I found it more amazing that we have duped folks here who feel that that Trump should be able to line his pocket with POTUS status with no disclosure or accountability. Jaw dropping if you ask me. I guess some cake loving folks in France loved Louis XVI too.
@catfish1957 I've seen it expressed nakedly elsewhere---"Just trust Trump." Yesterday, here, I saw a song written to Trump. Disturbing? Oh, yeah.
It's just my opinion, but I believe it's part of the human condition to long for a king to rule us. If you go back to the Old Testament, you find the Israelites clamoring for a king despite God's instructions. Certainly the United States is an exception, but the authoritarian state has pretty much been the norm throughout history.
I believe it generally requires some effort to overcome that impulse. It did with me. I wasn't political until the late nineties, and I became a fan of George W. Bush. I wasn't very informed at that point. If I had known about other forums, I would have found no problem with his "daily dose" threads, and in fact would have enthusiastically followed them.
It took some self-education to inform myself to the point where I became a Constitutionalist, not a fan of political personalities. As much as I like Ted Cruz, I wouldn't have made him into a heroic figure to adore and venerate.
IMO Trump has such a strong personality that some of his supporters can't/won't fight against that innate desire for a king. It's just too heady to give in and fall headlong into the Trump enthusiasm. So we have adoring songs written to honor him, outright admissions that he should rule as a tyrant (not on this forum), etc.
That's my two cents, and it might not be worth even that much. ^-^
