Trump Agonistes Redux: raging against The Machine
Trump Agonistes Redux: raging against The Machine
Investigation #29
But what more oft in Nations grown corrupt,
And by thir vices brought to servitude,
Than to love Bondage more than Liberty,
Bondage with ease than strenuous Liberty—Milton, Samson Agonistes.
The wheel is come full circle.—Shakespeare, King Lear.
DONALD J. Trump has been elected President of the United States a third time. The 2020 election was stolen. His escape from one indisputable assassination attempt, a second possible one, was described as miraculous. In spite of all the hate mongering against him by his opponents, the Democrats, and mainstream media that has lost much credibility by assisting in labelling him public enemy Number 1; numerous attempts to jail and bankrupt him through the courts: Trump has just as miraculously been voted back into office on November 5th. An event that has been grudgingly called a great political comeback but not a landslide victory despite the results. It was indeed remarkable that he not only won the popular vote, garnered 312 electoral college votes (42 more than needed to win)—but the Republicans have control of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and most of the gubernatorial seats.
Even if Biden was elected properly without controversy and clear evidence of voter fraud as presented by signed legal affidavits (see the original post from 2020 Trump Agonistes), how did such a tremendous red shift occur over the blue four years later? The media portraying Trump as a loser who is against the times has not only been proven wrong but has led to a meltdown among supporters of Kamala Harris who believed what they were fed by daily brainwashing; videos show Democrat supporters having immense difficulty accepting that the 2024 results are a reflection of the will of the people. The controlled minds are fighting against the solipsism they have been cast into by the manufactured status quo.
The utter failure of the Democrats is the result of the disastrous Biden policies, but it is also a vote of absolute non-confidence in Harris who ended her run the way she entered her post of Vice-President, conducted herself in those years, and during her campaign by not showing up when it mattered: undignified, ungraceful, unintelligent.
Harris was missing from action for the most during the presidential campaign while Trump and J.D. Vance campaigned furiously till the last giving a barrage of interviews and subjecting themselves to questions from the electorate; they were grilled by a blatantly biased and hostile media: who were soft on Harris. Unsurprisingly, when the inevitable results came in Harris was missing at her campaign HQ; she did not have the courtesy to concede defeat but had someone tell supporters to go home. Only later did she concede querulously to the will of the people—the common man and woman—who made clear their choice, and their rejection.
There are, of course, other key reasons that gave Trump his victory. He successfully won over the middle class, working class, police and security personnel, African American and Latino voters. The Democrats were busy courting celebrities and the ultra wealthy who have no traction with the majority of voters, people who have to endure difficult times with Biden’s gift of inflation; decent, honest, hardworking folk have nothing in common with celebrities who proclaim they will leave their country if Trump wins. What about the ordinary person who cannot leave even if they wanted because they do not have the opportunity or resources to do so? Or those who prefer to stay because it is their land, whatever the difficulties they face? This lack of empathy, utter callousness to the plight, or patriotic sentiments, of the many: is typical of the narcissistic personality disorder of ultra elites. If these celebrities had any integrity they would leave America; it remains to be seen if they put their considerable funds where their mouths are; but somehow it is likely they will stay put and reap the benefits a Trump presidency will provide. For them, it is only about the money and grandstanding.
Trump is bringing together an outstanding team to fix the significant damage within the US and without where America misused its influence in the last four years. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will help make America healthy again via tackling harmful chemicals in food, taking on Big Pharma and harmful drugs, and have a say in environmental matters. Kennedy has already started forming a list of departments and posts to be removed to reduce bureaucracy, e.g., within the Food and Drug Administration. Trump has also just announced he is doing away with the Department of Education in Washington (created in 1979) and allowing states and parents to decide what their children should be taught up to high school: this includes strengthening the curriculum in academics and removing ideological brainwashing; parents can decide to hire and fire teachers based on their performance and professionalism; to introduce project based learning; to provide proper career counselling to students before they leave for the work force. These radical changes are part of dismantling what Trump and others term the vested interests of the Establishment, or Deep State. Trump earlier announced that political consultant Susie Wiles, his skillful campaign co-chair, will be his White House chief-of-staff: the first woman to hold that post in America.
Onboard Team Trump are rising Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Tulsi Gabbard; Elon Musk and Vivek will be tasked to reduce overall bureaucracy in government by creating a leaner federal work force, and reducing red tape to assist entrepreneurship so as to revive the economy. Tulsi has been nominated to be the next Director of National Intelligence. They will work outside the federal government by advising the Office of Management and Budget to drive large scale structural reform. This rationalisation of the government sector will not only streamline efficiency and effectiveness, but be a saving passed on to the taxpayer, reduce government spending, and thereby the deficit. As Trump said in his victory speech when it was clear he had won, a country that is prosperous will have a people who get along better. He will reduce taxes all-round, remove taxes on tips as a boon to low income earners, and encourage businesses within the US and employment of US workers by corporations based there. His plans for increasing government revenue will focus on increased tariffs on products from states who do not purchase much local American goods, place high tariffs on them, and who benefit from low tariffs on their products sold within the US; this will also target American businesses who profiteer from low waged labour abroad that sell to the US at high prices.
Therein lies his strategy: US companies that want to profit by building plants outside America and bring products in to sell in America, and so send money out of the country to foreign lands—will face increased tariffs. This applies in another way to countries (e.g. Taiwan) that have microprocessor chip loans from the US to build chip manufacturing companies there, but without tariffs on those chips coming back in to be sold to the US; Trump intends to charge tariffs for such privileges granted. It is a plan to instate common sense into trade deals. Trump further claims by mentioning during the campaign that a large auto plant being built in Mexico by China, that plans to flood the US with electric vehicles, would have cars taxed by 100% if he assumed office: caused it to stop being built. In any case, there has indeed been a halt to building the plant this year according to Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post. Trump says auto plants are to be built in the country employing US workers. He made clear how he used the threat of increasing tariffs on President Macron of France. He informed Macron that if he went ahead to implement what he termed unfair taxes on US companies he would “impose retaliatory tariffs worth up to [US]$2.4 billion on French winemakers and other local producers” so as to “protect [America’s] domestic interests abroad.” Macron caved in. This America First agenda was crucial in giving him his victory as it aligned all major unions with him.
The plan of the Democrats to give away their country to globalists who take employment and revenue out of the country has backfired. As Trump points out, with a multi-trillion dollar deficit, revenue has to be brought in. Additionally, no more American tax payer handouts to rogue states or to Iran who is busy strengthening its nuclear weapons capability.
The usual idea of free trade that encourages fluidity in businesses being built and transactions made across borders, as supported by those like Milton Friedman, do not work in this context because the benefit of free trade was subverted years ago. The traditional claim is that if the US spends a lot for products abroad the dollars would subsequently be used to buy US products in turn: thus, the money comes back as stimulus for growth.
However, this has been perverted since Friedman’s time as so-called globalisation has led to US companies relocating and selling back to the US as opposed to products being bought that are produced by local companies of the host country. As Trump explains, this is a strategy of accumulating wealth and US dollars outside the US by states unfriendly to its interests because those dollars are then subject to taxation outside America and the only beneficiaries being foreign governments, interests and financiers backing such conglomerates: not businesses within the US, the American worker and citizens or the US government which would gather revenue via taxes. This also helps increase American debt.
In this context, those dollars sent outside the US may also be used for activities inimical to its interests when siphoned into groups that use it for such purposes. The question is why would Democrats and others who purport to be US citizens want to do this? The response: globalists do not have a country, only interests, particularly self-interests of the ultra elites.
In 2020, candidate Joe Biden stated, “Milton Friedman isn’t running the show anymore.” An extraordinary claim to be made about a man who died 14 years earlier; but it is testament to Friedman’s influence on President Reagan, other leaders and economists worldwide, that Biden made the statement to indicate his plan for Big Government, and going against ideas and incentives for wealth creation by entrepreneurs. Biden planned for massive government spending which he enacted. And that inevitably led to inflation that has caused so much grief for citizens.
That statement on Friedman also implied destroying the value of free trade by making America beholden through massive debt from spending outside the economy as well for those dollars did not come back since much production had left its shores. The inflation was exacerbated by exorbitant expenditure in housing, assisting, and sustaining millions of illegal immigrants. This Trump intends to fix. He is placing the national interest first. Trump and Vance understand and explained these issues, and have made it a priority in their economic policy. In addition, the reducing of bureaucracy in the federal work force; giving parents influence in deciding the quality of their children’s education and future: fully align with what Friedman espoused.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.—President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961, in this farewell address before John F. Kennedy takes office.
In his iconic interview with renowned podcaster Joe Rogan, Trump mentioned the enemy within the US. The interview days before the election has a record number of 50 million views. He went into details on his plans and what he intended to do with tariffs on those who have been exploiting loopholes and not bringing revenue into America. Vance, Musk and RFK Jr. have done interviews with him. Harris’ people, before the Trump interview, reached out to Rogan for an interview for her but he had to go to her venue, and the interview was to be 45 minutes. Rogan was not keen. All interviewees go to his studio, and interviews for Trump and others averaged 3 hours each. The Harris interview, naturally, did not happen.
Critically, Trump will tackle the problem of illegal immigration by starting as soon as he takes office a mass deportation exercise of illegals who have come in droves—many linked to criminal gangs and drug cartels south of the border—and have contributed to violent crime in the US. As revealed in the Rogan interview, at least US$200 billion has been spent on food stamps for illegals. He has also stated consistently his action would surpass the deportation project of the Eisenhower Administration; that programme was instituted due mainly to concerns from farmers and businesses affected by mass scale illegal entry. This was another vital matter that swayed voters against Harris, especially as the so-called Border Czar she allowed an estimated 20 million illegals in over four years. The free flow of illegals have further caused economic hardship mostly to minorities in the US, particularly African Americans and Latinos who shifted support to Trump. To set things right, Trump announced he is nominating the respected Tom Homan, former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as his ‘Border Czar’.
Similarly, this practice of unbridled illegal immigration into the UK along with a botched economy saw Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives given the boot, and a crushing electoral defeat reminiscent of the Democrats. But Labour is no better. The Starmer regime’s plan to increase taxes, push a draconian inheritance tax and carry on with bringing in illegals will result in a similar end to them if continued. As pointed out by critics of the tax plans, this would not only hurt the middle class and entrepreneurship but discourage wealth creation and passing on what was saved or invested onto subsequent generations by those who worked for it.
Meanwhile, taxes would be used to fund illegal immigrants many of whom are housed in hotels thereby ruining the tourist trade as well; taxes are not used to boost defence (which has weakened in Britain’s case), or enhance internal security; a laxity in policing has led to a number of stabbing incidents and other violent crime some of which are caused by illegal immigrants. This, Nigel Farage (who attended Trump’s victory speech) and Reform UK will use to strengthen further their case on stopping illegal immigration, reducing taxes, improving defence and policing: a key suggestion being implementing stop and search to try and forestall stabbing incidents. Their platform, like Trump’s, is to basically restore common sense in government by prioritising the national interest. This is bound to increase their chances in the next British elections.
As for the US military, Trump will focus on it being a defensive force: not an instrument for foreign adventurism. This immediately makes clear to NATO and others that if they want to start wars they will have to fund and prosecute them on their own; this too goes against the globalist agenda that possessed America again in the last four years of being involved in foreign imbroglios. This would help reduce the national deficit. As promised, he will end the war with Ukraine by a negotiated settlement; Putin in an interview soon after Trump’s re-election said he is willing to talk about Ukraine and see what can be done. Iran and others will have to learn to live with Israel and not try to obliterate it. Israel’s existence is a Trump guarantee. He will exploit US oil and avoid dependence on Middle Eastern supplies. Free speech will be a cornerstone of his Administration, and his victory has shown that the Democrat inspired Woke agenda has always been one that never resonated with the vast majority of people; it is what it has always been: divisive and never meant to heal but sow more anger and distrust. Notwithstanding, those of us who continue to speak up against it will still be subject to attacks—the wokeists have nothing constructive to present (see Speaking up in an age of Wokeism).
For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence—on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.—President John F. Kennedy, Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association, April 27, 1961 (see video below). Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 as he planned to reduce and end US military involvement in Vietnam if re-elected in 1964.
In all this, Trump and his team will face even greater resistance and enmity. It remains to be seen what other serious attacks he may be subject prior to, and after, taking over office again. It was soon after the attack on him in July that Trump met Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for hours; not only did the men connect as they have known each other for years, but the murder attempt was something RFK Jr. could empathise with and advise him on: he lost his father Robert F. Kennedy and uncle John F. Kennedy to assassinations. Kennedy throwing his support for Trump, as a former Democrat and an Independent, is significant as it is symbolic: at one of the final rallies RFK Jr. said Trump will finish what his uncle and father started, which is work towards peace, prosperity and liberty, and end American involvement in never ending wars (Kennedy’s term is the ‘forever wars’).
President Dwight D. Eisenhower had been a five-star general and Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe in WWII. In his farewell address to America in January 1961, he warned his people of the military-industrial complex (currently termed the Deep State). And that an “alert and knowledgeable citizenry” was needed to help exercise control over “the huge industrial and military machinery”. Only months later, in April, his successor John F. Kennedy in a speech to the press warned of “a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.”
JFK made clear in memos and archived documents that he intended later, and if re-elected, to end US military involvement in Vietnam by pulling out all military advisers there. He wanted peace, just as he was against a full-scale American invasion of Cuba, and as he stood up to the Soviets by stopping them from placing nuclear missiles on Cuban soil. But it was also his standing up against the Establishment and warmongers in his own country, through not wanting war but peace, that eventually cost him his life. His younger brother, Robert, who ran for president in 1968 promised to pull the US out of a—by then—raging brutal war in Vietnam, stop American involvement in military adventures abroad, and curtail the excesses of the CIA—lost his life as he campaigned for the presidency. Trump promised in the Rogan interview that he will indeed declassify and release all the remaining suppressed files on President Kennedy’s assassination: he earlier gave his word to RFK Jr. that he would do this soon after assuming office if elected.
In 2017, while Trump was president Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was staged which depicted him in the title role being stabbed by conspirators.
Startling video from New York City’s latest "Shakespeare in the Park" production shows a character that resembles President Trump being brutally stabbed to death.
William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," which will be performed throughout the summer in Central Park, is causing a stir among audiences due to its apparent inspiration from the Trump administration…
Footage from Tuesday evening's performance shows Caesar wearing a suit and tie. His wife, Calpurnia, bears a striking resemblance to First Lady Melania Trump.
There are other similarities to Trump, such as his dynamic hand gestures, as well as his constant tweeting, which he does from a bathtub.[1]
Then a stand-up comic, Kathy Griffin, posed for picture with an effigy of a bloodied decapitated head of Trump when the play was being staged in New York. The backlash was severe, and she apologised only under public pressure:
‘I am a comic. I crossed the line. I moved the line and then I crossed it,’ Griffin said in a video posted on Twitter Tuesday evening. ‘I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn't funny.
‘[I am] taking down the image. I am going to ask the photographer to take down the image, and I beg for your forgiveness. I went too far. I made a mistake and I was wrong.’[2]
The grave danger presently is a media that is prejudiced and not given to stirring public alertness to the genuine threats toward the public and national interest—what John F. Kennedy called for—but one reflecting the special interests of those who own and control it: a tool for propaganda and the promotion of animus. It has single-mindedly shaped public opinion into a monomania of hate against Trump. Furthermore, the play depicting Trump as Caesar being assassinated, and Kathy Griffin’s unconscionable publicity stunt, during his first tenure as president should be a case study in pathology of those who worked behind the scenes to stage them. Is it any wonder that there are attempts to kill Trump?
There is no doubt that Trump and his team are on the path to creating history: they want to stop the war machine within the US, and other interests working against the national interest and the welfare of the citizen. But that means the journey ahead is far more perilous than supporters imagine. Trump is on his path of atonement as he tries to fulfill his destiny (see Atonement). He and his people are literally taking on the Machine of the Establishment (‘The Swamp’ as Trump terms it), entrenched vested interests, and warmongers[3]. It is no coincidence that Dick Cheney and members of the military-industrial complex and Deep State supported openly Harris’ candidacy. That means the fight ahead for Trump will be intensified. It will not be pleasant as the masks of the globalists fall away revealing in many instances: the enemy within.[4]
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.—Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa, 1966
End notes:
[1] The source also has a graphic video portraying the assassination of Trump as Caesar: Video Shows Trump Look-Alike Being Stabbed to Death During 'Shakespeare in the Park' Production.
[2] The infamous Kathy Griffin and her violence inducing ‘humour’: Kathy Griffin Says She Went "Way Too Far" With Beheaded Donald Trump Photo.
[3] See No place for war hawks in my father’s Cabinet, says Donald Trump Jr:
Donald Trump Jr said there is no place in his father’s administration for ‘war hawks’ amid growing signs the president-elect will follow through on plans to bring a swift end to the conflict in Ukraine.
Mr Trump Jr, who has taken an increasingly prominent role in Republican politics, backed calls to keep ‘neocons and war hawks’ out of the White House after his father earlier ruled out a return for two prominent pro-Ukraine voices….
The incoming vice-president [J.D. Vance] argued against Joe Biden providing billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine following its invasion by Russia in February 2022.
…In an opinion piece for the Financial Times earlier this year, he said…
‘As the American defence budget nears [US]$1 trillion per year, we ought to view the money Europe hasn’t spent on defence for what it really is: an implied tax on the American people to allow for the security of Europe,’ he wrote.
‘Nothing in recent memory demonstrates this more clearly than the war in Ukraine. There is frankly no good reason that aid from the US should be needed.’
[4] The phrase is also the title of Robert Kennedy’s book The Enemy Within published in 1960, the year his elder brother ran for president. It deals with RFK’s time as chief counsel in the late 1950s investigating corruption and crime within American labour Unions.
[Top picture: Trump after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, 13 July 2024. Credit: AP, Evan Vucci.]
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