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People outside the US understand that Trump is a temporary phenomenon. And there's no evidence that Trump has any interest in post-Trump politics, except insofa
by simondotau 5mo ago
People outside the US understand that Trump is a temporary phenomenon. And there's no evidence that Trump has any interest in post-Trump politics, except insofar as it insulates him from repercussions.
- Lapel2742 5mo ago> People outside the US understand I am outside the U.S. > that Trump is a temporary phenomenon It is not. The unlimited authority, the supreme court that goes along with it, the party that supports it all, and the citizenship that enables it in the first place will be there long after Trump is gone. It's not Trump pulling the trigger. It's not Trump alone. There was the Tea-party before him and there will be fascists after him. We are not talking about the USA doing some shady things. We are talking about a country that gave up on shared values and norms, that kills people left and right without due process and that assaults countries without reason, all while threatening the next assault(s) and being openly racist.
- GJim 5mo ago> People outside the US understand that Trump is a temporary phenomenon Oh god no. How wrong can you be. The world is now well aware what the American people have voted for (twice!) and may well vote for again. We don't want that risk thanks.
- hgoel 5mo agoI don't see how anyone can think Trump is a temporary phenomenon, it's been a decade since he got into politics and things have only gotten nastier. On the scale of a person's life, this is definitely not a temporary thing.
- simondotau 5mo agoI see no evidence that Trumpism will survive Trump. To the extend that Trumpism exceeds the bounds of normal partisan politics, it's driven by a cult of personality. Once the personality is gone, the unique aspects of the movement dissipate.
- chimprich 5mo agoTrump being a temporary phenomenon would be a more plausible claim if his presidency had been a single term.
- simondotau 5mo agoTrump could be elected for a third term and it could still be a temporary phenomenon, because the movement fails to transfer beyond one individual's personality.
- bigfudge 5mo agoThis is incredibly complacent. The Heritage foundation view of where the US is going has been thoroughly inserted into American public life by a thorough politicisation of all public agencies. It would take an equally dominant and ruthless force to cleanse what Trump has done. I don't see that happening. Your judiciary and corporate interests have a momentum that should not be underestimated. Breaking things is much easier than making them. American democracy is going to take a long time to recover.