Another excerpt from Brian Klaas’ book, Despot’s Apprentice: Donald Trump’s attack on Democracy: “Trump’s fascination for the military, his obsession with his own cult of personality and his deliberate campaign to blur the line between fact and falsehood are nothing new to the world of despots, but they are new to the United States. With each authoritarian tactic or tweet, Trump poses a unique threat to democratic government in the world’s most powerful democracy. At the same time, Trump’s “apprenticeship” has serious consequences beyond the United States too. His bizarre adoration of Russia’s Putin, to Turkey’s Erdogan, or to the Philippine’s Duterte — has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the world’s worst regimes”. ************** “When he engages in compromising and absurd conflicts of interest, the president breaks ethical principles in a habitual way, surrounds himself with generals and family members without any qualification, while the impudent and divisive Twitts that he publishes are counterproductive and his narcissistic impulsiveness destroys his own agenda.”************ Brian Klaas’ book: Despot’s Apprentice: Donald Trump’s attack on Democracy “explores hos Trump uniquely threatens our democracy and how to save it from him”. I urge people to read this book. Also the book: The Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, by Sarah Chayes, is another powerful expose on the powers that we need to wake up to….before it’s too late!
Trish Forsyth Voss
Nov 18 2017
Despot’s Apprentice: Donald Trump’s attack on Democracy.
Another excerpt from Brian Klaas’ book, Despot’s Apprentice: Donald Trump’s attack on Democracy: “Trump’s fascination for the military, his obsession with his own cult of personality and his deliberate campaign to blur the line between fact and falsehood are nothing new to the world of despots, but they are new to the United States. With each authoritarian tactic or tweet, Trump poses a unique threat to democratic government in the world’s most powerful democracy. At the same time, Trump’s “apprenticeship” has serious consequences beyond the United States too. His bizarre adoration of Russia’s Putin, to Turkey’s Erdogan, or to the Philippine’s Duterte — has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the world’s worst regimes”. ************** “When he engages in compromising and absurd conflicts of interest, the president breaks ethical principles in a habitual way, surrounds himself with generals and family members without any qualification, while the impudent and divisive Twitts that he publishes are counterproductive and his narcissistic impulsiveness destroys his own agenda.”************ Brian Klaas’ book: Despot’s Apprentice: Donald Trump’s attack on Democracy “explores hos Trump uniquely threatens our democracy and how to save it from him”. I urge people to read this book. Also the book: The Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, by Sarah Chayes, is another powerful expose on the powers that we need to wake up to….before it’s too late!
Trish Forsyth Voss
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