Trump Neurosis Thread

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

So I decided to preemptively streamline my contribution to political criticism to a single thread I can return to over the course of Trump's term, however long that might be, to complain about His Majesty's incendiary decrees.

Or things surrounding his infant second term when they become relevant. Especially that which makes me say, "Oh come on, what the f*ck?"

And I will start off my thread of coping with this one:

January, 24th 2025. 4 Days into 2nd term.

Constitutional amendment to allow Trump third term introduced in the House

A Republican House member introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow President Donald Trump — and any other future president — to be elected to serve a third term.

A little freaking early don't ya think? Are we already doing a Vladamir Putin Amendment for him? Can we not see parallels? I guess it's just a reversal of 80 years of precedent and a silly old constitutional amendment anyway.

I'm sorry, Trump's congressional groupies are freaking high. But if they insist on paving the way for a "president for life" the Democrats could technically get the architect of republican nightmares, Barrack Hussein Obama to run against him in 2028. He'll be young enough still. Only 63 now. I'd like to have him another time through, wouldn't you? Any takers?

There's tons of others like the judically blocked unconstitutional (for now) birthright removal decree. And these could all get their own threads, but that would be a level of committed neurosis even I cannot attain.

Until next time something accidentally slips into my newsfeed and need to rant about it...

[KKLoco]

What makes you think he’d even want a third term at 82 years old?

Vance is being groomed to be the next president.

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

What makes you think he’d even want a third term at 82 years old?

Vance is being groomed to be the next president.

Well it's a two thirds majority for constitutional amendments, so it's stillborn anyway. This was never going anywhere. That's why it's in rant. It's a non-issue to rant at to begin with.

But a way to set up what I know I'm going to do.

He'll do many things, or many things will be associated with his presidency that I will read about it, and get triggered through confirmation bias. I will feel the need to rush to judgement and say, "This is the thing I'm freaking talking about."

And on that one.

I made the mistake of watching Fox News, because I wanted to see if The Border 2 fire mattered, and instead saw "Whitehouse supports right for life march."

And I really don't want that rant yet. Because that's one of the things, IF NOT THE THING, I feared most about this administration. And even though it's typical partisan positioning on the part of the White House, Trump never said he would veto a national ban...

So when I see things like that lining up, my intuition might give way to irrational bias and irritation at the audacity of such a move.

And while my gut may say they'll vote to leave it up to the states should that arise, I can't help but notice the everything else that is lining up to say it could happen.

And when that happens it will end up here. Not necessarily the most rational thread.

[xuenchen]

from the OP article:

Ogles’ resolution is tailored specifically to permit Trump to serve a third term, but not to allow three out of the four living former presidents to serve third terms.
 
″No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms,” the amendment states.
 
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all served two consecutive terms, and thus would be barred from being elected to a third term.

Obama no go 


But Hillary can run right? 

[Blaine91555]

So I decided to preemptively streamline my contribution to political criticism to a single thread I can return to over the course of Trump's term, however long that might be, to complain about His Majesty's incendiary decrees.

Or things surrounding his infant second term when they become relevant. Especially that which makes me say, "Oh come on, what the f*ck?"

And I will start off my thread of coping with this one:

January, 24th 2025. 4 Days into 2nd term.

Constitutional amendment to allow Trump third term introduced in the House


A little freaking early don't ya think? Are we already doing a Vladamir Putin Amendment for him? Can we not see parallels? I guess it's just a reversal of 80 years of precedent and a silly old constitutional amendment anyway.

I'm sorry, Trump's congressional groupies are freaking high.

I don't think that is meant to be taken seriously. IMO it's just a green Representative looking to be in the headlines. With their short terms they start campaigning almost the minute they take office.

You will never see that come up for a real vote.

On the other side of that coin, we do poke ourselves in the eye by not having a way for a President to have a third term. That's one of those things that an argument can be made why term limits are both good and bad.

[Maxmars]

Actually, I support this thread... it is important that we can freely share what we are most apprehensive and concerned about.

For example, I have a certain "apprehension" about the political machinery creating a "Reality TV" presidency narrative.  Trump is the perfect candidate for that role.
I really don't think that they can resist the temptation to creating a "market" for the 'spectacle' of running a nation (which can then be manipulated, as markets often are.)

I blame think tanks.

[Anna]

I know this is not a totally serious thread but I have a serious worry that he will weaken the NATO, abandon Ukraine to Putin thus encouraging him to be even more aggressive. His half-as*ed threats towards Russia combined with stopping the aid for Ukraine are hilarious.

Then there comes abandoning Taiwan. Just as Trump was thankful to Providence for saving his life, Xi might be already thanking Buddha for Trump's presidency. Hell, he might even abandon his (fake) atheism. That is until, after invading Taiwan, he declares himself a god.

Now I don't really care about his potential ban on abortion or discrimination against LGBT people. Or your other internal affairs. You can return to organizing witch trials for all I care. That should concern no outsider.

Neither do I really care about Trump's possible economic war with the crappy EU. The EU will destroy itself sooner or later even without any push from outside. However, I will laugh my a** off if he runs a military expedition not only to Greenland but also to Canada.

[UltraBudgie]

I really don't think that they can resist the temptation to creating a "market" for the 'spectacle' of running a nation (which can then be manipulated, as markets often are.)

I blame think tanks.

I blame Versailles. Or perhaps the plague. The rise of mercantilism over feudalism necessitated creating mechanisms of state to constrain the worldviews of the peasantry, once they could no longer be kept physically contained and informationally Balkanized. Modern transnational communication technology has required that these mechanisms include extensive propaganda, cultural alienation, language-based barriers, and a dissolution of fact-based coherence. Kayfabe everything. C'est la vie.

Anyway, Trump is crazy bluster, ho ho ho. Oh and China Russia evil, ha ha ha. Canada and Greenland are silly, he he he. And watch out for Commies and Democrats, grr grr grr!

IM is right, this is all rather neurotic. Might as well have fun.

[xuenchen]

Jamie Raskin Enlists Shrinks to Help Democrats Cope with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

 
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) enlisted psychologists to help Democrats on the panel cope with President Donald Trump’s first week in office.
 
The recruitment of psychologists suggests that many Democrats have “Trump derangement syndrome.”
 
“This is only President Trump’s first week in office, and he’s already broken the House Democrats’ brains again. They’re already calling their shrinks,” Mike Davis, founder and president of the pro-Trump Article III Project, told Breitbart News.
 
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) mocked Raskin for needing therapy to overcome “Trump Derangement Syndrome,”
 

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

I know this is not a totally serious thread but I have a serious worry that he will weaken the NATO, abandon Ukraine to Putin thus encouraging him to be even more aggressive. His half-as*ed threats towards Russia combined with stopping the aid for Ukraine are hilarious.

NATO? He's pulling troops from ally countries and making "firey calls" to Denmark because he's serious about Greenland. For, "strategic reasons"?

Like what strategy is there in reindeer? Their capital is named Nuuk, perhaps he thought they meant "nuke".

Underhanded as shit.. Greenland has an untapped oil reserve 70% as big as Saudi Arabia's, one of the largest in the world. One of the highest concentration of REE's on the planet. So many unexploited natural resources the Danish fear for CLIMATE CHANGE has them not taking advantage of.

Strategic arctic security, my ass. Can't even admit he promised Greenland to the big oil execs that funded his administration. (My opinion)

However, I will laugh my a** off if he runs a military expedition not only to Greenland but also to Canada.

That's because it's not Poland this time.

I couldn't laugh at that. Nor can I really laugh at the 25% Canada Tariff coming soon. Supposedly, Feb 1st. I liked free trade. Lax tariffs on most imports were just fine. I don't like alienating our economy in favor of these isolation practices.

It's gonna cost me, but I have to decided to "buycott" other countries goods at mark up just to spite his bully America first forced consumerism.

I will never buy an American branded car. I will buy something entirely foreign. Only Canadian maple syrup. Only imported charcuterie. Vintage Austrailian wine. Imported English brown ales. I will inflate my own expenses to stay part of a global economy.

You name it.

I don't like his anti-globalist America. Threatening (indirectly) to plunge Canada into recession. WTF!?

I thought it was dictator for a day. And then the day becomes a month becomes a year?

That's why this thread helps me. No additional thread creation needed. Just keep adding to it like an online diary.