The Velvet Coup

[emsimon33]

Has anyone considered that Trump was supposed to be a ruse, planted by Bill Clinton (remember Bill called Trump and suggested that he, a Democrat, run in the Republican primary). Bill's reasoning would be two-fold: 1. Trump would out crazy the Republican runners, thus revealing how far to the right and crazy-land, the Republican Party has gone; and 2. would distract from all of Hillary's negatives, thus bettering her chances to secure the presidency. However, the plan did not work as anticipated, and Trump won the nomination. As soon as he did, he has had to cancel Hillary's negatives by going more to the extreme than she...on Kissinger, on fracking and fossil fuel extraction, etc. This election is nothing more than a velvet coup by wealthy and powerful forces, ones that will achieve more power, control, and wealth than imaginable when the "trade" agreements pushed by Obama and Hillary are implemented, giving them sovereign powers that supersede that of local, state, and federal governments. And they will have the might of the U.S. military behind them. It will end the rule of law and cement the oligarchy. Go ahead. If Hillary is the nominee, celebrate and do so at your own risk.

Now, feel free to alert on me. Call me a conspiracist. It doesn’t matter anymore. I am off to jackpineradicals.org where alternate views are welcome.

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Those "trade agreements" were specifically designed to erode national sovereignty.

[dchill]

3. It's a competition of megalomaniacs...

No one else can win.

[rhett o rick]

4. I believe the Powers That Be has helped the Republicons run off the cliff. Now you

have to vote for Clinton the choice of the Major Corporations. The Progressives have been disenfranchised and the Corporate Democrats expect them to acquiesce and fall in line.

[Maedhros]

8. You'd think we'd learn, and stop falling for the same trick.

Especially after they called us 'retards.'

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. I really feel sorry for America

[MissDeeds]

6. Such sorry, pathetic candidates are being thrust on us

for the most powerful position in the world.

Sad to see what has become of this country.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. my friends in other countries are worried

they seemed to have picked up the 'lesser of the 2 evils' statement.

[SamKnause]

9. I was discussing this with my niece today.

[smiley]

10. It actually sounds like the most logical reason for this madness.

eom

[Cleita]

11. K&R

[Alex4Martinez]

12. This did occur to me, it's just too good to be true and not at all out of the realm of the possible.

Who promoted Trump?

CNN MSNBC CBS NBC ABC everyfuckingone.

Who benefits from the GOP being in disarray and having an asshat like Trump running.

There is just one answer.

[nc4bo]

13. BFFs from way back. Along with the Bush Clan and lord knows who else....

whose names don't come immediately to mind.

Not sure who they think they're foolin' - not many in this particular forum that's for damn sure.

We are the pawns in their sick little games.

[2banon]

14. We don't have to be pawns in their sick games

We do have a choice, this time.

As rare an event as it maybe, it's right before us.

And by the way, it may not be in this election, but big changes are at hand for the next one. In my life, I've never seen anything like this on this scale.

Just for reference, I'm 65 + years old.

I have never ever seen anything on this scale before.

This one is different.

[nc4bo]

15. Very encouraging words and I appreciate you sharing

your thoughts. I just wish the sleeping ones would just wake up long enough to see that something's just not right, care enough and be brave enough to question everything then get motivated enough to want to change it.

It all seems surreal!

[2banon]

16. This Go Around has been extremely Revealing

At the end of the day, in every presidential election most everyone falls in line

There's always been fissures within: 1968, 1972, 1980, but I've never seen this level of sharp divide on full display on a national level. DU is just a small reflective pond in that regard.

I have absolutely no doubt that plenty of Bernie supporters will be holding their noses, because the Drumpf Fear Factor.

Whether or not between the time she and Bill are handed the keys to the palace and the next election, will they once again hold their noses is a question which remains to be seen.

But in the meantime, I feel a major earthquake on the horizon...