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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Battle Trump CAN'T Win ...
Here's why:
"In rhetorical battles, Trump is most effective when he can name and define his enemy, be it Low Energy Jeb, Little Marco, or Crooked Hillary. Anonymous leakers cant be given insulting nicknamesnot ones that stick, anywayand they certainly cant be intimidated on TV or Twitter. There can also be no clear victory against so amorphous an enemy. So although Trumps anti-leak crusade might please his base for now, its also making him look weaklike a commander whos lost control of his troops, or an aging boxer who can no longer land a punch. "
He can't BS indirect attacks.
He can't defeat a Ghost Enemy.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140644/donald-trump-ropes-russia-leaks-weaker-every-day
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The Battle Trump CAN'T Win ... (Original Post)
PsychoBabble
Feb 2017
OP
all the more reason to send anonymous cards to prez bannon c/o the white house?
fierywoman
Feb 2017
#3
Resistance on every front is necessary. Some work better than others,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2017
#5
lame54
(35,328 posts)1. He can stall till they give up...
We have to be sure that doesn't happen
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)2. Good valid observations. Thanks
fierywoman
(7,696 posts)3. all the more reason to send anonymous cards to prez bannon c/o the white house?
enough
(13,262 posts)4. He's been trying to make the government of the U.S. the enemy.
The Republicans in the legislature are on board with this, and they quietly chip away at it every day while we watch the chaos unfold. Remains to be seen if this effort will succeed.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)5. Resistance on every front is necessary. Some work better than others,
but if we all pitch in, we may stem the tide.