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Solzhenitsyn’s Ghost's avatar

Yes, that was weird. Without picking on somebody excessively for an isolated moment, if I were his Chief of Staff, I'd make him watch that tape 20 times and ask him if he finally understands how you have to be your own man at all times. He is his own man when governing, but he is out of sorts when campaigning. They are two completely different things. One is operational competence, the other is theater. But you need theater to win.

Operationally, Trump could not have done worse with his deep state appointments as he kept making the same mistakes again and again and again. Warp speed vax and Fauci and Wray to top it all off. Failure to even touch the security apparatus, not to mention overhauling it and firing corrupt people. Sad. Disappointing.

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S.P.H.'s avatar

I like your comment Ghost. But who (and how) can anyone defeat the alphabet agencies, fbi-cia-dod and more? Cia has been honing their power since the 40's, I believe in Ukraine. Fbi is ordering a new billion $$ headquarters? The final nail in the freedom coffin was driven in 9-11-2001. I fear the police state is irreversible now.

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Solzhenitsyn’s Ghost's avatar

I fear the same, but I believe with 50% certainty that RDS gets it and will clean house like no other. I don't see another so capable, not even close, but I sense he's not a sufficiently gifted campaigner to get there. PS I give Trump an 18% chance of fighting the deep state effectively after his record of failure the first time.

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