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92 sats \ 5 replies \ @Scoresby 2 Aug \ on: President Trump is a Crypto Billionaire (~$3B) econ
Celebrity presidenting. I can see how a person who was familiar with licensing their image and name prior to assuming the office would continue to do so once elected. Bit a person who had never previously licensed their image probably wouldn't once being elected (it being seen as a money grabbing slimy play).
He's been groomed, and thus the public has been groomed, for this for decades. Associated with campaigning (as a libertarian) in the 80's, was close to JFK Jr. against Killary in 99 before they killed him, then started attacking in the 2010s... The Apprentice imaging, tough executive at the head of the table, was deliberate.
Future President's have already been selected for grooming, some you might not see run for another decade or more.... Tom Brady, The Rock... all "branding"
Reagan was branding...
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I agree with everything you said but just to add more color to the conversation and see where it could go...
What you end with here is Killing Them Softly it's why people hated that film when it came out. The ending is the most cynic view of America I have ever seen. The film is played out in metaphors starting in the beginning.
The opposing film of this would be The Pursuit of Happiness. Pretty much about faith, perseverance, and climbing from the literal gutter in America.
The older I get, the more I see that life isn’t all one way or the other. At the end of the day, it really just comes down to choice, balance, and having faith in God.
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Might watch the former tonight, haven't seen it
But yes, outlook is everything... The fact that the world is a stage isn't necessarily good or bad, it's what you do with the knowledge