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    Default The Don who would be King

    (CNN)There are countries that have endured unhinged leaders before. I'm thinking of Britain during the reign of King George III, whose years of delusion were depicted in the 1994 film " ." Our current civic stress test in the United States is coming courtesy of a President whose narcissistic impulses seem to be getting worse. Two recent days crystallized those concerns.

    Imagine any other president in our history looking toward the sky and proclaiming himself "the chosen one." That came Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump retweeted conspiracy theorist Wayne Allyn Root, who stated "the Jewish people in Israel love him ... like he's the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God... ." Yes, that would be the president of the United States laying claim to the title "King of Israel" and the second coming of God, also known as the Messiah.

    There is no universe where the President approving of comparisons of himself to the Messiah is not strange and disturbing.

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    All levity aside, the entire planet is aghast at the Amazon burning. Why is it on fire? Because they are burning it to clear the way for crops. What crops might those be? Well, a big one will be soy beans. Why is that relevant to Trump? Because of his misguided trade war with China, they have dropped buying American beans and have turned to Brazil. What do WE do when suddenly a huge new market opens up? We increase production. Guess why the rain forests are being deliberately burned.

    If you believe the fundies and their end-times crap, Donald Trump is the AntiChrist, come to destroy the world and unleash the four horsemen.
    "Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    All levity aside, the entire planet is aghast at the Amazon burning. Why is it on fire? Because they are burning it to clear the way for crops. What crops might those be? Well, a big one will be soy beans. Why is that relevant to Trump? Because of his misguided trade war with China, they have dropped buying American beans and have turned to Brazil. What do WE do when suddenly a huge new market opens up? We increase production. Guess why the rain forests are being deliberately burned.

    If you believe the fundies and their end-times crap, Donald Trump is the AntiChrist, come to destroy the world and unleash the four horsemen.
    Trump is too damn dumb to be the AntiChrist!
    AM I, I AM's,AM I.
    What day is Michaelmas on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
    Trump is too damn dumb to be the AntiChrist!
    Sometimes even the stupid can be geniuses at destroying the planet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Sometimes even the stupid can be geniuses at destroying the planet.
    The AntiChrist mission is to save the planet,but destroy the world system.
    AM I, I AM's,AM I.
    What day is Michaelmas on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
    The AntiChrist mission is to save the planet,but destroy the world system.
    Oops. Fucked that one up.
    "Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain

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