The palace revolt reminds me of Greenwald’s prescient observation a couple weeks ago. He compared the current moment to the point in 1968 when LBJ decided not to run. There are plenty of differences in detail, but the basic layout is the same.
LBJ was not senile, he was completely in control.
In ’68 the alternate D candidates appeared to be active and competitive, but they had already been factored out by the courtiers and Deepstate assassins. The result was predetermined as always. Hubie was the only choice, and LBJ made sure the public wouldn’t like Hubie any more than LBJ liked him. Nixon won easily and advanced Deepstate’s purposes to the extreme, destroying this country’s civilization and future.
This time the primary season is already underway with NO alternate candidates and NO primaries. Same great taste, less filling. No need for convention riots, no need to shoot a candidate. Kamala is the only choice, and the media can’t stand her. Trump will win easily, advancing Deepstate’s purposes AGAIN as he did the first time.
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Since I’m talking about Nixon, here’s a random thought. An article about the downfall of Studebaker included a small incident that may offer a large hint. Stepping away from the car saved many small automakers. Switching to trucks or fire equipment or HVAC or beer kept companies running after passenger cars proved unprofitable. Studie missed the chance repeatedly. The last miss happened after Studie had already given up on US production and shifted to Canada. The managers had made a deal with Datsun to become the North American distributor, and possibly a factory. One of Nixon’s law partners was on Studie’s board, and he Nixed the deal because Nixon had Toyota as a client.
When did Toyota start to take over the US auto market? Immediately after Nixon took over the country. Post hoc for sure, but a good circumstantial post hoc.
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