re: #22 Hecuba’s daughter

At least our Trumpster brother detests Alex Jones.

But do want to comment on suspicions that Trump is suffering dementia: Trump was a successful con artist his entire life; lying to people, government authorities, financial institutions — all were no-brainer exercises for him. However, he put himself in a role that required either (a) knowledge of a wide variety of issues that had nothing to do with financial benefit for himself or (b) the ability to select competent personnel to manage these issues and let them do their thing. Obviously he lacks (a) but his desire to be the center of attention and constantly command the stage meant that (b) would fail too. He almost got away with this because we were in a time of peace and prosperity but then a crisis came along and he was flummoxed.

He’s not suffering from dementia just in over his head and flailing because (b) doesn’t allow him to step back and be silent. Let’s not forget that he used Hitler’s My New Order as a model on how to acquire a cult and maintain power; it doesn’t provide a guide on how to actually run a country in the midst of a once-in-a-century crisis.

If you listen to his interviews from a decade ago, he definitely lost something. Not sure if it’s dementia or what not, but he’s not the same guy. He was always the same asshole, but he used to be pretty sharp.