@wdlindsy@toad.social
"Personalist regimes always suffer from this, but then on top of that we have a personalist regime built on a man who is not just ignorant and malign, he is properly non compos mentis. Pretending he's capable of holding public office and giving orders at all is a kind of mass delusion."
~ Andy Craig
#Trump #Iran #war #madness #dementia #insanity #authoritarianism #strongman
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https://bsky.app/profile/andycraig.bsky.social/post/3mgwt7hgxnk25
Bluesky Social
Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social)Personalist regimes always suffer from this, but then on top of that we have a personalist regime built on a man who is not just ignorant and malign, he is properly non compos mentis. Pretending he's capable of holding public office and giving orders at all is a kind of mass delusion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
"Donald Trump is lost in his fog of war. ...
The belief that coherent sense can be made out of Trump’s shuffling words is a weakness of the rational mind that refuses to accept the impulses of the inveterate demagogue for what they are."
~ Sidney Blumenthal
#Trump #Iran #war #madness #dementia #insanity #authoritarianism #strongman
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/14/trump-iran-vietnam
The Guardian
Trump faces a ‘personal Vietnam’ in IranHe is stuck in a quagmire. His goals are elusive. His bombing does not force a surrender. He has no exit strategy. Good morning, Vietnam
"Searching for reason in the jungle of Trump’s tales may compel hopelessly sensible people to superimpose logic where there is none in order to satisfy the need for some semblance of soundness."
#Trump #Iran #war #madness #dementia #insanity #authoritarianism #strongman
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"'Mr President,' said a reporter. 'You’ve said the war is "very complete" but your defence secretary says, "This is just the beginning". So which is it?' Donald Trump’s eyes darted left and right then down. 'Well, I think you could say both,' he parried."
~ David Smith
#Trump #Iran #war #madness #dementia #insanity #authoritarianism #strongman
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/trump-iran-war-chaos
The Guardian
Trump wages war on Iran his own way: commander-in-chaosErratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war
"The confusing answer at a press conference in Doral, Florida this week did not befit a wartime leader armed with stirring rhetoric and a lucid plan. ... as the conflict with Iran enters its third week, impacting nearly every corner of the Middle East and causing economic tremors around the world, Trump has emerged as America’s commander-in-chaos."
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