Presidential Dialectic
The Conversational Trump.
Here is Trump chatting as he signs Executive Orders. There has been a lot of discussion on the Internet about what he said here — from various points of view— which you have probably already seen.
Most of what he says has to do with Putin and the negotiations with Russia.
I have my own opinion of course and was originally planning an analysis— but this time decided to try something different. .
Usually, when I do an analysis, I get lots of comments afterward, with different opinions and points of view and emotional reactions..
I like that!
I have always been partial to “dialectic” which had its origins with the Greeks. A lot of people confuse this with “debate” — which it isn’t at all — not a dual of competing logics — but rather, an exchange of thoughts and feelings— which hopefully leads to a higher awareness. .
So— before I deal with this event, I want to hear from YOU! I will keep my opinions to myself until then.
Ichi the Thinker
Ichi is a thinker.
And he wants to start his own Substack page where he looks deep into the mysteries of the universe. He has responsibilities, a little brother to civilize, and a clumsy human slave to train. .
Ichi is a Dialectical Thinker. That’s natural. Like all cats, he is autistic— an “original”. And that’s the way our minds work.
Trump seems to be very ill informed about Russia & Ukraine .
Its economy is doing very well . Inflation is high but dropping . I believe that the official inflation figures in the West are a load of B/S as they do not include food or accommodation . The real numbers are probably similar to Russia's .
He seems to believe that Russia has a million KIA . It is probably between one hundred and one hundred and fifty thousand . Ukraine is the one with a million plus dead . Hence the panic about troop numbers and the forced conscription .
Trump is as ill informed as Biden was about Russia. Like yourself Julian, I read as widely as time and access permit me. I read everything Putin and Lavrov write and publish. Their clarity of thought exceeds anything western leaders are capable of. They are remarkably consistent in their views through time. Americans in the main seem to enjoy being deceived, having been immersed since early childhood in the American hubris of ‘exceptional nation’ The decline and eventual collapse of American imperialism is irreversible - it is a natural cycle that history proves. I take succour from this fact. The emergence of BRICS has given the ROW a lifeline, so, contrary to Thatcher’s TINA, there is now an alternative. Keep writing Julian, please.