THE CIRCUS IS HERE (Special Edition)
From bluster to national dysfunction
The Circus is in Town, by Edith Cockcroft, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. [1]
There is a circus of dysfunction in town. Reference [2] provides much food for thought.
On Friday 17JAN2025 the now new POTUS launched his own cryptocurrency. It has made more than $50 billion on paper. Who is buying his currency and what influence will they get over U S policies?
Has America voted for blatant corruption and profiteering? What government ethical standards remain?
Did Elon Musk interfere with vote counting as the POTUS alleges?
Are Evangelicals aware that the POTUS did not place his hand on the Bible when sworn in?
Fact-checkers at The Guardian noted that the inaugural speech was full of “false and misleading claims.” What is new here?
Is Elon Musk to be considered a fascist via his arm sign?
Do POTUS supporters in the hoi polloi ranks realize that withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement threatens their own habitat?
Does the pardon of the 6January2021 insurgents betray the rule of law and order and the safety of the law enforcement community?
Who is on the undisclosed list of POTUS appointees to be immediately granted the highest levels of security clearance without undergoing background checks? What risks does that bring to national security?
Do the women that backed the POTUS realize that he has taken down a government website that helped them find health care and understand their rights?
Is there a threat to national security when it is unclear who is running the U S military?
Who has the answers?
We all have the answers Manuel, except perhaps to the question of who is getting security clearance. The information has been public for a long time; the problem is that some people have chosen to ignore the evidence before their eyes in preference to what their hearts or guts are telling them. Unfortunately for them, those aren't the best organs for us to use in making judgements and there is already evidence of deception on the part of Felon47. We must hope, and do whatever we can to encourage, that there are enough teachable supporters that we can turn the Congress over via special elections and midterms in time to prevent the worst depredations.
Great questions and as Dave Conant says the answers are pretty much public knowledge. When the answers start impacting people individually versus something they knew and paid no attention they will start to change their tune (Hopefully) and then say "How did this happen"?