Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“As on many other issues, The Trump regime is already exposing itself as ‘new boss, same as (or maybe worse than) the old boss’ on issues like government transparency, government surveillance, and government lawfare. I find neither that, nor the excuses Trump’s supporters trot out for it — he’s ‘playing 6D chess’ or ‘fighting fire with fire’ or whatever — surprising. While there are good reasons for actors both good and bad to consider Trump an especially dangerous politician, he is and always has been just a politician. … The unique danger of Trump is that million of Americans continue to believe, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that he’s somehow different. That gives him a freer hand to act exactly like his predecessors … only more so.” (02/04/25)