Noam Chomsky on the anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot
Green and Red co-host Bob Buzzanco talks with Noam Chomsky about the anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Riot. Part of a bigger interview on Oliver Stone, "JFK Revisited," the…
The Limits of Trump’s Power and the Left’s failure to respond to it.
In this episode, we offer a postmortem on Trump’s presidency and the limits of his power.
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The “opposition” gave Trump powers that he never had. He was never popular, his positions never had close to majority approval, his own judges and GOP officials rebuked him, and, as we’ve talked about plenty, the
Impeachment: The Democrats Botch it Again
cross-posted from Afflict the Comfortable
By Bob Buzzanco
Five Dead. Lighting-fast trial. Dems rely on Republicans to “have spine.” No witnesses called. GOP on the ropes but given new life.
Donald Trump incited a violent crowd to storm the capitol, with dozens of police injured and five people killed. Large majorities of Americans believed he was responsible for the assault and the damages. He was quickly impeached and now he’s been, predictably, acquitted by Senate Republicans who really didn’t even need to try to make up any good reasons for their vote.
Everyone has seen this played out before, several times. Trump commits some heinous deed and gets off the hook. Liberals and the Left ramp up their outrage and hatred of Trump, and he doubles down, ultimately to the point of inspiring people to violently attack the Capitol and the “blue lives” they claim to cherish.
Perhaps instead of always blaming Trump, the Democrats should look elsewhere, like inward, to analyze these situations.
The Limits of Power: Donald J. Trump
cross-posted from Afflict the Comfortable
by Bob Buzzanco
Mitch McConnell and Democratic Weakness produced Trump’s successes…….
Donald Trump, it seems, still reigns over the GOP and a good portion of the country. Senators and representatives visit him to kiss his ring, the RNC is inviting him to speak at its upcoming conference, he and his supporters are unrepentant and still claiming victimhood. He won’t go away. The Monster, it seems, lives….
But Trump’s continued status is a continuation of his four years as president, built more on rhetoric, bluster, anger, and spectacle than the way he acted….because, in reality, Trump was far more limited in power than his supporters and, more importantly, his opponents ever recognized. If you want to compare him with evil historical figures, Charlie Manson and Jim Jones are much more appropriate than Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler.
Post-Mortem on Donald Trump: “He was more limited in power than we imagined.”
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Post-Mortem on Donald Trump: “He was more limited in power than we imagined.”
Donald Trump and his MAGA-Movement are still in the eye of the storm. He’s facing impeachment and struggling to find lawyers, yet the GOP continues to cling to him and support him and new acolytes like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are filling the hard-right conspiratorial space he lived in the past four years.
Donald Trump instilled cult-like loyalty among his supporters and deep dread and anxiety in political enemies. It gave them all the image than he possessed great power, controlled the state, and could dominate American life.