History, old and new, has proven over and over that fanatical people will not learn, or accept facts which are contrary to their beliefs until they become victims of the actions from those they have supported.
I will give you a current example, one that is ongoing at this moment in South America, the country Venezuela.
What we are experiencing today in the USA is the same that occurred in Venezuela, the actors are not the same, of course, but the methodology is, the outcome I hope will not be the same.
Venezuela:
1. Elected a demagogue (Hugo Chavez), who was allied to Cuba's Fidel Castro.
2. Castro understood that Chavez was a narcissistic person so he took advantage of that trait, and it was his best card because the difference between Chavez and Trump is that Chavez was intelligent, he thirst for knowledge, read a lot and although he was born in high class, it took him some time to acquire social protocol into his political career, but he did. Trump, although raised with money, having money but has never been able to have class, to be with the educated elite from NY and they despise him because they understand he is a vulgar human being. A monkey is a monkey even if you dress it in silk.
3. Castro manipulated Chavez and was able to dictate most of what Chavez did in Venezuela while enriching himself and the elites of the Cuban Revolution by convincing Chavez to give him oil, money, infiltrate Cubans in the military, hospitals, etc.
4. Anyway, Venezuela is a mess because of this methodology of helping some narcissus become president, and then pulling the strings in their favour.
4. The one fact that I cannot resolve in my mind is why the military helped, continue to help destroy that country. Some in the private sector I can understand because as greedy as they are, Chavez played his cards right and allowed them to enrich themselves even more.
5. The country has been in a dire state for many years, hospitals have no medicine, people die because they cannot treat them, there is no food in the supermarkets, people stand in line for hours to buy what little food they are allowed, and sometimes when they get to the door, everything is gone...hunger....
6. Violence, deaths every day, innocent people dying because of robbers who are never satisfied so they have to kill. Most of these criminals were armed by the government, they have been listening to incendiary rhetoric and pushed to violence with no accountability.
7. Finally, the Chavez followers have awaken and are helping riot against the regime, but it took 16 years to turn the tables.
USA:
1. Elected a demagogue (Trump), who is allied to Putin and Russia.
2. Putin understands very well the narcissistic nature, and the ignorance of Trump, which he has already taken advantage of and will continue to milk that cow as far as he can.
3. James Comey, and this is the one that worries me a lot because of the faith the American people have in the FBI, but Comey's actions so far have been very questionable, his reason for disclosing the bogus Clinton investigation while not disclosing the real one of Trump and gang has to be of major worry to everyone. In my opinion, I think he did alter the election and committed an act of treason.
4. The military is obeying the chimp-in-chief so far, that has to be of worry as well. The one thing that makes me feel a little at peace is that I cannot think of the USA military allowing Russians to infiltrate them, but it has happened before in other countries.
5. The cabinet that Trump has put in place (Tillerson, Bannon, etc.) is married to Russia, and while the FBI claims to be investigating, nothing comes out from the very long investigation, and in the mean time Ryan, McConell, etc. are doing everything in their power to dismantle a government that has mostly worked for the people, at least when democrats are in power.
Anyway, what is to come I don't know, but the current history in Venezuela should be looked at because the same methods that were used there are being used here, and the only time when the deplorable will wake up is when it hits them hard, that is how the deplorable in Venezuela woke up, they are now on the streets rioting, hunger has hit them hard, now they understand. But even so, they rightfully blame it on Maduro (the current president) while failing to understand that the cause of all the chaos started when Chavez took office. Destroying a country is faster than building/rebuilding one, but when it is methodically done, it happens quick.
The ACA Repeal is the first step into creating despair in the population, look for all the distractions, Trump being one of them, he is a decoy for the evil plan that the GOP has in mind, the "look a squirrel" is Trump, you focus too much on Trump and things are going to happen without you noticing it...
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