He who saves his Country does not violate any law.
Donald John Trump, 47th President of the Unted States of America
Our Leader, Donald posted that tidbit of political philosophy Saturday on social media. He didn't come up with himself. The saying is commonly attributed to the man who crowned himself Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, although no one really knows for sure. Ultimately, like many famous quotes, it falls under the heading of, "it sounds like something he would have said." No matter the source, we do know for a fact Trump repeated it, therefore we can assume he believes it.
The response from the anti-Trump crowd was swift, with one wag calling it, "the most un-American thing she has ever heard." Obviously, the woman is living in the past. Since America voted the son of a bitch into office, you can justifiably argue such a sentiment is completely American--that it perfectly reflects the will of the majority, not to mention their idol and his henchmen.
Of course, that doesn't mean the majority is always right. A lynch mobs, in its own, quaintly repulsive way, is also a majority. But let's not stray into a debate over morality. Here in 21st century America it is a subject which has come to resemble the proverbial Mobius Strip.
As he was writing those words, Elon Musk, Trump's toned-down version of Levrentiy Beria, ordered his social media platform, "X" to disable all links to what is described as a "messaging service" called, Signal. A report states that clicking on the link will get you a couple of different messages, the gist of which claim X and its, "partners," have identified the site as, "unsafe and spammy."
It turns out Signal, which is described as an encrypted, truly secure way of messaging, is a favorite tool of reporters messaging sources. Now, it is also being used by government employees and officials to communicate with each other privately, unseen by the prying eyes of Musk's spies at DOGE. It turns out killing the links is just Elon's way of limiting messages between opponents of his ongoing purge, while the warnings are all a cheap excuse to cover up his real motive.
Elon Musk also wants to kill government sponsored media, which is not really a new right wing wet dream. However, Trump's nominee to head the Voice of America, Kari Lake--a former TV personality and failed MAGA political candidate--wants to keep it around. One suspects her primary reason is she needs the job. Her stated rationale, however, is she wants to reshape the VOA, Radio Free Europe, and the other entities into sources of, "pro American," news. She denies it, but everyone with a brain understands that when Kari Lake says pro American she means, pro Trump. Although the U.S already has private sector Trump propaganda mills, Lake is pushing for an international version. You know--to convince the world invading Greenland and Panama, plus annexing Canada are great ideas that will benefit everyone from, Cuba to Pakistan and beyond.
Over the weekend one of MSNBC's talking heads said the problem with Donald Trump is he doesn't understand how a democracy works. He thinks a leader should lead without restraint. That might have been the case in his first term. In this one though he knows exactly how it works. It's just that he and the fuckers he has around him hate it. And now, as any good dictator does, he is moving to castrate the courts and to control the flow of information and communications.
That's the ticket. Throw those bastards at CBS in prison and yank MSNBC's broadcasting license. Then make sure no one hears or reads anything one of the boys doesn't approve of. Why not? After all, a dead French Emperor who was thrown into exile on a small island in the middle of nowhere and was probably poisoned by the guards, might have said, no matter what we do, we don't violate any laws.
It is almost as if Donald Trump is aware of another quote he hasn't shared with us yet. It reads:
Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident, they are acting on their own free will.
There isn't any confusion over who said that. It was Naxi party media whiz, Joesph Goebbels.
2-17-25
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