The Cost of a Trump Presidency

Guest Post by Antonius Aquinas

Syrian Bombing

Last Thursday’s wanton attack on a Syrian air field by the US and its bellicose actions toward North Korea have brought to the forefront the real cost of candidate Trump’s landslide victory last November.

Unlike most laymen, accountants, and financial analysts, economists look at cost differently.  For economists, cost or more specifically, “opportunity cost,” means “a benefit that a person could have received, but gave up, to take another course of action.  Stated differently, opportunity cost represents an alternative given up when a decision is made.”

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Such thinking can be roughly applied to the political realm.  In the case of last fall’s US Presidential election, the cost of Donald Trump’s unexpected victory was not the money spent on the campaign, but the diffusion (hopefully, only temporary) of the growing anti-Establishment groundswell that was percolating not only in America, but across the globe.

The Trump phenomenon, Brexit, Texas secession talk, anti-immigration gatherings, central bank scrutiny, the exposure and decline of the lying, dominant mass media, and other populist movements and causes were symptoms of the masses dissatisfaction with their exploitation by the ruling elites. Trump’s triumph has squashed and defused many of these populist uprisings since a number of his campaign themes empathized with these trends.

A similar situation occurred after Ronald Reagan’s victory in the 1980 election as the great anti-government wave, which swept him into power, dried up almost immediately since Ronnie was perceived as “one of us.”  Of course, Reagan was a disaster and fulfilled none of his anti-government campaign rhetoric, but instead went on to become, for a time, the biggest Presidential spender in US history.

A Clinton victory, although certainly tyrannical in the short run, would have, no doubt, furthered the anti-Establishment fires and inspired more.  For example, Texas may be now on the road to independence from the Federal Leviathan.

The ills that plague the US and, for that matter, the Western world, will not be solved through a Trump Presidency in “making America great again,” but will only come about through political decentralization and the abolition of central banking with a return to sound money.  Concomitant with political decentralization and secession is military contraction, as smaller political jurisdictions will have lesser pools of wealth to tap from while the absence of an inflationary central bank will make military adventurism extremely difficult to conduct.

Yet, before such a transformation can take place, an ideological foundation must first be established.  A Hillary Clinton Administration would have provided fertile ground for such change.

Since the groundwork for a depoliticized world has not been laid, a Trump Presidency made sense as long as he kept as close as possible to his campaign agenda, the most important of which was foreign policy.  His condemnation of the neocons’ policies which have bankrupted the nation, murdered thousands of innocents abroad, and heighten tensions everywhere was crucial in his shocking victory last November.  It is apparent that he did not understand how important this support was or he would have never undertaken such an utterly stupid decision.

With the strike on Syria and seemingly more military action in the offering, Trump’s Presidency is now the worst of all possible worlds, at least in the short run, for those opposed to the New World Order.  Most serious observers, however, understood, especially after the appointment of so many Goldman Sachs urchins, Israeli Firsters, and nutty warmongers to his administration, that Trump would eventually succumb to the pressure.  More importantly, Trump was never fully grounded in an America First mindset, probably not knowing where that term originated or its gallant founders.

All, however, is not lost.

Trump’s capitulation makes it abundantly clear that the system itself is beyond repair.  Getting the right individual to salvage the American welfare/warfare state cannot be done.  Trump had many advantages that no future candidate will likely possess which means that anybody that follows will be an “insider.”  Much of his base, therefore, will no longer support a future Republican candidate or will give him only lukewarm support .  With no independent personality to rally around, the millions of disappointed Trumpians will seek new governing paradigms which hopefully will lead to the growth of secession movements.

Ultimately, however, a permanent American foreign policy of non intervention, peace, and free trade will only come about when there is a change in the prevailing ideology of society where all contenders for political office espouse such a notion and today’s warmongers are seen for what they are: enemies of humanity and its Creator.

 

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Anonymous

“Last Thursday’s wanton attack on a Syrian air field by the US and its bellicose actions toward North Korea have brought to the forefront the real cost of candidate Trump’s landslide victory last November.”

The United States should definitely quit developing nuclear bombs and testing missiles to carry them by shooting them at North Korea.

Leave NK alone and let them live in peace they way they want to.

Flashman

I didn’t vote for Trump to have a Jewish liberal democrat at the forefront of policy decisions.
Further, you know this Syrian thing blaming Assad is transparently false by the way ALL MSM media is screaming it and shouting down anyone who questions the narrative. Even conservative talk radio (with the notable exception of Mike Savage {much to his credit}) are shouting down opposing views.

SmallerGovNow
SmallerGovNow

Good post. The Syrian chemical attack was 100% a false flag. Who benefited from that attack? There’s your answer…

Uncola

The GOOD:

The MSM has laid off Trump now regarding the Russian election hacking affair.

Toyota is reinvesting over $1 billion to retool their Camry plant in Georgetown, Kentucky; other American companies like Carrier and Ford have chosen to MAGA as opposed to Mexico, illegal immigration is slowing and Gorsuch is on the Supreme Court.

The 2nd Amendment still stands.

These are all good things compared to what would have happened had Hillary won the election.

No doubt.

The BAD:

Trump caved on Michael Flynn, has loaded his cabinet with bankers, establishment insiders and neocons. As of last week, we see Ivanka and Jared Kushner’s rising influence in Trump’s administration and Steve Bannon, seemingly, being relegated to the lower decks.

Moreover, Trump allowed Ryan’s attempt to foist Obamacare lite upon the people, in lieu of a straight repeal and opening of insurance state lines; and it looks as if Trump may now be abandoning his campaign platform / promise of tax cuts in an effort to reach across the isle to democrats.

It doesn’t appear Trump can drain the swamp.

The REALITY:

Either Syria was a smart play, or Occam’s Razer applies and Trump has “blinked” before the neocons and the Deep State who want war, war and more war. It is a dangerous game and it now seems that Trump might be playing everybody at once and all by himself. Dangerous indeed.

We are currently seeing democrats organize across the country with new vigor and Trump’s support from his deplorables may now be waning. Neither bodes well for 2020.

Just like Straus and Howe have claimed: Like death, winter is necessary for rebirth.

IF Trump can’t MAGA, then maybe it’s time to let it die and start over.

The CHOICE:

As of now, I am in the middle of dilemma.

Do I continue to fight the good fight, via online writing? Or, just sit back and “let it die”.

As far as Making America Great Again goes, Trump was my last, huuuge, white hope (i.e. “white”, as in “purifying” / draining the swamp, as opposed to a racial connotation).

When I say “let it die”, I mean the establishment / system while focusing my attention, instead, on local concerns, family, friends, preparing, and enjoying some final moments of quality time before TEOTWAWKI.

No matter what, I want to always stay informed. Moreover, I will say the writing bug has captured me and it has probably kept me away from the whisky over the last year; but, at the same time, I don’t believe I am interested in reporting daily on the Ship of State, like the Titanic, sinking.

This may change, however, if I see Trump place Bannon back on the bridge where he belongs.

Francis Marion

Uncola,

I feel your pain.

I am learning as I get older that patience is better than hope. So for now – let go of hope, soldier on and be patient. If you can shed the false premise of hope then whatever comes, you will avoid despair. And you’ll be ten times more prepared for whatever history has planned for us. Whatever that that may be?

Austrian Peter

Buddists state that “life is suffering – suffering is caused by desire – let go of desire and you can let go of suffering:

The Eightfold Path of Buddhism, also called the Middle Path or Middle Way, is the system of following these eight divisions of the path to achieve spiritual enlightenment and cease suffering:
• Right understanding: Understanding that the Four Noble Truths are noble and true.
• Right thought: Determining and resolving to practice Buddhist faith.
• Right speech: Avoiding slander, gossip, lying, and all forms of untrue and abusive speech.
• Right conduct: Adhering to the idea of nonviolence (ahimsa), as well as refraining from any form of stealing or sexual impropriety.
• Right means of making a living: Not slaughtering animals or working at jobs that force you to violate others.
• Right mental attitude or effort: Avoiding negative thoughts and emotions, such as anger and jealousy.
• Right mindfulness: Having a clear sense of one’s mental state and bodily health and feelings.
• Right concentration: Using meditation to reach the highest level of enlightenment.

Uncola

I still want to contribute and have some ideas ranging from google censorship to the alien deception; to, perhaps, some literary comparisons to broad civilizational trends. Maybe even some prepper ideas to boot. Not sure.

I would, however, like to take my time going forward and, like FM says above, be more patient.

I always felt rushed in the essays about the day-to-day topics.

For example, in that last “Dogs of War” piece, I had it finished and then saw Devin Nunes had recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation. I quick made an adjustment and posted into the TBP queue that morning and it was released by Admin that afternoon just a few hours from when Trump bombed Syria. If the bombing had come earlier, the whole piece would have been DOA / null and void after the hours of work in putting it together. But that is the way things are now it seems; moving very quickly.

Then, Kokoda caught a mistake I made in interpreting Nikki Haley’s 3/30/17 position on Bashar Assad. I should have vetted that better by cross-checking other sources and I’m still kicking myself for that one. The last thing I would ever want, is to mislead anyone by being sloppy. Yet, upon some post research, I realized my interpretation of her original comments appeared to have been mistaken.

In any case, had Trump stayed loyal to those who helped him win the election (i.e. those who wanted to MAGA, not the globalists via a Syria pipeline war); and, had he taken on all comers straightforward and in an honorable manner; whether he won or lost, I would have written in his defense until my fingers were bloody; even to the point when the hounds of hell came crashing through my door.

But, alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Oh well. Even if there is a God and He’s in charge, I know I’m not Him.

Time marches onward towards whatever is about to happen. Until then, no one is going anywhere except through it, on the way to the other side.

kokoda - the most deplorable
kokoda - the most deplorable

Life is demanding of our time, and time is our most precious asset. How you and others find ‘time’ to write isremarkable.

starfcker
starfcker

Oh come on. The sky is falling again? Have any of you ever tackled a project that took more than half an hour? And Mr Aquinas, all I’ve got for you is, dream on my little liberal mushroom. Ain’t gonna happen.

Francis Marion

“Have any of you ever tackled a project that took more than half an hour?”

Yes, but I am told it’s nothing more than grandstanding when you do….

Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly

Just go ahead and admit it was a coyote ugly choice that was made.

Anonymous
Anonymous

What does Coyote Ugly choice mean? Like Trump’s decision in Syria or Trump being elected? Is it like picking between bad or worse or something like that?

Hagar
Hagar

From the Urban Dictionary.

A situation encountered after a night of consuming alcohol whereby a person, usually male, wakes the next morning in a strange bed with a sexual partner from the previous evening who is completely physically undesirable (see ugly, nasty, two bagger) and sleeping on the man’s arm. The hapless male would rather gnaw off his own arm than wake the woman and have to face the ills of his intoxicated choices the previous evening. Originating from a phenomena whereby a coyote captured in a jaw trap will chew off its own leg to escape certain death.

You must have lived a sheltered life if you know not Coyote Ugly.

P.S. There is also the Coyote Ugly Saloon in NYC.

rhs jr
rhs jr

Did you hear about the new sheriff in town that walked into a bar and shot the first guy he saw 60 times in the back? Everybody is upset now except the undertakers.

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