It's incredible how much he privileges a very small portion of the US population - fundamentalist neoconservatives - in his decisions. He probably just sees the

It's incredible how much he privileges a very small portion of the US population - fundamentalist neoconservatives - in his decisions. He probably just sees the people who become even more supportive of him in light of his fairly calculated malice as valuable idiots. He wants America to return to outmoded forms of energy production, because of "jahbs", and also wants to reduce taxes while the ultrarich already have what is essentially universal basic income via capital dividends, real estate, etc. For the prisoner's dilemma, this is like having a Grudger in the WH vs tit-for-tat players elsewhere. Very much of his ethical system is predicated upon lying about good faith intent for the persistent preservation of outright disenfranchisement of the electorate. I hope that Americans will really say "I can't stand it any more" and change what they are able to. Maybe eventually decent politicians will be able and willing to prevent this obscene divergence of executive and popular opinion.