I have an Eastern European friend who has said that sometimes, in his country, they elect a madman to remind the political class who is actually in charge if they get too corrupt or stop serving the people. My best guess is that Trump is that madman.
I am not convinced this is a good strategy, but it is at least a strategy.
It’s Eastern Europe, not a region I want to share much in common with, including the need to elect insane people because their governments are that broken. If that’s where we are, I guess Putin got what he wanted.
Trump is the political class. He is the elite. What are you even talking about? His government has the most billionaire representation of any government ever, a group that is otherwise an extreme minority. He is the most self-serving politician I know.
