Turns out MAGA 2.0 stands for Make America (another) Gilded Age. If you don't know what the Gilded Age refers to look it up. In sum, the most corrupt rule by oligarchs in American history (until now). Surrounded by an exclusive coterie of billionnaire backers in the Capitol building that his less-well-off supporters desecrated 4 years earlier, Trump took the oath of office, one hand in the air, and the other which was supposed to be on the (Lincoln) bible, hanging down by his side and out of view (probably with fingers crossed). It was the perfect image for the moment, and coda to the events of 4 years ago - a physical desecration of the place capped off with a verbal desceration of the oath of office. He's back to complete the process of destruction.
America voted for it.
After taking office Trump immediately pardoned over 1000 Jan. 6 rioters, an estimated 600 who were convicted for violent acts with weapons. With his pardon of Enrico Tarrio and Stuart Rhodes, the leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, both tried and jury-convicted of seditious conspiracy giving them 18 and 20 years in prison, respectively, trump gets the paramilitary brown shirts he's been wanting. The criminals are officially running the justice system.
America voted for it.
Then Trump signed an Executive Order to do away with birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed in the US Constitution. Of course, it won't fly, but it shows where his mind is at. Either he thinks he is the law, or he's above the law (and why shouldn't he think that), or it's all just for show, like renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Probably all three.
America voted for it.
Actually, they voted for lowering the cost of living. At least that's what we've been told. I don't believe it, because they know you can't really vote for that. It's like voting for Mexico to pay for a giant wall on the border. And anyway, inflation has been quelled (trump's policies would actually spur it back on). America voted for the show. The Biden show was boring - as competence, fiscal responsibility and legislative accomplishment usually are. American's want excitement. It's all they really care about. Something to amuse them. Something to keep them watching. It's how they've been conditioned in the last 10 years from pervasive and constant social media. A nation of addicts. A kind of mass-hypnosis has taken hold, and trump is like a Svengali.
The first Gilded Age, like the Svengali story, ended in tragedy and ruin. I, for one, won't be watching.
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