Flip Flopper in Chief
Flip Flopper in Chief
Junious Ricardo Stanton
In the 1950’s Big Joe Turner an R&B artist recorded a song entitled Flip Flop and Fly which became popular on the R&B charts, what was called “race music” back in the day. That song came to my mind recently when I was thinking about Donald J. Trump. Flip Flop and Fly reminded me of Trump’s constant flip flopping on every issue, whether it was peace to war, his on off and on-again universal tariffs, whether he would defend the US Constitution or violate it, work with Congress or be an autocrat; on and on.
The
American people and this nation deserve better. The world deserves better but
we are only in the first ten months of his new administration and his recent
actions do not bode well for global geopolitics, domestic tranquility, harmony
or fiscal prosperity for everyone rather than a few multi-millionaires and
billionaires.
The American Empire is in rapid decline and
the Trump presidency like those of his immediate predecessors is having a
deleterious and exacerbating impact on its decline. In a country longing for
stability, a sense of sanity, restoration of tradition and prosperity, Trump
campaigned as a peace candidate, one who was going to Make America Great Again.
People fell for his rhetoric and okey-doke. People believed his bombast, his
hyperbole that he was going to end the war in Ukraine once he was sworn in,
that he would end the slaughter, genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza
immediately; people actually believed him.
Thus far he has done none of this.
Trump said he was going to increase
foreign and domestic investment into America. He promised to revive American manufacturing,
increase domestic innovative industrial technology and jobs. He said he would
accomplish this within hours and days after being sworn in; and people actually
fell for his flim flam. He has done none of this; in fact his policies are
counterproductive to his promises! His
groupies and people who wanted change from the Biden fiasco overlooked Trump’s
wishy washy flip flopping and even made excuses for him.
I get it, people are afraid, COVID
took a heavy toll on our psyches, our bodies and our economic wellbeing and as
a result people were/are anxious. Inflation (the debasement of the US currency)
is steadily increasing, meanwhile people’s standard of living and life
expectancy are decreasing. I understand the frustration.
I know abrupt and rapid societal change is
stressful, especially when people feel they have had no say in the massive changes
imposed on them which are severely impacting their lives. I get it, the
fearmongering and fear porn is impacting our psyches.
COVID was/is a driving factor in
this. The societal disruptions of the lock downs, the tyrannical “sheltering in
place” orders, mandatory inoculations of what have proven to be untested,
unsafe and harmful mRNA concoctions, dividing the nation into essential and
nonessential categories was devastating.
In such a milieu, people crave
stability, a sense of certainty, they desire familiarity, what we consider
normal and we seek a return to comfortable circumstances even if they are not
the best. Many people voted for Donald Trump because somehow, they believed he
would bring back a sense of normalcy; he would restore prosperity and the
nation to greatness. They were duped.
Some rationalized their vote for Trump by
saying he was the lesser of two evils. Trump won the 2024 presidential election
in a landslide. He won both the popular and the Electoral College vote
decidedly and decisively. For whatever reasons Donald Trump was reelected
president.
We the people, are reaping the whirlwind of his
election. The fact of the matter is, Trump’s flip-flopping and wishy washiness
are not providing his MAGA groupies nor anyone else a sense of comfort,
confidence and assurance things are going to be better despite what the
controlled media says.
Historically humans turn to their
leaders for answers and confidence, we expect them to be viral, vibrant and
vital. But with Trump, this is problematic. His constant flip flopping is a
clear sign of mental instability, and indecisiveness. Astute people recognize
his flip- flopping wishy washiness as a strong indication Trump is suffering
from major psychological problems and issues.
Trump’s flip flopping poses a clear
and present danger. His flip-flopping is hurting US farmers due to his
foolhardy trade and currency wars. His universal tariffs, his threats and warmongering
will have dire consequences. America’s allies are aghast at his pronouncements
and flip flopping. The Global South Globally is joining together to counter his
wishy-washy pronouncements and policies. Domestically, overstepping the bounds
of his office will have ominous consequences and his unconstitutional actions
are reshaping the political, economic and social landscape.
The Law of Consequences is always in operation;
it is universal, immutable and inescapable. Since it is a spiritual law, neither
Trump’s bombast and narcissism, the rhetoric of his party nor the plutocrats’
agenda can/will alter its reality! The
question for us is, what will the consequences of Trump’s flip flopping be, how
will they play out in the national and international stage? Time will tell. Be assured his flip flopping
does not bode well for an empire in decline.
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posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton @ 7:50 AM
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