Situation Trump

Former CIA Chief Mike Morell has deemed newly elected President Donald Trump an “unwitting agent” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ISIS leaders and the Shia Iran have collectively stated that Trump will weaken America and allow the Islamic domination of the west. The Russian Kremlin and a few European leaders have declared that Trump will make America more like Russia.

We must honestly take into account that regardless of what any of us think of Trump, that he is inheriting agendas that are already well underway. Will he continue the over-all direction, make some changes or will he attempt to over-turn the apple cart as some conservatives wish or claim he will? We should also ask: Does trump have Russian connections? Well, yes, he does, but so do Obama and Hillary; so, where does that get us?

Whatever he does, Trump has a documented authoritative disposition, a decadent cartoonish attitude and a noted disinterest in human rights. These things we can confirm. Regardless of the truth or propaganda concerning him, his past affiliations, money trails, corporate aggressiveness and decadence cannot be intelligently ignored, but has been ignored by many. However, Obama and Hillary also have a trial of indiscretions and mystery criminalities. We are not dealing with angelic beings.

Fourteenth Century philosopher Ibn Khaldun observed and noted that empires are built and destroyed through three distinct phases. The Founding generation are sacrificial, eager, determined and vigilant to establish and secure their form of society. The Second generation inherits and manages the idea without sacrifice, thus, rarely pass it on by way of education to their children. The Third generation devolves as self-entitled elitist rise above the general masses of now historically and practically ignorant people, who have no real understanding of the founder’s vision. This generation has no will to maintain anything and helplessly allow self-interested powers to dominate, thus, the nation declines. Then comes the fall, the inevitable clashes, an era of unrest and violence, until a new generation sacrifices to restore true civilization once again.

Donald trump is a third-generation elitist who is a Patriot; however, his patriotism is entirely misunderstood by conservatives and liberals alike. Despite his best intentions, he is a corporate authoritarian, prone to national compromise with other world leaders for corporate gain and his ideological patriotism is that of a new generation of Americans who know little to nothing of the original “Liberty by Law” narrative that our Republic was founded on.

Thus, my humble advice is stay situationally aware, for the road ahead will be rough as both America and the rest of the world is embroiled in a time of uncontrollable emotional pursuits that are a result of despotism, power mongering, moral decline, simple-minded people, mass ignorance, desperation and a lack of fundamental truths. We should hope for the best and prepare for the worst as several decades of Republic decline are self-evident. Rely on facts, not emotional stimulus.

It would be wonderful, if for just once in history, we could take a lesson from the past, work to regain our true narrative and reverse the negative trends while the pain is far less than it will be later.

Russell Bolton

Addy, Wash.