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Ocelot II

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6. Trump is like the firefighter who sets a fire in order to be the hero who puts it out.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:24 AM

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Except in this case he set fire to a building with children in it, poured even more gasoline on it after he started it, endangered other firefighters who had to be rescued, and threatened to burn down the whole city. And the building belongs to the Mafia.

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Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: [View all] demmiblue Wednesday OP

Spot on. FalloutShelter Wednesday #1

Mr. Rhodes summed it up quite nicely. Swede Wednesday #2

Great summation. patphil Wednesday #20

Back when competent people were in charge... Damn I miss it badly. Dave Bowman Wednesday #3

That is excellent... Spazito Wednesday #4

This goes back to 2018... sop Wednesday #5

And, PRE DT, the republican party actively attempted to sabotage it Cosmocat Wednesday #17

Trump is like the firefighter who sets a fire in order to be the hero who puts it out. Ocelot II Wednesday #6

You are so right. murielm99 Wednesday #8

He's stopped another war--- lastlib Wednesday #13

One other accomplishment he's pulled off. calimary Wednesday #22

This is what losing feels like. We lost. Period. Johonny Wednesday #7

We lost when the American voters pulled the lever for Chump FakeNoose Wednesday #11

The economic trauma is just starting Farmer-Rick Wednesday #12

A nice statement of the obvious state of affairs. K&R NNadir Wednesday #9

And yet Trump, and the media, will portray it as a complete and total victory by the US. TheRickles Wednesday #10

Pres. Obama got a MUCH BETTER DEAL WITH IRAN, but racist TACO just had to tear it up. MLWR Wednesday #14

Wow. Spot on....unfortunately. hamsterjill Wednesday #15

This was such a foreign policy fuck up. Buckeyeblue Wednesday #16

Krasnov is such a ultralite001 Wednesday #18

I'm gonna keep saying it.. IMPEACH THIS MOTHERF*CKER. Joinfortmill Wednesday #19

And I'm gonna keep echoing it. calimary Wednesday #23

And this is why Figarosmom Wednesday #21

I suspect in 2 weeks that everything will be great. chouchou Wednesday #24

TY & Ben Rhodes Cha Wednesday #25

Trump has been a black cloud over the US ever since his 2nd inauguration. Fla Dem Wednesday #26

Ben is rather articulate and well informed vapor2 Wednesday #27

he is indeed Skittles Thursday #28