A famous line from many a trite teen horror movie.
IN this case this sentiment relates to the catastrophe
with the Democrats approach to the US election and the reason that even
seasoned and healthily sceptical commentators got it wrong.
All the fund-raising and door knocking and hugely
positive, massive rallies not only was not enough but, with hindsight, was
never going to be enough. Any door that may have opened in 2024 to a Dem
canvasser was concealing the fact that MAGA was ‘already in the house’.
A con stick is very like a magic trick. It has
actually been executed long before the mark realises its even going to happen.
All the rest is smoke and mirrors, time-filling while the con sinks in.
For the next four years (at least) the US will be in
the grip of a feudal kleptocracy so cultlike and so openly corrupt that those
dreading it are taking refuge in the notion that the sheer level of very
obvious incompetence and chaos will save what is left of America by
constipating government.
But this is not a short-term problem. The world is now
in the hands of the tech billionaires and Trump may turn out just to be a
useful rich idiot. Certainly, Russia’s cyber reach (see post 519) must now be
taken seriously.
Those not taking the placement of Tulsi Gabard (Putin
and Assad pal) as a big red flag should remember that the Cold War was sparked
because the then equivalent of the KGB had a ‘man in the room’ when the US was
developing its atomic bomb which is how they came to have a world destroying
weapon themselves for a tiny percentage of the cost.
It’s what they do and most certainly what ex-KGB
operative Putin does.
THE US no longer belongs to Americans. Americans did
what the UK did when they voted for Brexit. They have voted for massive
self-harm and the norms that have been relied on for decades are not
disappearing – they disappeared while no one was paying attention.
Norms have been eaten away in the bedrooms and
basements of America (and Britain) on the internet.
This is borne out by testament from ex-MAGAs and
family members of those who have been consumed.
Like this MAGA Mother
Worryingly the big draw especially to young men seems
to be full on – no excuse misogyny.
Turns out misogyny is as popular as racism…
The monster is not just in the house – its running through the cables in the walls.
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