WinterBorn
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I am no fan of Trump. But I have to hand it to him where his strategy is concerned. It is absolutely brilliant.
When he put someone in charge of the Dept of Ed, when her only qualification was that she donated millions to politicians, it was obvious that there was not going to be any pretense that our current administration was not all about assisting the rich and the corporate interests. But it has gone much, much farther.
The outrage and craziness over Trump's cabinet, the travel bans, building the wall, talking about using the military to track down and deport illegal immigrants, and the huge increase in military spending have gained so much attention that the real dangers have gone unnoticed.
While people march in protest and throw hissy fits over the above items, the GOP controlled House has introduced bills to terminate the EPA, terminate the Dept of Ed, repeal the rule protecting wildlife, and written a National Right to Work bill (so much for state's rights here).
Does anyone doubt that these bills were written by ALEC? Or that they are expressly written to help corporations make more with fewer liabilities and problems?
And even if Trump is impeached, the only things that will be rolled back are the funding for the wall, the travel bans, and possibly the increased funding for the military.
The general population will be so proud that they helped defeat the wall, travel bans, using the military to deport immigrants, and stopping the huge increase in military spending. None of that was a real goal of this administration anyway. But the corporations will be free from the burden of being held responsible for polluting the air and water, free from having to worry about a project causing the extinction of some inconsequential animal, free from having to deal with any unions (or state officials who disagree with a Right to Work rule) and free from worrying about a well educated population. I expect OSHA and the Dept of Labor will soon find themselves in the crosshairs.
The result is a disaster. But the strategy is brilliant.
The corporations will be happy. The population will be happy. And the only changes will be negative ones.
When he put someone in charge of the Dept of Ed, when her only qualification was that she donated millions to politicians, it was obvious that there was not going to be any pretense that our current administration was not all about assisting the rich and the corporate interests. But it has gone much, much farther.
The outrage and craziness over Trump's cabinet, the travel bans, building the wall, talking about using the military to track down and deport illegal immigrants, and the huge increase in military spending have gained so much attention that the real dangers have gone unnoticed.
While people march in protest and throw hissy fits over the above items, the GOP controlled House has introduced bills to terminate the EPA, terminate the Dept of Ed, repeal the rule protecting wildlife, and written a National Right to Work bill (so much for state's rights here).
Does anyone doubt that these bills were written by ALEC? Or that they are expressly written to help corporations make more with fewer liabilities and problems?
And even if Trump is impeached, the only things that will be rolled back are the funding for the wall, the travel bans, and possibly the increased funding for the military.
The general population will be so proud that they helped defeat the wall, travel bans, using the military to deport immigrants, and stopping the huge increase in military spending. None of that was a real goal of this administration anyway. But the corporations will be free from the burden of being held responsible for polluting the air and water, free from having to worry about a project causing the extinction of some inconsequential animal, free from having to deal with any unions (or state officials who disagree with a Right to Work rule) and free from worrying about a well educated population. I expect OSHA and the Dept of Labor will soon find themselves in the crosshairs.
The result is a disaster. But the strategy is brilliant.
The corporations will be happy. The population will be happy. And the only changes will be negative ones.