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You're right, it's probably just a distraction, like sending the army into D.C. and Chicago is a distraction, like trying to illegally fire Fed governors is a d
by grover_board 1y ago
You're right, it's probably just a distraction, like sending the army into D.C. and Chicago is a distraction, like trying to illegally fire Fed governors is a distraction, like ordering the prosecution and persecution of political enemies is a distraction, like every blatant power-grab, attempt at intimidating the opposition, and obvious effort to establish a de facto hybrid authoritarian regime is just a distraction from...something. After all, the administration and its cronies are nothing but scrupulous about their adherence to The Rules.
- tptacek 1y agoSending the National Guard into DC is in fact a distraction. Trying to fire the Fed governors is not a distraction. Prosecuting political enemies is not a distraction. See? Both kinds of things happen. It's important to distinguish.
- xpe 1y ago> Sending the National Guard into DC is in fact a distraction. Depends what you mean. It also plays in to Trump's "tough on crime" message, which appeals to a fairly broad group of voters. It also appeals to MAGA fanatics who seem to delight in most things that anger "libs".
- tptacek 1y agoI can't wind myself up solely on the prospect that a political action Trump takes might benefit him; that's just how politics work. But to your latter point: catastrophizing the National Guard deployments is precisely what MAGA people want you to do.