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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's Not the "Trump Organization." It's the "Trump Cartel."
We need to rename that criminal organization via social media. The Trump Cartel is a huge, global money laundering scheme. Everything passes through this coin laundry - even the Inauguration. Then, there is the Trump Hotel in DC, which serves to launder foreign funds right back to the Trump Cartel's family fund. It goes on and on.
The Trump Cartel scandal makes the stolen election of Donald Trump look like a petty misdemeanor, and even that election is part of its international money laundering operation.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)A cartel is just a group of businesses or countries that control a market. Trump is The Godfather, except the Family is run by Fredo.
MineralMan
(146,284 posts)that outperform "Crime Family" or "Organization" with negative connotations. We need to use words for their effect, even if the meaning does not exactly match what is being described. The opposing Party has been doing this since the days of Newt Gingrich. We need to mine the psychological impact of the words we use, especially the negative words.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Since that seems to be their primary business.
MineralMan
(146,284 posts)marylandblue
(12,344 posts)MineralMan
(146,284 posts)It's likely that I'll get even less serious as the day goes on.
unblock
(52,183 posts)have you ever seen a less organized enterprise?
malaise
(268,885 posts)Perfect - the Con Cartel
Javaman
(62,510 posts)a mafia run outfit to control everything.
we have yet to find out about the bodies, but something tells me there are many
Blue Owl
(50,347 posts)n/t
Gore1FL
(21,126 posts)Definition of cartel:
1 : a written agreement between belligerent nations
2 : a combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices
3 : a combination of political groups for common action
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartel