Trump was/is an embarrassment - these four years of him were a nightmare - but these incessant and repeated Rick Plant posts are example of the hysteria of the left in America.
We have two illiberal movements in the US: the Trumpian right and this reactionary left. Both are made up of misguided people who are angry at everyone and filled with paranoia. You cannot disagree with either side without being accused of some sort of apostasy. They are like religious sects that you can't reason with.
This is Duncan's site and he makes the calls. But if would be better in my opinion for the tone of this site - it's the "JFK Assassination Forum" not the "Trump is a Monster Forum" - if Mr. Plant took his politics to a political site. A few posts are fine; but every day it's the same over-the-top posts. Again, this is Duncan's call not mine but that's my suggestion.
And yes, it would be better if Richard Smith cooled things too.
I not a leftist. I think California’s State Income Tax is way too high. But that is what Californian’s want. I think that, someday, they will realize they are in error and make an adjustment. In the meantime, California’s economy will suffer. But Great Britain shows that a Democracy can make a big mistake, too much government spending in the 1940’s through 1970’s, and still recover.
As far as Plant’s “hysteria” is concerned, well I got a little “hysterical” over Trump’s statements and actions, climaxed by the assault on the Capitol, which we could see coming for weeks, or at least something like that was coming. I’ve just managed to calm down over it in the last few weeks.
I think the “Trump issues” have some relevance to the “JFK Assassination”. For years, some CTers, not all, but a good many, have argued that the JFK Assassination was done to subvert Democracy. To steer the country into the Vietnam War. And some argue that this secret Deep State controls the country to this very day, with threats to whoever happens to be President.
Dictators love these types of arguments. The best way to attack Democracy is not to say it’s no good. “Your better off if we control things rather than the people controlling themselves”. Its to make an indirect attack. To argue “Oh, you think you have a Democracy? Don’t you realize that there is a Secret Deep State that is really controlling things. How naïve can you get?”. Pushing a Large-Secret-Enduring Conspiracy is their best option.
I think the two biggest arguments against the existence of Democracy in America today are:
1. Trump’s argument that the election was stolen from him.
2. There was a conspiracy of the U. S. Government, or at least parts of it, to assassinate JFK and get control of the country.
If anyone can name anything as big or bigger, let’s hear it.
Duncan’s forum is not just about solving a cold murder case. It is about something bigger. Does Democracy exist in American today or not? Moscow would love it if we conclude it does not. Get people to believe that and they are half way home.
So, Duncan is wise not to suppress this. The members of the forum have a right to address whatever issue they thing is important. Plant makes a lot of posts. And others make a lot of posts on this subject. Because many members of this forum think that this subject is important. And it does have some relevance to the JFK Assassination since both the Trump case and the JFK Assassination Conspiracy case attack and diminish the people’s faith in Democracy.
The solution is not for Duncan to decide what we should talk about but let the members decide. Anyone can decide to post, or not to post, on this thread or any other.
