Cult of Fools Weekly (Dec 1, 2024) — “Brace brace … here comes the same old playbook”

David Gamble
The Cult of Fools
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11 min readDec 1, 2024

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There is no ducking just how utterly absurd it all is. A failed and deeply incompetent president who incited a coup attempt, was also found liable of sexual assault, and then was convicted of felonies … won the popular vote and electoral college with the help of conservative Christians who claim to hold the moral high ground on everything.

Disinformation and propaganda worked.

Such a voting choice has consequences, and so we now all get wind of the games that will be played. You most probably already could see much of this because you were paying attention last time, hence did not vote for the felon.

So what insights has the last week brought?

The promise of tariffs …

  • UK: “Brexit.” US: “Hold my beer and watch this“, then proceeds to initiate a global trade war.
  • Will he be calling it what it really is, an “Inflation Promotion Act”?
  • Sigh! … you know the gameplan here, it’s the same old cycle but ramped up. Big promises, bigger failures, and endless scapegoating.

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David Gamble
David Gamble

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