Putin is no fool.
Comments made on a Times of India press conference reveal Vladimir Putin’s views on the American political establishment, Donald Trump’s presidency and the Democrats as worse than Russia’s gangsters.
Vladimir Putin has led Russia for 24 years. He has seen American leaders come and go and followed the trends that have led America to fall to the lowest levels of trust and respect in his eyes, and likely in the eyes of national leaders worldwide. Watch here.
A glimmer of hope.
In Argentina, historic changes have come quickly under Libertarian President Javier Milei. These pro-capitalism changes are welcome after 124 years of socialism which gutted a once-prosperous nation. Socialism foist generations of Argentinians to the gutter of economic and moral morass with no escape. The linked podcast discussion between President Milei and host Lex Fridman is recommended.
Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newson is a socialist . He is also a member of that state’s rich, powerful and entitled elite class. Newson has been following Argentina’s past policies of decay leaving many tent-living homeless and needles behind as the evidence. Gavin is the ‘poster boy’ for all past socialist madmen of power and privilege who live the high life while strolling past the desolate, oblivious to their presence.
Will Trump 2.0 begin the transformation to Make America Great Again?
Will a wiser Donald Trump accept advice from Javier Milei, or perhaps Ron Paul, America’s greatest living Libertarian? Are his views of central banking and fiat money compatible with theirs? I have just ordered The Creature from Jekyll Island to learn about the story behind the creation of the Fed, America’s institutional head which controls of the US dollar and the banking cartel kingpins who get rich from its policies.
Will President Trump be allowed to govern this time under a stronger mandate, or will the Democrats and their complicit Deep State allies continue to sabotage his efforts?
Will the new Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by the genius of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, be able to spearhead the desperately-needed restructuring and downsizing that President Milei is bringing to Argentina?
Tariffs. How thoroughly has Trump’s economic advisers evaluated his proposal to use tariffs to rebuild America’s past manufacturing and energy prowess? Hopefully, a robust evaluation of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats [SWOT] concerning his tariff strategy have been completed so that consequences, both intended and unintended, are carefully identified and considered. So far, I belief that Trump is using the threat of tariffs as a cudgel to scare nations like Mexico, Canada, China and others to get the Immigration acts together and to play fairly in the global economic sandbox. One thing we know about Trump is his love for the art of negotiation.
Will Trump end the war in Ukraine? Can he stop the uber-entitled Military Industrial Complex dark actors from boobytrapping his every effort to stop the money-laundering gravy train which is baked into America’s weapons supply chain?
And will Trump find a way to end the war in Israel? Can the POTUS appease the rich and influential diaspora of Jewish peoples within America most powerful political and cultural establishments while he finds a way to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank? I still can’t believe that killing innocent women, children and old men is the only solution to this conflict.
A silver lining?
The presence of Javier Milei on the world stage offers, for me, a glimmer of hope shining through the our contemporary “Dark Ages”.
Change occurs at lightning speed today compared to the dark ages of the early Middle Ages epoch. The peoples of the world today are living through truly dangerous times even though all metrics used to measure economic prosperity would have been the envy of every human being who ever lived before the computer age and its compounding returns on human progress.
Epic narratives of human history
Stories of great battles between the forces of good and evil have been recorded and told on every modality of communication. These stories have often been inspired by the epic battles, spiritual and physical, found in centuries-old religious texts of every major world faith. They are retold endlessly in their holy prayer missals, sermons, study groups and modern communication broadcasts.
Dr. Jordan Peterson claims that our personal stories are largely carved out of the moral and aspirational teachings found in the many stories of mankind. These stories record humanity’s fight for survival, success and prosperity; often in a religious context which explains his growing fascination with the Bible.
Peterson’s claim has some ring of truth for me. However, I consider the fact that many of the published stories were told by “the victors” and little is available from “the vanquished”. This understanding reminds me of modern sales, marketing and advertising campaigns which push only the product’s benefits and discourage “buyer beware” skepticism and further investigation.
As a retired senior citizen, my story has largely been told.
My personal successes and failures as a family man, sales & business professional, athlete and politician are mostly behind me. I now look to others to do the heavy lifting in the spheres of politics, economics, technological advancement, and social progress.
I am constantly on the lookout for men and women who may possess the wisdom and leadership qualities necessary to move humanity safely through these crazy times. Unfortunately, it’s nearly impossible to identify them. I must rely on corporate and media sources to learn about our “leaders” without the opportunity to have a closer, more personal look into them, their genuine motives and their histories. The long form podcasts help, but even these are choreographed for best effect.
It’s ironic that I can carry out in-depth investigations into products using the internet to improve my chance of making informed choices, but this is not possible in politics.
Every public leader is packaged in the veneer of a capable, trustworthy and tireless “champion for the greater good” wearing his or her best attire and sporting the perfect prime time makeover.