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SimulationCommander's avatar

"But it’s unfair to blame the sweeping global power grabs on one man, who merely made the same catastrophic mistake (for most of the world’s tyrants, however, it was merely just leaning into their impulses, and not a political mistake) that every other world leader made."

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I don't blame him at all for that -- I blame him for STILL not admitting that the 'experts' took him for a ride, especially when it came to vaccines. Big Pharma literally held off on the accountment the jab was ready until after the election so that Trump didn't benefit from being right. (The "experts" were all saying it would be the end of 2020 at the earliest, which is quite obvious BS if the jab is announced a week later.)

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CharlieSeattle's avatar

...the 'experts' EASILY took him for a ride!

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tjfratello's avatar

too easily

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

An expert is someone who articulates the needs of those in power.

Henry A. Kissinger Docs don't take those bureaucrat jobs because they're good clinicians, at most they're good politicians. some are fairly shrewd, a NARCACISST like trump would be easy for them to bamboozle.

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Steghorn21's avatar

I'm just a workaday schlub. I knew it was all garbage, so why didn't he?

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MarianneK's avatar

Trump pushed hard to re-open on Easter of that year which was April 12, I believe.

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SimulationCommander's avatar

The 'experts' should have known that was the end of coronavirus season, yet they talked him out of it anyway.

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SushiRoll's avatar

The (Medical Establishment) 'EXPERTS' making the calls (i.e, Fauci & Birx) were pharmaceutical marketing agents! Trump should have been hearing from a panel representing other areas of concern: business, education, science, finance, governors, etc

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Crixcyon's avatar

Strange that all those experts were dumber than donuts.

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MarianneK's avatar

The CDC and other captured agencies had an agenda. The CDC morphed into a virus hunting agency in order to make themselves relevant many decades ago. There really is no need for them to have billions in a year budget every year, but in order to convince Congress they must appear to find a cause of an epidemic and then tell you the cure. They have a reputation to uphold. If you read "Inventing the AIDS Virus" by Peter Duesberg, the entire Covid scenario will fall into place for you. Fauci and the CDC did this during AIDS. And again during Covid. The problem is Trump was too busy with his business during the 80s and no doubt has zero interest in medical related things.

The experts were not dumb, it was intentional.

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SushiRoll's avatar

and a fantastic marketing campaign for the pharmaceutical industry!

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

You do realize the AIDS crisis ended in the late 1990s because Big Pharma developed a once a day pill that prevented AIDS and stopped the spread of HIV which causes AIDS…how can people not know that???

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SushiRoll's avatar

Behavioral science has been constantly learning to steer people's behavior and they may have hoped to have their knowledge employed for good rather than just marketing as we saw the last four years with Covid. (ie, healthy living rather than getting vaccinated!) https://www.bi.team/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MINDSPACE.pdf

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Dan Butterfield's avatar

SimulationCommander, your point is spot on.

The forces aligned against President Trump were overwhelming--and they were political.

Does one really believe Hillary Clinton though Joe Biden was a better candidate than her?

She didn't run in 2020 because of the robust economy--that is until Democrat governors and largely the liberal media shutdown the US economy.

read about the lingering impact of the shutdown at danbutterfield.substack.com Economy: Why Prices won't recede to pre-pandemic rates.

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

The strong economy began in 2014…and 2018 had the strongest economy and it didn’t help Republicans in the midterms.

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Danimal28's avatar

Not disagreeing with you here, but he fired the effective head of the government - James HomeyComey - FBI - early in his government and they launched the largest coup against him/us that is ongoing today; our justice system is now gone as they are trying and succeeding in stealing his wealth.

How would YOU have handled the bureaucracy in 2020 after that when they were saying they don't listen to you? He tried to resist for three months.

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SimulationCommander's avatar

Once again, I don't hold that against him.

What I hold against him is the insistence -- STILL -- that he did everything right and the jab is a miracle and he should get credit.

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

Hillary wanted to fire Comey’s sorry ass too…but you don’t fire Comey to replace him with Wray?!? WTF???

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Danimal28's avatar

That was because Comey supposedly 'outed' Killary with the truth in July 2016 and then recommended her not to be prosecuted.

Wray is like all of them married to the 'public-private partnership'(i.e. government-corporate) delivering them millions; they protect themselves at any cost including honesty.

Picture yourself in 2016 winning the presidency after a lifetime in legitimate business joining completely illegitimate business - executive government positions - and finding out nobody is real as they had to be in business.

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Pangolin Chow Mein's avatar

Trump finally stood up to the MIC and surrendered to the Taliban in February 2020…and everyone knows what happened in March.

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NeverForget1776's avatar

I agree. I was willing to cut Trump so e slack at first bit the fact he STILL to this day believes in the gene therapy drug that is being marketed as a vaccine is something we should no longer tolerate! Trump gets a lot of boo's at his events anytime he tries to promote that drug so it's not as if he doesn't realize that his supporters do not support it. I believe Trumps problem is he trusts Republicans too much, the establishment shills in the Republican party who are owned by wealthy campaign donors as well as the opportunists like Lyndsey Graham.

My own Senator for TX, John Coryn, is %100 an establishment sell-out/shill. I wish so badly I had the resources to run against that jerk but if your not politically connected or wealthy its very difficult to become a Senator. A Representative isn't easy just far more feasible b/c of how many Reps there are. With the senate never being more than 100 it's easier and cost effective to bribe/purchase as many senators as they can. With the Reps they focus on the leadership and committee leaders primarily. Thus my goal is to run for Representative in the next few years if I can get properly prepped to do it. I have never wanted to get into politics before but the status of our government is leaving me little choice,. I'm close to being able to retire so that will enable me to try something like this. If I can get in I will be just like Kennedy and Rand Paul, telling it like it is and calling out the establishment shills BS.

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joeepopp's avatar

A lot of us recognized this tyranny immediately. Maybe caught off guard, but we fought all of the moronic NPIs as best we could, but so many blindly accepted the fear & we were outnumbered. We yelled that treatment needed to be our focus, not the killer respirators. Then came the censoring; hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin & anyone who disagreed with the cult as small businesses died , our churches closed and still too few fought back. As big businesses got millions in aid, it took me more than a year to get a whopping $1200 in PPP during a full 2 years with no income. Then the jabs, with censoring & pro government/Big Pharma in full swing, fighting those were like banging your head against the wall. Anyone with half a brain should have said no to such an obvious danger. Yet those that demanded "no gmo, everything organic," and hated everything Big Pharma, suddenly switched to "whatever will decrease our fear, go ahead and inject me." Insane. I lost all new possible work because I refused to take medicine I did not need or wanted. After all this, still no consequences. The consequences needed to be immediate to have any effect.

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DL's avatar

Just insane and sad what you have been through, and all over those who demand “no gmo, everything organic” yet take wholly, entirely unnatural, toxic vaccines of any sort! These folks do not realize we have been brainwashed/indoctrinated to fear ourselves and our nature…that big medicine is the cure against outside invaders, who in actuality are our own bacteria/ viruses as part of our amazingly made immune system…. Don’t give up ❤️

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

Very well written! Your frustration is most understandable. That toxic mRNA concoction has cost me friends, and like Agent Orange it's a gift that keeps on giving. During the Covid Hysteria I warned people about the Toxic Vaxx mostly to no avail.

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Jason's avatar

A beautiful little essay. But I don't expect America to preserve freedom. I still see people shy away if someone so much as sneezes, the mention of covid is enough to send them back to the spring and summer of 2020, I work at a medical school that still gives weekly updates on the virus levels in waste water, and updates the latest CDC guidance and recommendations for all of us peons. My co workers are all in love with the convenience of working remotely, all the time, not just for example, in bad weather, and, the love of convenience, Zoomin' and Teamin' on a screen is too alluring over, say, freedom.

The essay describes an anti-establishment White House, but, we must remember that Trump marched in lockstep with the rest of the world, he unleashed Fauci and Birx, he warped the vaccines out in record time. What is even sadder is all of the anti establishment Hollywood actors, and rock n roll stars, who have all become authoritarian maniacs, whether out of their hatred of Trump, their fear of getting a cold, or some other reason. But it's just very disheartening. Whatever happened to the distrust of Big Pharma? I just don't see the average American standing up for freedom, if it takes, say more effort than sending a ballot in the mail.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Covid and the "vaccines" are both bioweapons created and funded by the US government.

And, the covid "vaccines" were created long before Trump took office.

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DL's avatar

C-V was the lie, used human coronavirus(es) of which we have many but knew most people had never heard of…to scare the masses into fear and willingness as we have been for a very long time indoctrinated/brainwashed into believing vaccines are a cure (which they are not, just more toxicity, sickness, and shortened lives)… yes, no doubt the C-V jab had been worked on for a very long time as they have always been trying to work on the common cold but to no avail as our bodies/cells make more variants as needed to dissolve the toxicity.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

VA still offering the covid DeathVax to US veterans.

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DL's avatar

Wish there was a ‘SAD’ face emoji to respond to posts…. 😢 they are just trying to get rid of people…they don’t care 😔

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

I am often conflicted about "liking" a post when it is heartbreaking. But, I at least want the person posting to know that I read and acknowledge what they wrote.

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Gingerbread's avatar

" I still see people shy away if someone so much as sneezes,"

I recognise that. It's so annoying to be constantly seen as a health hazard instead of a human being.

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Kimbo's avatar

Very sad but so true Jason!

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JoanBalone's avatar

I agree. Trump did his best but unfortunately based his decisions on some politically motivated information from his ‘trusted advisors’. Though many sheep followed the fear mongering MSM’s dictates to get vaxxed, stay inside, don’t go to school, don’t do anything, wear a mask at all times, many of us who still remain critical thinkers took another path…the path that leads to freedom from such idiocy. We’re ready for the next onslaught of authoritarian pandemic rules. It’s called, yeah, right, uh huh, take a hike!

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

Well his "best" wasn't even close to being good enough! The guy FAILED! I am not supposed to be an expert in every field. I am supposed to be an expert in picking experts.

Moshe Dayan When I voted for trump I expected another Andrew Jackson, but got a Jacques Clouseau!

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JoanBalone's avatar

I am praying for this case to go the way you predict. Opening arguments were a bit scary, but I have high hopes freedom will prevail.

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TRM's avatar

"The next time the global ruling class attempts to pull these shenanigans, we should hope that enough Americans are ready and able to form both the conceptual and physical resistance to tyranny, creating an opening and an inspiration for the free peoples of the world to follow suit."

USA & Switzerland tied for first place in the holdout olympics. Both got about 33% refusing the shots. Interesting that the 2 most heavily armed CIVILIAN populations got the best results.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Swiss guy here. Yep, we fought long and hard. We had lot of giant demos and were very un-Swiss and vocal in our opposition. However, on the downside, we were the only nation on Earth actually allowed to vote on the Covid measures - and we voted THREE times to keep them on the books till 2032.

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TRM's avatar

Congrats for tying the Americans for first place. Darn shame about that other two thirds of your population that are stuck in fear mode.

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Steghorn21's avatar

That wasn't the "Swiss", Stephen, it was our Deep State in Bern. Most Swiss don't give a damn about that crap and have very little respect for the big banks.

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TRM's avatar

Keep sending this to all the vaxtards that went along with the crap for the last 4+ years. A yearly reminder of just how much STUPID SHIT they went along with.

Happy Anniversary

https://covidsteria.substack.com/p/best-covid-memes-march-16-lockdown-anniversary

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CharlieSeattle's avatar

TaaRump was then, and still is, DANGEROUSLY NAIVE.

Will re-electing him really make a difference?

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GabeReal's avatar

Not sure but we don’t have a choice because Biden absolutely must be removed from office.

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CharlieSeattle's avatar

Senile marxist traitor ...or

Dangeroisly naive patriot?

....Uhh, neither.

I'll take Vivak Ramaswamy for $800.00 Alex, for the Daily Double!

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Steghorn21's avatar

No, because a) he has learned nothing, b) his team picks remain appalling, and c) no-one person can stop the Deep State. The system has to crash and burn of its own volition so we can build back something more virtuous.

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"But it’s unfair to blame the sweeping global power grabs on one man, who merely made the same catastrophic mistake (for most of the world’s tyrants, however, it was merely just leaning into their impulses, and not a political mistake)"

Yes. A surprising number of Trump supporters seem hamstrung by the idea that Trump would have ignored the lockdown advice if he opposed globalism, or something to that effect. If anything, the fact that only and essentially all Western countries did the same thing should convince these people of the WHO's and WEF's power. All of those countries' governments had already had "medical experts" installed in exactly the right places to sway their hapless-in-content leaders.

Now that at least a few nationalist-oriented Western leaders with unacceptable levels of popularity have caught wise, it's a different landscape. Maybe not winnable yet, but tilted toward what normies desperately need, even some of the far-gone, still-masked Karenific ones who don't know they're still normies deep down.

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cat's avatar

What gets me is those of us who went against the grain (no jabs) were accused of being "Trumpers." Yet Trump was part of the lockdown and is still proud of that and "Operation Warp Speed."

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

The longer I've observed trump it seems Gore may have accurately described him: Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.

Gore Vidal Narcissism seems to be in play and perhaps ADHD?

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CharlieSeattle's avatar

Ya, that ....proves TaaRump was DANGEROUSLY NAIVE!

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reality speaks's avatar

Trump has his shot and he failed the test. Too bad no other Republican candidate attempted to hang reality on his neck just goes to show that they were not ready for prime time. Presidential Politics is a blood sport and no one made Trump bleed over the one thing he was vulnerable on. RFK Jr is a better choice than either Biden or Trump

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Just Comment's avatar

RFK Jr. as VP would be cool.

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

KUDOS! Excellent summation! It seems to me Barry may have seen trump coming: The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has.

Barry Goldwater

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Goldhoarder's avatar

The mass immigration is their solution. They are going to dilute our effect for the next go round

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BMeowDawg's avatar

America is responsible for preserving freedom abroad? Far from it these days; we impose regime change at will (Egypt / Pakistan) except where we can’t (Russia). Some few Americans resist the evil of our government, but as for a people to look to for the future, other countries, forged under the crucible of our obscene pressure are better candidates now to lead the world.

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Boatswain Mate's avatar

You are in good company: America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She well knows that by enlisting under other banners than her own, were they even the banners of foreign independence, she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy and ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standards of freedom.

John Quincy Adams

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CharlieSeattle's avatar

Nuke Davos!

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Steghorn21's avatar

I live close by to it. Can you take it out with hypersonics instead?

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Mark Sheppard's avatar

Tony Fauci. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. What more does it take to rattle on awake. Don’t worry I do not use “Wikipedia“ as my source reference as a “research scientist/doctor”tried to browbeat me recently to as he was virtue signaling his superior knowledge over mine.

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Mark Sheppard's avatar

“Never again” should be indelible to everyone who is awake. Propaganda works, even I fell for it the first two weeks. 15 days to slow the spread. 100% safe and effective, get the jab and the virus cannot infect you and you cannot transfer to others. Surgeon General has video how to make a mask with paper towel and rubber bands. N95 more effective then homemade cloth ones or bandannas, but either are acceptable to shop at grocery store or go to gym. Six feet apart, unless you are flying in an airplane, swapping leg sweat with the person seated next to you. Masks work even with people constantly fidgeting/adjusting theirs or hanging their beaks outside for all to see but not called out for it (why chastise when most of us new by seeing so many exceptions, it had no way of being real or successful. Plexiglass is a solid barrier a virus cannot find a way around. Fear: “you will kill grandma if you visit for Thanksgiving or Christmas”. Intimidation: “get the jab, or lose your job (you’re free to chose, nobody is making you get vaccinated). Gilt: “this is a pandemic caused by the unvaccinated”. Bribery: get vaccinated at the gate and you can watch the NFL game starting shortly. Free cheeseburger 🍔, pizza 🍕. Qualify for a million dollar lottery ( five people in Colorado were “lucky”, risk was not something spoken or even part of “informed consent”. Back to intimidation, when all these moving goalposts fail to get people on board. U.S. patent 7279327 SARS COV-2, Ralph Baric Chapel Hill, UNCarolina. Peter Daszak, Ecohealth Alliance, DARPA, FDA (takes private donations Pfizer, wow big pharma and big government really working in concert benefiting from billions in the lie. CDC, WHO, WEF, WIV, funneled millions of tax dollars by a soulless megalomanic

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the long warred's avatar

Great essay.

And correct the enemy will keep trying.

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