A simmering volcano: The hidden damage of dysfunction, corruption, neglect of our entire government.

[shockey80]

It takes time for the pressure of dysfunction, corruption, neglect to build up. Once it gets to a certain level it will erupt. It does not happen over night. The question is not if it will erupt, its when and how badly will it erupt.

Trump is an imposter pretending to be president. The people around him have been running this country for two years. The job of a president is extremely complicated. You have to be smart to do that job correctly. You have to read, study, learn everyday. You have to be curious. Trump does none of that. He thinks it's a waste of time. It bores him.They have to hold his hand and tell him what he has to do and what not to do.

Most of the people around Trump are corrupt just like Trump. Trump probably doesn't know what they are up to behind the scenes.

Our government is large and complicated for a reason. It has to serve and protect over 300 million Americans. It has to help manage and help keep peace around the entire world. It takes millions of dedicated federal employee to keep our government working properly. Trump has gutted that workforce. He has not filled many important positions.

In one of the greatest acts of malpractice in American history, Trump picked people to run our government agencies who are corrupt and who hate the agencies they are running. That will not end well.

Trump does not understand foreign policy at all. He does not understand the history of the world. He has no idea what the fuck he is doing. This incompetence could lead to accidental war. I think there is a very high risk of this happening.

The American people have dues to pay. Taking the path of madness has a cost. In general the American people decided to turn their back on reality. They took up propaganda and swallowed it whole. They decided ignorance is the way to go. They are easily mislead like sheep. They treat life like a reality TV show. They believe attacking each other is winning.

The pressure is building, the volcano will erupt and then the American people will have to pay a price for their madness.

[kimbutgar]

1. The Democratic Party wants to build up America while the repukes want to burn it down.

[Hortensis]

2. Agree entirely, except the destruction is deliberate and

Trump is not behind it. Others who want to reduce our federal government to a basic shell are.

Also, turns out there is nothing "crumbly" or incidental about the corruption of our institutions. Corruption is being deliberately embedded to turn them to serve a few and betray the many. It's happening in many nations around the planet.

The old saying, "money is power?" When the planet's wealth quadrupled over the last 30-40 years, most of that created classes of people so powerful that many came to see representative governments as dysfunctional nuisances that threaten their continued wellbeing.

[BeckyDem]

3. Accidental war is possible. I agree with you.

When Trump sold his drain the swamp blueprint, that plan meant removing every government agency rule that protects society. It is a burn it down to the ground blueprint and I wish to God more people understand that phonies like Flake are helping him.

[Scarsdale]

4. The entire gop is aiding and abetting him.

Rich citizens like the Koch and Adelson were joined by the Russians, contributing money to the gop. Money is their GOD. As Grover Nordquist (the guy who had all the gop members sign his pledge) said "All we need in the WH is someone who will sign the bills we send to them" Well, they got him. No brains, no class, ignorance at it's worst. Just what the gophas wanted for years and years. The office of the president has been made into a reality show with second class actors. Now the Supreme Court has been added to the vile swamp with the addition of boozy Brett K. All respect for government is on the way out. Thanks, gop.

[BeckyDem]

6. Yes, the main motivator is greed.

If I was wrong they'd all be behind combating climate change. They're not.

[Akacia]

5. I would agree with this except for the fact that

Hillary won the popular vote and with all the shenanigans that Republicans do to suppress votes it is difficult to fight against. So I do not believe that a majority of the people swallowed the propaganda, if they had cheating would not be necessary.