And, no, before anyone thinks this is my point, I'm not saying "THE JEWS," or anything. Zionism clearly plays a part, but that's not my question here.
I mean, literally, why?
Trump, and the people around him, are at the very least somewhat competent. This shit is absurd, though, so it must also be intentional. It's likely it is at least something of an op. I don't think it's coincidental that the most populist president in ages betrays us like this. This is a message, right? Am I crazy?
Is the whole thing demoralization? To what end? Do the people pulling the strings really want a boogaloo? I just don't see the endgame here. Why is the Empire committing suicide?
We're very recently into this fresh phase of the weirdness, so people might not have answers yet, since it's still unfolding, but what are some theories? Because there are only a few potentials; either Trump went full retard and no one around can reign him back in (right after a presidency most known for them all but literally reigning Sleepy Joe in), or the people actually pulling the strings want this. But, again, why? If it's Israel, they want a compliant America; I don't really see how an America in flames, hopeless, and angry at them plays into their hands.
Did some other interests get a foot in the door? Am I overthinking this whole thing? I just can't really figure out the angle for why things are happening like they are, and it's sort of pissing me off. I usually at least have a theory, but I haven't yet find a good reason for this succession of seeming betrayals from Trump.
Who benefits? Perhaps someone else is waiting in the wings, as has been done in the past. Is this a color revolution against us for once, are we about to see the communists rising up, or something? That just occurred to me, but the intentional destabilization makes more sense if the string-pullers have another faction controlled and ready to go. Could this whole thing be an attack on rightwing populism, to try to replace it with leftwing populism, or corrupted rightwing populism?
Glenn Greenwald had a segment last year where he talked about interviewing Mike Johnson a few months before he became Speaker. Where he was just some Congressman no one had ever heard of and championing for the abolishment of domestic spying through FISA courts & warrants.
Then he became Speaker, and one of the first things he declared was how important the entire FISA domestic spying regime was to national security.
Glenn IIRC heavily implied that Mike Johnson was a prime example of how some Deep State actors take you aside to a special room as soon as you rise to a position of prominence and tell you how it's going to be.
Edit: YT System Update 8 min clip from Jan 2025
Johnson claimed to be against FISA surveillance with Greenwald in July 2023, then rammed through the FISA renewal approval in Congress in April 2024, disallowing any amendments.
Johnson claimed in April 2024 that he was now "better informed" after a national security briefing that changed his mind. And he invited all fellow congressmen to get "informed" like he did.
This is exactly what happened. Based people get elected campaigning on popular things, then they get the "here's how we own you and all the ways we can have your children raped in prison" talk.