Naw, I don’t get too excited when we’re just comparing opinions. (Like Clint Eastwood said...we’ve all got one :-))
I think it’s easier to just say Trump has had consistent ideas over a long period of time than to attribute his rise to some behind the scenes machinations of military leaders.
But, for the sake of argument I’ll go you this far: suppose you’re right - it’s a pretty safe bet that the military leaders in the 70s, 80s, 90s who might have noticed young DJT and had the idea he could be a good President were a lot more traditional and conservative in their beliefs than those in the photo that was posted.
So I could more easily believe that a cabal of military leaders has been active for decades, and of course they do “fade away” and news ones take their place, and maybe the new ones started to drift away from those principles. Maybe some like Mattis thought well, we can mold him once he gets in office, move him away from some of those old fashioned ideas about gays in the military, China, etc.
But we’ve seen how that worked out and I don’t think Trump was kidding when he said Mattis was “kind of a Democrat” long before Mattis came out publicly against him.
So I guess we’ll see! I’ve personally always hoped General Kelly was not the rat so many painted him to be, just because I’ve always looked up to military leaders. But actions and words speak for themselves.
I didn’t read the link but a reference to Admiral Rogers popped up on here.
I quite agree with your post.
I’ve some reason to think it was patriots back a lot further than any current crop, including Rogers, though he may have been one of them in his time, a “Q”, but it came out of old timers and retired generals who had the goods and No One to entrust it, for a long time. I have even mused if Trump was developed and of the remote possibility that Trump’s great affection for his military academy experience may have actually run much deeper than just one proud and endearing memory.
How’s that for a novel? :D
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