“Only someone who wrote speeches for Donald Trump in 2015 and voted for him three times can understand how painful this betrayal feels. There is a sense that the people who took the most arrows for him, losing friends and careers to defend him early on, were the first ones he discarded once he reached the top.”
“There is a persistent failure to investigate the most pressing scandals of our time, from the Epstein list to threats against political organizers. The system is designed to keep certain secrets buried because uncovering the truth would implicate far too many people in power, so they prioritize system stability over actual justice.”
“The way people present themselves in the public square, especially in the world of politics and punditry, is almost never who they are behind closed doors. You find that the most vocal defenders of morality are often the ones with the most to hide, living a completely different reality in private than what they preach.”
“Trump looked at those old-line establishment types with a mix of envy and pure disdain. He didn't just want to join their club; he wanted to burn it down because they never truly accepted him as one of their own, despite his money. He views them as weak and effete, yet he also craves their validation.”
“The effort against Big Tobacco led by John McCain was one of the most cynical power grabs in modern legislative history. It wasn't about health; it was about the federal government seizing a massive revenue stream and proving they could destroy any industry that didn't play ball through legislative force and public shaming.”
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