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Recall in the summer of 2020, during the COVID lockdown, when President Trump tweeted “We need to open up!”. It was a shocking tweet, although I don’t think most Americans grasped its significance, then or now. I’m not even sure Trump did on a conscious level, although he may have. What the tweet meant, literally if you unpack it, was “I’m not in charge”. Think about it. Wouldn’t you have expected a tweet coming from the head shed, from the most powerful position in the most powerful country on earth to have instead read: “WE’RE GOING TO OPEN UP!”. But that’s not what he wrote, and I don’t believe I can be accused of reading too much into it. Trump knew he wasn’t in charge, and he said so in the tweet. It may have been a deliberate message to the American people.

In late stage empires the top job, whether Ceasar or Monarch or POTUS, is often stripped of power. It is made redundant one way or another. Not convinced it has happened here? Think about the 4 years under Joe Biden. He was never in charge. His office wasn’t needed, nor was it wanted.

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Bill:

You start out with a good commentary on the state of the country. You remind everyone that most administrations are in cahoots with the elites and ruling class. You MAY be right. When you mention that a gambler is coming to the presidency is very unfair. Why not be a little more optimistic on the incoming Trump administration. Why not give the man a chance; it could be different and surprise everyone. Stop the pessimism; wait and see. If at the end of one year things are the same; please shoot your mouth off as usual. If you see an improvement; APOLOGIZE. AP

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