After twenty years of perpetual wars, increasing social degradation, and worsening economic collapse, it seems we are still immune to the knowledge that politicians lie. In practice, the United States remains in the same place it was in 2004, fueling raging conflicts across the Middle East. The Treasury remains overleveraged, the stock and housing markets are still on the brink of collapse again, homelessness continues to rise, jobs are still scarce, and no one still really knows how to pay for anything.
If there's a point to be made about American policy, it's that it doesn't matter whether the man allegedly in charge of the country is a military-dodging idiot who can't figure out how to use binoculars, or a war progressive. T-shirts calling for unity and peace while bombing the lives of Somalis with automated drone warfare, or literally dementia patients. Voting for Trump may temporarily silence the echo that haunts that empty space between your ears, as you convince yourself that you at least did something To fulfill your imaginary patriotic duties, but it can't change the immorality inherent in American politics — and it certainly won't change anything for Bitcoin.
Most politicians run away from responsibility like a fat kid off a diet plan, and electing an overweight billionaire will not diminish the White House's appetite for cake. Overall, Trump's campaign promises are the same as yesterday, as he kept nearly 23% of them. according to Politician. Some of his failures can be attributed to the fact that it takes more than just a president saying things to pass actual legislation, while others seem to have been completely delusional from the beginning in their attempts to get votes.
Trump built about 40 miles of his infamous U.S.-Mexico border wall, and no, Mexico didn't pay for it — likely because it's not easy to get a foreign country to do something that's harmful to its interests, even when you're in office. One of the strongest man in the world. Even before Covid-19, Trump had not succeeded in increasing economic growth by 4% per year – likely because you cannot grab the US economy by the crotch and force it into submission like that “wonderful man.” Jeffrey Epstein, who is “a lot of fun to be around.”. Although Trump is certainly adept at greatness arguments, voting is no substitute for thinking.
There was no increase in domestic manufacturing, no infrastructure fund was created, there was no ban on lobbying White House and Congressional officials, there was no movement on tax deductibility of health care premiums, Obamacare was not repealed, and funding was not defunded. Ministry of education. There were no reductions in the number of tax brackets, the alternative minimum tax was not eliminated, the carry interest tax break was not eliminated, there was no voluntary release of his tax returns while he was in office, and the federal debt went up — not down. There was no expansion of the right to bear arms in all 50 states, no surge in the US Army, no Marine Corps rebuilding, no Iran deal renegotiated, and no special prosecutor appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton. Lie to me more, Dad.
Trump did not deport all illegal immigrants, he did not deport all Syrian refugees, he did not reinstate waterboarding, he did not manage to maintain his Muslim ban, and he did not triple ICE enforcement. He did not embrace Penny's plan to cut spending by 1% per year, but he pressured others to increase NATO funding, and reduce… legal immigration, impose a travel ban, and keep open Guantanamo Bay – the notorious torture site in the United States that is notorious for unlawful detentions and the production of false information. Which cost the United States $500 million since 2001 plus annual operating costs estimated at $150 million, excluding black budget operations costs.
Now Trump Promises To declassify the September 11 files and the JFK files, which he apparently was not interested in declassifying the first time, but Not quick to declassify files on Jeffrey Epsteinmost likely because of his country Implications of the Epstein scandal It is, of course, a sin by association only.
Perhaps Trump's most notable accomplishment is his activation of Operation Warp Speed and moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines now widely known to be little more than questionable vaccines, forced rapid clinical trials and tracking of injection schedules for U.S. Americans, and resulted in… Many controversial Covid vaccine promotional statements called “One of humanity’s greatest achievements.”somewhat predicting that some of the vaccines produced won't be safe or effective — but at least he's quoting Star Trek.
Trump's relocation of official government buildings to disputed territories only exacerbated the conflict between Israel and Palestine, costing the United States approx. $38 billion between 2018 and 2028 Under the memorandums of understanding, with the exception of the $500 million agreed upon annually to develop missile systems, and a few billion here and there in aid packages amid ongoing conflicts, such as the one approved in 2023. Total payments are $14 billion. Meanwhile, the United States continues to sell bonds to Israel despite its shrinking economy, terms we can only assume are so embarrassing that the Securities and Exchange Commission It has not published a prospectus on Israeli bonds since 2018.
When it comes to the Middle East, it doesn't really seem to matter who American voters want to see elected, since it's the same crap in a different color trifle bag on both sides of the aisle. However, Trump an act He bombed Iraq and Syria in attempts to fulfill his promises to eliminate ISIS continuous Obama's Operation Inherent Resolve Killing thousands of civilians in the processwhich cost the United States $13.6 million Per day.
The only thing looser than the pockets of the President of the United States when it comes to spending war money may be the mouths of presidential candidates in election years. While many who value Bitcoin as a tool for financial freedom have found this technology precisely because of its resistance to political interference and their dissatisfaction with current financial policies, they don't mind… Election campaigns of potential presidents-elect As long as the words being chanted may extricate themselves from their painful irrelevance, it raises the question of whether we are practically capable of using our brains for anything other than ornamental.
It seems that all it takes to prop up another senile orator at the head of our so-called democracy is to promise to release Ross, which is what Trump would have done if he had actually believed in releasing Ross while serving his previous term. any Instead he chose to use it to plan the assassination of Julian Assange For those who suffer from short-term memory. Meanwhile, Bitcoin supporters are cheering Trump's pledges to protect the right to own Bitcoin under federal regulations, which we don't need in the first place because the right to own and the right to free speech that govern the distribution of free software are already enshrined in the US Constitution, but who needs To constitutional law.
Trump's pledges to keep Senator Warren at bay have found widespread recognition, which we can do ourselves. For example, the majority of Senator Warren's anti-Bitcoin proposals remain unconstitutional and could easily be fought in court. Second, no one in American politics takes them seriously. Anyway, thank you very much. The final straw for Trump to attract Bitcoin voters is his alleged stance against central bank currencies, to which the house belongs The Anti-Central Bank Surveillance Act (CBDC) has already been passed.But luckily for him we don't seem to care about politics unless it's preached by convicted felons living in a golf resort.
Claims to want “all remaining Bitcoin mining operations to be manufactured in the USA” It also demonstrates his complete lack of understanding of the Bitcoin network as well as his complete disregard for its security, as freedom money can only exist through decentralized mining infrastructure. If we want to avoid using the Bitcoin network itself as an abstraction of central bank digital currency through whitelisting of transactions implementing controlled purchases and location-based restrictions, like OFAC's impressive sanctions list, it must remain decentralized. For those unable to read between the lines: By promising to make all Bitcoin mining made in the USA, Trump is actually calling for the creation of the Bitcoin network. less Believe And Less usable.
It's undeniable that Bitcoin will get more exposure with the president's endorsement, but let's not forget that Trump's favorite offspring — Donald John Trump Jr., who is currently eyeing top positions in the Trump administration — has already given us a glimpse of what Trump was like. It may actually sound like a “pro-bitcoin administration.” Just last month, Jr. He interviewed the infamous Bitboywhere the binary Calling people who spend their Bitcoin “stupid” It engaged in encoding identities on the blockchain, which should make us think in conjunction with what Trump looks like Lack of enforcement against digital ID.
While it is true that Bitcoin could take an increasingly influential position in elections, we seem more interested in using our potential to alternate between blue or red lagging picks that all end up in purple anyway than in using our newly acquired currency. The prospective mandate to withhold our support and boycott the chattering debate of petrified opportunists only to continue their rule from a funeral home in the making.
Logical thinking doesn't seem to stop “Bitcoin apologists” from bragging about it Collect Trump dollarsdeclaring it the best choice, and Distribution of shares Through his rallies as his political action committees plan to attract an army of permanent basement dwellers who are seizing their first chance at national prominence, which must be a breath of real fresh air after spending the past 30 years eating lunch alone. When your morals can be bought, you are not a patriot, you are a traitor.
This is a guest post by L0la L33tz. The opinions expressed are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.