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Six Theories - Count them!

Greetings,

Thanks for coming back. Normally in this column, I write about Chinese history, Asian history, and Asian culture, but due to the current craziness, Tuesday is the day I share my thoughts on politics. They are clearly labelled POLITICS, and while I hope you will read them please skip them if you wish.

As promised last Tuesday, I did go to my local protest on Saturday. The numbers I have heard is that there were 6.000 people there, and 3.5 million protestors nationally. A good start. “Don’t Mourn -Organize” as they say, and “If you don’t like the news, well, go make your own.” Both proud American traditions. Signs on so many issues, many signs supporting the US Constitution, and American and Canadian flags. Even a “Don’t tread on me” flag although the flagbearer had changed it to “Don’t tread on us.” -nice touch. Lots of patriotism and belief in the American system and anger at the current regime that is betraying our nation and everything it stands for. My favorites were the signs with the penguins on them. (As I hope you all know, the USA recently imposed tariffs on uninhabited islands where only penguins live. No comment.) I’m glad I went.

Things are happening hard and fast in the USA. It’s distracting, and I still have my usual obligations and pursuits. Honestly, I have been spread thin this week, very thin, and earlier this week considered skipping the political column this week. Then I realized that was unrealistic and something crazy would happen, and I would feel compelled to write. And, of course, craziness occurred, I became compelled to write, and I am now wtiting,

So here it is. Please feel free to share, and leave likes, and comments.

Is Donald Trump purposely trying to destroy the United States economy? Six Theories.

Here are six theories. Let me know what you think. If I have left any out, please let me know.

1. No. He is not. This is all part of a brilliant plan that mainstream economists, the educated class, and the media are all too stupid to comprehend. Trust in President Trump, and good things will follow. The short term pain will pay off, and everyone will be very impressed. It’s a mistake to underestimate Donald Trump. He’s playing chess, three dimensional chess perhaps, when everyone else is playing checkers.

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2. No. He is not. Although Donald Trump is destroying the United States’ economy, he is destroying it entirely by accident. He means well, but he just doesn’t know what he is doing. This is a man who has gone bankrupt multiple times, after all, and he has surrounded himself with yes-men, most of whom are in positions way over their heads and don’t understand economics either.

3. No. Donald Trump is not trying to destroy the American economy. The people around him such as Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, Peter Thiel, and the rest of the new non-traditional, “MAGA in name only,” people are instead trying to destroy the American economy and are doing so by manipulating Donald Trump and tricking him into taking actions that destroy the American economy. Their plan is outrage will follow. Then J.D. Vance sweeps in, Donald Trump gets removed one way or another (with the 25th Amendment being the nicest and most humane), the MAGA people with him, and all these behind the scenes billionaire oligarchs and “tech-bros” run the USA for their own benefit, perhaps using the traditional American style of government for a few years, perhaps using something more tyrannical for much longer.

Look up Curtis Yarvin and the Dark Enlightenment. If you think Curtis Yarvin and the Dark Enlightment are completely unconnected to any of this, please convince me, and put my confused brain at ease.

4. Yes. Donald Trump is intentionally destroying the United States’ economy. His plan is to crash the stock market. Then he and his billionaire buddies can buy huge amounts of stocks and low prices, gain control over an increasing number of companies and industries, impose their will more easily on the rest of us, and when the economy recovers and the stock values go up, they can sell them at a higher price than they bought them, and get even richer.

Perhaps he will finally get the acceptance he always craved as he was coming up in the world from the old school Manhattan wealthy class when he does.

5. Yes. Donald Trump is intentionally destroying the United States’ economy. He is doing this because he is a Russian asset with a very strange loyalty to Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Putin wants to destroy America.

He loves Vladimir Putin. Watch his body language when they are together.

6. Yes. Donald Trump is intentionally destroying the United States’ economy. This is because he wants to destroy the American governmental system, so his tech-bro buddies, plus J.D. Vance, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk can replace it with a new system of government, sort of a libertarian-dream, techno-fascism, based on the ideas of Curtis Yarvin and something called the Dark Enlightenment. This is probably part of whatever deal he made with Elon Musk where he promised to give Musk the ability to do whatever he wanted with the federal government, its employees, and our personal data.

A surprising number of people on the periphery of President Trump have expressed appreciation for the ideas of Curtis Yarvin and the Dark Enlightenment. These involve a strange, new form of government that he advocates.

Look him up. Do your research. Feel free to share what you know in the comments. I am still trying to figure this out, but it seems important.

AND THOSE ARE THE SIX ANSWERS I HAVE HEARD TO THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT DONALD TRUMP IS TRYING TO DESTROY THE UNITED STATES’ ECONOMY AND WHY. ARE THERE OTHERS?

For further reading, this week I am adding Heather Cox Richardson, most of you know her. If you don’t, please check her out. —— Heather Cox Richardson - Letters from an American

Further Reading

Consider following Wired Magazine

Consider following the Legal Eagle YouTube Channel

Just Security - Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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1. Last night, after I wrote this, Trump himself shared this video on Truth social. https://x.com/americapapabear/status/1907947224090423367?s=12

As they say in Asia sometimes, “I do not understand why he is saying this.” (which means “It makes no sense to me and appears wrong.” There appear to be many things wrong with the line of reasoning and expected results to me which begs the question why is our glorious leader sharing it himself? )