deeply disappointed with.
Everything that was within his power to control went very well - his foreign policy kept us out of any new bullshit wars, his trade policy imposed limits on the CCP’s economic fuckery, and the people who wanted to inflict harm upon our nation (ISIS, Solemani(sp?) literally got BTFO.
The only things that DIDN’T go well were things that required congressional or administrative agency support - all of which are unfortunately still under firm Deep State control.
Our mistake was assuming one guy could have the power to fix everything. In order to achieve our goals, we need to put hundreds of people like Trump into Congress and state government. From there the deep state political appointees at the federal agencies can be replaced with folks that will actually carry out their delegated responsibilities as their elected delegators instruct (not the other way around as the Deep State seems to prefer).
At this point I think the only people in Trump’s orbit that weren’t snakes are:
- Pompeo
- Peter Navarro
- Steve Bannon
Note they all have one thing in common - they correctly recognize the CCP as the primary threat to this nation. Firing Bannon was a huge mistake, regardless of their differences.
Or accusing an incoming President of being a Russian stooge? Let’s not pretend that “highly irregular and highly suspect” behavior within our government is either new or exclusive to the executive branch. If anything it is the new norm.
You reap what you sow, Nancy.
If you think he gives a shit about handing the country over to his political opponents I’ve got bad news for you...