Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
Caitlin, your impression of Americans is a little skewed. Don’t define us by the idiocy of our public figures. And don’t forget that there are a great many Americans who are socialists who despisse capitalism and the two-party oligarchy. I am one of them. That’s why I read your articles. True, compared with other countries, out citizens are under-informed and over-supified by advertising and political charlantry promoted by the vast majority of mainstream media (media completely obedient to government dictates). But anyone who wants to learn the truth can find it if they look. The trouble is that most people… Read more »
Absolutely. The Clintons and Obamas and Carters etc. were/are the “charming” even seductive face of Dorian Gray, but Trump is his real portrait, old, degenerate and vile, a perfect reflection of what this nation’s leadership is all about.