The USA’s former dictator Trump is being held to account. From this week’s news:
- ““You got to pay!”: Trump threatens to 'encourage' Russia to attack NATO allies behind on payments” https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240211-you-gotta-pay-trump-threatens-to-urge-russian-attack-of-nato-allies-behind-on-payments “‘Unhinged’: Trump alarms allies with Russia remarks” https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/trump-news/2024/02/12/donald-trump-nato-comments “Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who pay too little | The Guardian” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/donald-trump-says-he-would-encourage-russia-to-attack-nato-countries-who-dont-pay-bills Don’t
underestimate despots when they make statements like this - Putin has
been quite open about the evil he is going to commit in advance, and
Trump is quite the understudy for Putin. If you want evidence of what Putin is like, look at the war in Chechnya, the war in Ukraine, and https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/02/another-electoral-threat-to-electoral.html In response: “NATO chief says Trump remarks may put US and EU lives at risk” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/11/nato-chief-jens-stoltenberg-promises-forceful-response-to-attack-as-trump-remarks-dismissed “Jens Stoltenberg says Nato ‘ready and able to defend all allies’, after Trump invited Russia to attack member countries” “NATO not an alliance 'a la carte', EU foreign policy chief says of Trump comments” https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240212-eu-foreign-policy-chief-borrell-says-nato-not-an-alliance-a-la-carte-after-trump-comments “European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s NATO remarks” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/12/european-leaders-call-for-stronger-defence-ties-donald-trump-nato-remarks-russia Also, “‘Hell No!’: Trump Allies’ Plan to Privatize Medicare Draws Alarm and Outrage” https://www.juancole.com/2024/02/privatize-medicare-outrage.html “‘A gift to Moscow’: dismay as NYPD takes part in UAE Swat games with Chechnya and Belarus” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/moscow-nypd-uae-swat-games-chechnya-chechen-unit-ukraine “Event has already been widely used as PR opportunity for notorious Chechen unit accused of war crimes in Ukraine” Whoever approved the NYPD involvement needs to be sacked for gross incompetence
- “Grow the **** up: claiming Biden & Trump are equally flawed is a childish fantasy” https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/grow-the-fuck-up-claiming-biden-trump-are-equally-flawed-is-a-childish-fantasy-8b6aadf87144 Yes!!!
- In a crippling blow, Trump has been ordered to pay over US$350 million over financial fraud, and he and others in his family have been banned from business activities in New York for several years: “Donald Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial fraud case” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/donald-trump-financial-fraud-case “Trump also banned from running any New York corporation or entity for three years in devastating blow for ex-president” “Trump ordered to pay $354.9m by New York court in civil fraud case” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/16/trump-ordered-to-pay-354-9m-by-new-york-court-in-civil-fraud-case “Former US president loses case; banned from serving as officer or director of any New York corporation for three years ... Engoron cancelled his prior ruling from September ordering the “dissolution” of companies that control pillars of Trump’s real estate empire, saying on Friday that this was no longer necessary because he is appointing an independent monitor and compliance director to oversee Trump’s businesses” “Donald Trump must pay $US355 million in penalties, barred from NY business for three years, judge rules” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-17/donald-trump-must-pay-543-milllion-in-penalties-ny-judge-rules/103479874 “Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case” https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-set-rule-trumps-370-million-civil-fraud-case-2024-02-16/ “How will Donald Trump pay the $438m he owes in penalties from civil trials?” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/how-will-trump-pay-trial-penalties
My links for activism post may aid any activism you may decide to do on any/all of these. If you do, don’t get too fixated on specific instances of problems - important though they may well be: take a moment to also consider the broader issues these incidents and groups of incidents may suggest/reveal.
Assumptions / basis
In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following:
- this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan
Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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