tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2183251025357356307..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Trump's RomeOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-7343704516164990972017-04-22T08:44:27.073-04:002017-04-22T08:44:27.073-04:00Language is used so haphazardly these days, John. ...Language is used so haphazardly these days, John. Like Mr. Trump, a great many people call themselves "conservatives." But they don't know what conservatism means.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21686779605682935302017-04-22T03:47:30.788-04:002017-04-22T03:47:30.788-04:00Let's not try to get everything done all at on...Let's not try to get everything done all at once, now. We've been at it for more than a generation, so a little more time and attention to detail isn't going to hurt. We can put the outsourcing schemes on hold as required while we continue to deregulate, dismantle and get some privatizing balls rolling . And we think we can see to it that the military-industrial complex doesn't become overly troubled over anything in the mean time.<br /><br />It'll get even better once we pull the pin on this "Trump" thing and eliminate the petty annoyances that came with the bargain. At least we might thank him for starting the rumour that some other unspecified combination is the "establishment". But of course, given the probable circumstances, that might be rather indelicate. We'll see when the time comes. It should all be too easy considering that the hard part was over once we convinced half the voting public that we were "conservative".John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15280887254331322742017-04-21T20:54:52.289-04:002017-04-21T20:54:52.289-04:00@CC.
Trump wishes to increase military spending.
...@CC.<br /><br />Trump wishes to increase military spending.<br />Nothing has changed within the USA.<br /><br />Never ending war is the basis of US emotion!!<br /><br />TBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-25601040996704621402017-04-21T20:04:48.109-04:002017-04-21T20:04:48.109-04:00CC and his fantasies. "The establishment is r...CC and his fantasies. "The establishment is reeling," really. The establishment isn't reeling. It's taken up residence in the White House and it's on a roll. CC has swallowed the hemlock, big time.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-9028612794345990712017-04-21T17:04:25.668-04:002017-04-21T17:04:25.668-04:00It seems to me they are doing their jobs, CC. That...It seems to me they are doing their jobs, CC. That's why Mike Flynn is gone and the the Russia connections won't go away. What Trump calls fake news is turning out to be good journalism. The New York Times and the Washington Post are going to keep digging.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-81576476121347285252017-04-21T16:09:58.430-04:002017-04-21T16:09:58.430-04:00Hillary strikes me as more of the Nero type. Her s...Hillary strikes me as more of the Nero type. Her stake to power was entitlement and dynasty. <br /><br />Of course, Nero was the last of Augustus' bloodline and Augustus was a leader of significant merit. Hillary was the last of a line of liberal sellouts beginning with her hubby who accomplished nothing and practically destroyed the Democratic party across America. <br /><br />The establishment is reeling because Trump is shutting down their outsourcing schemes and has stopped the military industrial complex from digging up the Cold War with Russia. Their fake-news journalists are jumping out of their skins to write hatchet jobs in response. If Trump is really so bad, why don't they just do their jobs and let the truth reveal itself? My guess is that they're too far gone to even consider the possibility.<br /><br />-CCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82563252224503726992017-04-21T14:31:24.593-04:002017-04-21T14:31:24.593-04:00Despite Trump's claim that he's a builder,...Despite Trump's claim that he's a builder, Mound, his real talent lies in tearing things down. He has never been who he claims to be.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-39689763948597221762017-04-21T12:28:56.761-04:002017-04-21T12:28:56.761-04:00There are several parallels in the decline of Rome...There are several parallels in the decline of Rome and events in the U.S. today. You can also see in U.S. governance, eerie parallels to the latter years of previous empires, especially the Dutch and the British, only with a thick layer of bellicosity atop the American experience. I doubt that Trump will take down the American empire but I believe he'll leave the U.S. far weaker than he found it. Perhaps the damage is already irreparable as some contend. If they're right, the Cheeto Benito will do little to patch it up.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com