Maddy wrote:Can someone offer a plausible reason why Trump continues to surround himself with deep state traitors? I'm finding this awfully perplexing. Even a slow learner would, by now, understand what's going on right under his nose.
The "Deep State" has had an undue and unlawful influence on government since at least 1945-ish. The fact that some folks are only now even aware much less concerned of what the deep state is indicative of how self-centered and tribal some Americans are. The don't seem to care about the millions of people that have died in this world as a result of the "deep state." But attack their buffoon in the white house and all of a sudden every "real American" knows what the deep state is and is ready to fight it. Millions of Southeast Asians and South Americans could have used that level of active skepticism.
I would highly recommend diving into some of the historical commentary of Noam Chomsky. There are lots of recordings of him on YouTube, though I've never read any of his books. You won't agree with his economics (at least I don't), but his knowledge of uncomfortable history is astounding.
But I mostly agree with Benko here... Trump is a symptom. I'd add that to immigration (hardly uncontrolled but I see what you mean) is automation, globalization's stress on labor, the decline of the middle class and white male, etc... these are an ignored aspect by both parties. Republicans stroke it by appealing to their affinity to guns & religion as it doesn't cost their true owners, the media elite, to have a social wedge driven between two wings of the middle/lower classes.
But in the end he's the one with the bombs, so I'll focus on his idiocy more than most.