The rise of a mad emperor. Trump has exhibited a total lack of coherence on why he began a new war — or how it will end. The most powerful man on Earth is cavalierly bombing and reshaping one of the most geopolitically explosive regions in the world — and has offered nothing even approaching a coherent explanation for why he’s doing it or what he’s aiming to achieve. (MS NOW)
Most of us, as in the average American citizen, understand consequences as in the result of our actions, as in perhaps there will be some result in what we have done, and that result could be good, and indeed that result could end up very badly for us. Most of us, hopefully, were nurtured in homes where morals, values, and empathy for others were as common as good morning or good night. But then, witnessing Trump, prior to becoming President, and now as the leader of perhaps the most powerful nation on Earth, the question of consequences for his actions seems as agonizing to think about, similar to anyone who has wondered, what was here before the big bang, and if there is an edge to the universe, what lies beyond.
Yeah, there have been a few legal battles Trump has lost, but adding those against the myriad, or is it millions of actions Trump has paid zero consequences for, and has actually been rewarded for, is an unfair contest.
Trump is unable to care, or share to empathize, sympathize, relate, or understand how his behavior affects anyone who is not Trump. And for me, that provides a great pause in wondering what exactly DOES come next with the Trump/Epstein Iranian War. Trump has somehow always been enabled to misbehave, to grift, to commit crimes, to wreak havoc, and so far, he has never truly paid any consequences.
