A resumption of hostilities
After yesterday’s hiatus I am back in the saddle.
Yesterday was one of those days where, if I had still maintained a diary or journal the page would contain just one word – NULL. For those non-computery readers, NULL means nothing. Not zero, or blank space as they have values. NULL means just that – a void. And that’s what happened yesterday. Mind and body just shut down and I passed the day on autopilot just doing the bare minimum. It was not a pleasant day.
Anyhows I am back in form. Sort of.
A nice little nugget has crept into the news. I see our friends in the States are going to decide whether Trump can run for president. Now this is a yes or no situation. There is no halfway measures; no maybes or conditions. He can either run or he can’t. This implies that we are in for some interesting times.
If they decide he can run then we are in for some grand posturing, ranting and raving on the hustings. Trump in form is always good for a chuckle.
If they decide that he can’t then I reckon we are in for some fun. Trump will declare the result as undemocratic and this is not going to go down too well with his followers. Trump will presumably declare that he has been banned by the Elite as they are scared of competition and they are scared he will win. Leastwise if I were in his shoes that would be my war-cry. Like it or not, Trump has a very large following and they contain a very rowdy element as we have witnessed, and that rowdy crowd is going to become – well – more rowdy. The words “riot” and “National Guard” could appear more frequently in the news?
I used to have some fun with George Dubya in his day and I haven’t commented much on the carry-on over the Atlantic since.
That could be about to change?
Although it can often be mildly amusing to observe the playground political intrigues in the old colonies, the current state of play in the USA is not a very good advert from what should be a leading example of democracy.
When their ‘system’ sets out to prevent any qualified citizen from standing for election as its president, it starts to look more and more like any other banana republic. OK, the system may not like Trump, the media may not like Trump, the other major party may not like Trump, but surely it’s up to the electors to decide who they prefer to have as their president.
I hold no brief to defend Trump, but it seems there may be some substance in his view that all the forces of the ‘system’ are being coordinated to limit his chances of regaining office. If that is the case, then you can understand why he and his supporters feel compelled to demonstrate their views by whatever channels are open to them.
I could not agree more. I am not a particular fan of Trump but the whole basis of democracy is that it is up to the people to vote for whoever they want. In a free democracy there is always the possibility of electing someone who is totally unsuitable for the job but that is the people’s choice. It’s not up to the incumbent crowd to decide who should or should not stand as a candidate.
I am in the anybody but Sleepy Joe camp. The man is a complete train wreck. You could almost hear the moans and groans of his staffers when he made the statement (in Boston no less) that “I may be Irish but I’m not stupid”. Well Joe, that remark shows that apparently yes…yes you are that stupid.
Heh! When he was over here he made a couple of brilliant gaffs in his speeches. Unfortunately I can’t remember what they were. Watching him, I always get the impression that he hasn’t a clue where he is or what he’s supposed to be doing.
You are not far off the mark.