Ignorance and Propaganda paved the way

Donald Trump openly acknowledged his decisions were made by a delusional demagogue. And, he wasn’t called out on it.

“I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things.”

“I know what I’m doing and I listen to a lot of people, I talk to a lot of people and at the appropriate time I’ll tell you who the people are,” … “But my primary consultant is myself and I have a good instinct for this stuff.”

Donald Trump, March 2016

Logic should have stopped the train ride to hell right there — this was the moment that future philosophers and historians will note logic became irrelevant.


This was long before the general election. Long before this narcissistic, authoritarian, racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic fool convinced so many to vote for him, because of these traits, not despite them. Long before the overt indoctrination against facts began. Long before this “fact” was reported on openly and touted as credible across vast swaths of the population. Long before the realization that existential crisis became daily dystopian reality. Long before reality was existential crisis. Long before the media still covered the world from the distorted view that he wouldn’t, let alone couldn’t win. Long before Fascism was a history lesson that most Americans didn’t understand, even if taught. Long before observation would make them understand. Long before today.

Ben Doscher