No, he does not. Yes, he falls asleep. Yes, he says incredibly stupid things. But he has always said incredibly stupid things. If you listen to some of his most outlandish statements, for example, “I love inflation,” he was trying to make the point that when the war ends inflation will come down, and he will look good. Yes, it is stupid, but it does have some kind of internal logic.
The fact that he harps on the reflecting pool (i.e., “pond”) or that he wants to build a huge arch are not sighs of dementia. They are signs of narcissism, and we are aware that he’s always had that. Yes, he lies, but he has always lied. Again not dementia, just lying. So if you are hoping that at some point the Cabinet will step up and declare him unfit–won’t happen. The way to stop him is in November when we elect a majority of Democrats to both houses of Congress. Forget dementia. Forget a stroke. Forget impeachment.
The way to oppose authoritarians is by opposing authoritarians every which way you can. Register voters. Put up signs. Demonstrate. Write letters to the editor. Post stuff on Facebook. Speak out in the grocery store. Flood Fetterman (or your own Congress member) with letters. Don’t quit.
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