What RFK said here is true, but I think it might be useful to ask why certain people want to prevent our society from moving forward.
I would suggest that this is the notion of fear. If you look at Trumpism as a whole, you have the fear that people of different skin colors, religions, sexual orientations, and countries of origins may be gaining at your expense.
Now, fear is not in and of itself, and bad thing. Without it, our ancient ancestors wouldn’t have survived the legitimately dangerous situations that presented themselves. They would have, for instance, been eaten by wild animals, thus removing their DNA from the gene pool.
Yet an unnecessarily high level of fear translates into the tribalism and racism we see all around us, and it opens us up to having our lowest, most reptilian emotions stirred up by would-be dictators like Trump. We need to recognize this for what it is.
This is why I tend to cut Trump supporters some level of slack; they are simply wired in such a way as to be particularly susceptible to messages that stimulate hate and fear.
To the point made at left:
1) There are plenty of Trump voters who regret their votes. If that weren’t the case, it would be impossible to explain Trump’s cratering approval ratings. Now, how many of these folks base their regret on the price of groceries, or the fact that trump continues to reveal himself as a criminal sociopath is impossible to know.
2) More important is the truth revealed in this quote from the immortal Carl Sagan:
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/01/14/trump-supporters-105/
This is an exercise in trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist, simply to muster support for Trump from our country’s meanest and least educated people.
I don’t see why not. Let’s look at a few of his accomplishments over the last year:
• Illegally invaded Venezuela for its oil.
• Appears ready to invade and annex Greenland.
• Detains and deports people without due process.
• Pardons felons who support him financially and/or politically. Several violent Jan 6. convicts have already committed new crimes.
• Condones excessive use of force common among ICE officers, who are coming after immigrants, U.S. citizens, and protestors.
• Tells Cuba to “make a deal before it’s too late.”
Earlier, Trump orchestrated the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Is this all to distract our attention from the Epstein files? Probably.
in any case, all in all, this “president of peace” things seems a bit iffy.
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