some of us. Most people do not know that smiling faces of our rich elite are masks to hide their bigotry, sociopathy, and psychopathy. Donald Trump has just proven that it's not necessary to hide behind their masks. His closest advisors and his cabinet are made up of Neo-Nazis, cronies, bigots, and billionaires, despite his promises to "Drain the Swamp". He surrounds himself with yes-men and kleptocrats who reinforces his brazen xenophobic rhetoric. This is dangerous. Normalizing this type of behavior emboldens radical actions from groups on the fringes of the left and right. His nepotism, cronyism, and plutocratic practices will result in a shift from a republic with oligarchic undertones to a complete Oligarchy.
What is truly incomprehensible is that despite rich as he is, Trump is not special. We want to make him special so that his deception won't hurt as much. The hard truth is there are a lot of Trumps in America. They are in control of our businesses, banks, and industry; in control of our country. The fact that this type of rich reprobate can now openly say what was once said behind the closed doors of mansions and board rooms out of fear of reprisal is absurd. What is more mystifying is that he was still elected, which says a lot about how desensitized we are. Trump isn't special, Trump is just another crass, callous and corrupt capitalist who is too damn old to hide his bigotry with flowered words. I believe that Donald Trump is one of the first of many American Oligarchs who will occupy the White House if we don't wake up. This will continue to be our reality if we can't shake this apathetic bystander mentality. We, the American people, must assert ourselves and our right to govern ourselves and direct our own future.
So far & Fact Checked
-by amy
On January 19th, 2017, trump said that he would cut funding for the following:
Office of Violence Against Women
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Minority Business Development Agency
Economic Development Administration
International Trade Administration
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Legal Services Corporation
Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department
Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Office of Electricity Deliverability and Energy Reliability
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Office of Fossil Energy
On January 20th, 2017, trump ordered all regulatory powers of all federal agencies frozen.
On January 23rd, 2017:
*trump reinstated the global gag order, which defunds international organizations that even mention abortion as a medical option.
*Spicer said that the US will not tolerate China’s expansion onto islands in the South China Sea, essentially threatening war with China.
On January 24th, 2017:
*the EPA was ordered to stop communicating with the public through social media or the press and to freeze all grants and contracts. *HR7, a bill that would prohibit federal funding not only to abortion service providers, but to any insurance coverage, including Medicaid, that provides abortion coverage, went to the floor of the House for a vote.
*trump ordered the resumption of construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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