Trump is the pied piper of our era. I have been forever puzzled how Trump has such a cult following after the liability of fraud that exposed him as a con man, from the recent real estate judgment, the Trump tower rip-off judgments. He claims his power is his oratory and words, and he exudes competence as he leads his followers into a route of foolishness. His core followers believe his every word and excuse his losses in court and the damage he does to national security.
Biden is an oldie but goodie, Trump is an oldie but scary. Trump may win the oratorical contest, but his craziness on national security, being consumed by revenge on those not loyal to him, and his desire to upend democracy to make himself a dictator is gold for fools.. He is like the pied piper, "who attracts a following through charisma or false promises.. ".
The next question is where is this pied piper leading us? For that, go to my Feb 25 posting via the following link:
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/love-strong-leader-like-trump-question.html
Per Wikipedia "The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away[1] with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats......[2]"Why is there a small knot of those spreading the Russian line in Congress? Back in my Cold War days, we called those who swallowed or promoted USSR propaganda at best "dupes" and at worst, traitors. However< with old cold warrior in charge of Russia old tricks never die. The problem is that in these age of cyber, social media, AI, propaganda postings, fake newspaper stories, and other methods do not come with a "made in Russia" label on them, so that the willing ignorant just echho the Russian line even in Congress today.
Update: 4 8 2024 Mike Turner says Russian propaganda has spread through parts of GOP | CNN Politics
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