A person who holds the belief that they have impunity for their acts because of the power they hold will never truly stand up to Donald Trump, because they fundamentally share beliefs with Donald Trump, and one of those beliefs is that the powerful should not suffer consequences.

April 11, 2026 - 12:41 UTC

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This is not a situation where "oh our Trump-fighting guy has a small flaw in his character, I guess we have to decide which one."

It is, "this man is steeped in the Trump ideology, and the master's tool will not only not dismantle the master's house, he just wishes he was the master in question."
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Yup. It’s a variation on the “temporarily displace millionaire” problem.
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Love this particular use of Lorde, thank you. It never occurred to me to designate persons as tools in this way, but the prophet/slang combo is perfect here
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Very important points. Voters have recognized (Andrew Cuomo) and I hope and believe will continue to recognize (Gavin Newsom) that “I am the man strong enough to fight Trump” is either not THE quality and certainly not the ONLY quality to value in a candidate. (As I believe you point out here,…
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