Trump Again? Fools and Scoundrels 2.0
Scoundrels exist just because there are many fools around.
Introduction
I have written the article “Fools and Scoundrels” right after the January 6th event, when a mob of followers of unwilling to leave President Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington. Nearly two years have passed since then, and the article remains actual – Mr. Trump has again nominated himself for running for president of the U.S.
I’d like to draw the attention of my few readers to one simple truth: every person (like every nation) is basically to blame for all their own misfortunes. It works just like that.
I have long noticed that the real truth does not lose its actuality over time. It's good that I am able to see some truth from my level of development and can tell other people about it. And it's sad that other people don't see the obvious things (as for me), so the articles like "Fools and Scoundrels" 2.0, 3.0... 36.2, etc., can be written weekly.
I used to think that 90% of people were just stupid, but then I realized that was not really true. It's all about human’s perception of the world around, which is based mostly on eyesight and the eyesight is the most deceptive of all the human senses. Why?
Because our vision is based on the presence/absence of light, that's why all cats are gray in the dark. For this reason, all people (me including) always see only a part of the reality, which they perceive as the ultimate truth. This is a person's individualized perception, which is the base for forming the opinion about whatever. If we can exchange our opinions freely and are able to accept the opinions of others, this is good thing and the basis of democracy.
However, there are different layers of the same truth available from different levels of perception. For example, the snakes have basically poor eyesight, but they do have something like infrared “vision” - thermal receptors that allow them to sense (perceive) warm objects in the dark. Thus, human’s and snake’s perception of the reality (truth) is different in the dark while the reality itself is the same. Remember Morpheus in "The Matrix"?
“If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.”
Truth is a simple but multi-faceted and multi-layered concept. There are many different points of view at anything, which altogether make up the ultimate truth. Ultimate truth is basically unachievable for humans because of limited point of view (literally eyesight limitations), in particular. Other animals do not care much about truth, they simply live.
We are here to search for truth, but not to find it. That’s why we discovered some basics for understanding the nature, humans, animals and plants, the Earth, the solar system, even our nameless universe... However, many questions remain unanswered and the main ones are “who we are”, “why we are here”, “where we came from” and “where we are going to”.
The physicists call a hidden from us part of the universe “a dark matter”, and people think it is somewhere out there, far away, in cosmos… No, since we are also a part of cosmos “a dark matter” is all around us. It's all the things we don't perceive with our senses here and now like radio waves, ultrasound, a cheating spouse, or digging under the adjacent building where the bank is. Nevertheless, all of these things do exist and are, of course, "a dark matter" for us.
Another interesting thing is that we also are "a dark matter" for the cells of our bodies, for example, just like our unnamed universe is full of "dark matter" for us.
Being based on our limited perception, we construct our attitude toward any event, occurrence, idea, person or group of people, and act according to that understanding. However, if we see only a part of the truth, and another part is hidden from us under the cover of night or our own beliefs/illusions/moral principles/lack of education/physical and mental problems, then the probability of making the right decision is only 50%. Now we form our opinion which is based on seeing the half of the information and it will either be correct or not. Thus, the probability of forming a correct understanding is reduced to maximum 25% because of the limited perception. This is how human civilization operates – the weak-sighted lead the blind.
There is, of course, a way to improve the quality of our perception, and therefore the formation of an adequate worldview for making the right decisions, but to fulfill that we have to assume that our personal vision and, therefore, opinion may be wrong which is usually a big problem for the people. And yet they have absolutely no time (or rather, desire) to sort themselves out, see, set and formulate their truth. There are many experts for this - judges, scientists, psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, fortune-tellers, astrologers, etc.
The U.S. legal system has not put Mr. Trump in his place after January 6 event, his tax returns epic and the scandal with the removal of classified documents from the White House. Why?
Because the legal system in any country is strongly influenced by the political system. Mr. Trump's support among U.S. congressmen and judges of various levels from the Republican Party is very strong. This means that not everyone in the country is equal before the law as it is declared, i.e. a half-justice exists, which is injustice. This in turn means that democracy and the country itself is degenerating. Injustice can destroy any union – family or state.
I am not surprised by the fact that Mr. Trump is running for the president of the U.S. again. He has absolutely no conscience, modesty (what am I speaking about?) and proper self-esteem, just inflated ego. I accept other people's right to see only what they want/can see, and therefore be wrong. Nevertheless, it makes me very uncomfortable to know that at least 20-30 million (or even more) Americans will vote for Mr. Trump as the next President of the U.S. despite his obvious glaring flaws. The nation is degenerating.
“Tell me whom you vote for and I'll tell you who you are.”
I updated the original article a little.
Please, find it below and enjoy.
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All people can be divided into two main categories - "fools" and "scoundrels".
"Scoundrels" consciously try to manipulate "fools" and live off them. "Fools" unconsciously succumb to those manipulations and, as a rule, make a fool of thyself.
There is also a small layer of people who are ashamed to manipulate others and do not succumb to manipulations of the others. These are usually people who see things as they are and understand everything deeply. That's why they can hardly be found at any political rallies or among the fans of Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber.
The phrase "Thou shalt not make into thee any graven image" means "do not worship anything or anybody blindly". The best way not to be disappointed is not to expect anything good from other people and eventually see their flaws (which always exist) to compare objectively. This is what "not blindly" is all about.
Fools perceive their idols (and everything else in general) superficially, create for themselves their improved images that do not correspond to the reality, and then inevitably get disappointed, but quickly find for themselves the next object of worship. This is how fools live their lives, which are in fact the by-products of lives of their idols.
Fools devote a lot of their time to their idols, mindlessly repeat their words and manners, protect them from "attacks" of other fools, and are even ready to fight for them. Usually, life of such people is full of "bad luck", frustration, disappointment and feeling of being deceived by their partners, friends, employers, celebrities, politicians... But a kind of surrogate meaning in their surrogate life appears - there is always a reason to talk to other like-minded fools or to fight with the fans of another idol... That's why endless online communities of "followers" are being created. For example, Kim Kardashian has about 334 million followers on Instagram. Donald Trump has around 23.4 million there.
These online communities allow celebrities to live a comfortable life often selling the air to their followers, and many celebrities must be making up things about themselves to fuel the interest. It's pure deception and a surrogate of life, a specially created image for the fans, but what to do when there are so many people around who want to consume this surrogate and pay for their idols' lives simply by "likes" in their Instagram accounts? It's just a business, "if the cash is there, we don't care" and it's after all an independent decision of everyone whether or not to consume the surrogate instead of real life.
Yes, there is a small layer of famous people - businessmen, artists, athletes, scientists - who are just talented in what they do and they become celebrities for that very reason. They also have millions of followers (Jeff Bezos, for example, has about 4 million followers on Instagram, but they are really interesting to other people because of their achievements, so you can't call them "scoundrels" and their followers "fools". It's just a lot of people sincerely want to understand the secret of their success.
However, the majority of the people in most of the countries, unfortunately, are fools. Why?
Because they don't see the reality of their countries and continue to elect the scoundrels into the government. For example, the U.S. national debt was 124.9 % of Gross Domestic Product in June 2022. This means that the U.S. government has incurred debts that were almost 25% more than the entire country's income for the year. Every U.S. citizen as of today already owes about $94K to the U.S. creditors. Does anyone want to pay $94K per member of the household for the debts made by others?
You will have to pay, either with money or with the collapse of the country. The Americans will pay off that debt with their taxes, which are clearly growing along with the national debt all the time.
However, the people do not see the reality of the country and even are not interested in it. Nothing can be done here and that's why the collapse of the U.S. is inevitable. Everyone will have to pay the price for the pleasure to play the fool.
Most countries in the world are ruled by scoundrels. Why?
Because the conscious deception of the voter is mean.
Scoundrels go to the government knowingly for money, opportunities for making money and impunity. That is how it worked in the USSR - it was impossible for non-members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to get into any powerful position in the country.
It is done in the same way in the U.S. with the only difference that there are two major parties there. All U.S. presidents have been members of either Democratic or Republican Party since 1853 (Franklin Pierce). All members of the U.S. Congress have represented or represent one of the two main parties also.
Then it is the problem of the fools who hope for a better life and believe that their elected rulers will work for the good of the country and not for their own pockets. In the USSR, several generations of people hoped for the same for over 70 years. Then the USSR fell apart together with all Soviet people's hopes and new-born Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, etc. citizens began to vote and hope again for their new-born Russian, Ukrainian, etc. scoundrels.
Donald Trump is a scoundrel, liar and cheater.
And he is also a traitor.
He betrayed his followers by first sending them to storm the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 and then condemning them for that on January 7, 2021.
I wonder if those two or more hundred of his supporters who were sentenced after the attack will ever see this betrayal?
And the rest of Mr. Trump's supporters?
So it's up to each individual to see or not see, to follow their idols online/personally or not. Anyway, everyone will be responsible personally, and as for me, it is better to be responsible for your own mistakes than for somebody else's ones.
Scoundrels exist just because there are many fools around.
Worst of all, those deceived "fools" are very often quite decent and respectable people, and sometimes even entire nations (like the Germans under Hitler or the Russians under Putin). They simply see a small piece of the truth and don't bother looking for the missing part.
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P.S. Dear Reader! I am very much interested in your opinion on the subject of this article. Please, write a comment or ask a question if you want to clarify something.
Yours,
Igor Chykalov
In his last two tweets, Donald Trump asked his supporters to (1) remain peaceful and (2) respect the Capitol Police as well as law and order. The Capitol was breached before Trump stopped speaking to the crowd that was gathered at the Ellipse, more than a mile away. And Democratic politicians, including DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, rejected offers of National Guard troops at least two days before January 6. Why not take a look at video footage of the events in Sri Lanka last July? That’s what an actual insurrection looks like. You are misinformed, maybe willfully so.