Ridiculous Opinions #280
Trump's rhetoric towards Canada reveals a chilling potential for chaos and fascism in the U.S.
Warning: Language! And political opinions!
One of my favorite statements is, “When someone tells you who they are, believe them.”
Donald Trump has been telling us who he was for years, and we have, for years, been sitting back and ignoring these very true statements. He’s an old, enfeebled, mean-spirited, piece of sh*t human being. The worst part is that an incredibly short-sighted, selfish, absolutely ignorant and not-insignificant portion of the United States elected that stupid mother f*cker to be the leader of the country.
Well, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. If you’re curious in regard to why I’m all riled up this morning, it has been because of Trump’s assault on my adopted country, Canada. And make no mistake…it’s an assault. Because the world is entirely unwilling to believe what is happening right before their eyes, let me spell it out for you.
Donald Trump is a Russian asset. Vladamir Putin is controlling both Elon Musk and Donald Trump to upset the world order in an attempt to create a multi-polar world filled with oligarchs that are above the law, and where the United States is no longer the sole power. This has been the Russian plan for years. I’m not going to both-sides this and say, “Well, why should the United States be the sole power?” F-that. We are dealing with sociopaths here and pure evil.
If you have doubts about this, ask yourself, If Donald Trump was a Russian asset, what would he do? The answer, from your own imagination, should be pretty clear. Now, do a comparison.
The goal of all of this is chaos. That’s it. And if you’re enabling that chaos in any way, shape, or form, then you, too, are just as evil as the rest of them.
If you don’t like that statement, then please, unfollow me immediately. I am not interested in building bridges with anyone who supports what is currently happening. I am not interested in hearing your point of view, because if you currently like what is happening or if you even tolerate what is happening, you are part of the problem. There is no compromise with you. There is no middle ground. You’re just one of those weasels during Hitler’s reign who was a Nazi until it was no longer convenient. You’re just waiting to see which side is going to win before you pick that side. Pathetic. Unfollow. I can’t wait to see the list of cancelled subscriptions that I get through my email so that I know who the fascists are. Totally serious.
But let’s bring it down from the larger view and look at the relationship between Canada and the United States at the moment. When Trump refers to Canada as the 51st state, he is not joking. When he calls the Prime Minister “governor”, he is not joking. That’s what fascists do. They play with words because they take nothing seriously. They can say things that a rational person would never say and then play it off as a joke. But this is no joke.
Trump is currently following the Russia/Ukraine playbook in regard to Canada. Like Russia and Ukraine, he is attempting to weaken the country economically with the ultimate goal of annexing it at some point. Why? Resources. Control. Military might. Fracturing the norms that we have taken for granted all of our lives. Destruction. For a man who has no soul, what does the future mean? Nothing. The chaos is the goal.
And the people of the United States are doing absolutely nothing about any of this. Hey, as long as they have their iPhone and an internet connection, they are good. Nah, this isn’t a fascist state. That’s crazy. There’s no way we would ever invade or annex Canada. That’s stupid.
But the worst part is that there is a not-insignificant subset of the population of the United States who is sitting back and thinking, “Yeah! You know what, those smug Canadians have got it coming. Why wouldn’t they want to be a part of the United States? The greatest country in the world!” Those Trump supporters out there are sitting back and saying, “You know what? I do feel a little bit racist every once in a while. What’s wrong with that?” or “I guess I do deserve more than my neighbor. Screw them!”
It’s very hard for me not to be seething with rage most of the time in this day and age, because the norms are broken. If you’re reading this and thinking, Randall, it’s not that bad and you’re overreacting, then you are a moron. The writing is on the wall, folks. There are no sane people left to control things. There aren’t any smarter people in charge. This is it.
If you live in the United States right now, you are living in a fascist state. You are at the end of the Wiemar Republic and just waiting for the Nazis to openly call themselves Nazis. You are the proverbial frog in the boiling pot. And what are you doing about it?
Probably nothing.
But what can you do? Probably nothing as well. There is no opposition to this, politically. No one is willing to risk their well-being to make a stand against these horrible people (including me). We will simply cluck our tongues, think to ourselves this is crazy, and try to whistle past the graveyard. Stephen King once said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “Everyone loves end of the world stories, because they all think they are the ones that are going to survive.” Guess what, people. You aren’t one of them. They look down upon you. You are not worthy in their eyes. And they will put you in your place as soon as you serve your purpose to them. It doesn’t matter how much money you have. It doesn’t matter who your friends are. You will eventually be discarded because you are not a human being to them.
We as a society deserve what we get. I just hope as few people as possible get hurt in the process, but I’m not going to hold my breath on that one. We have allowed ourselves to be selfish to our own detriment. We really did have it all and we blew it.
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
