Comment on Do you think that Trump is being blackmailed?
kabe@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoBoth of these possibilities could be true, of course.
The latter theory also is how I believe Trump was persuaded to start military action against Iran. But I think it is also highly likely that the Israelis have dirt on Trump via Epstein, who had ties with Mossad and frequently fraternized with top-ranking Israeli officials. However, to leak this information publicly could have major blowback, particulaly given how unpredictable a cornered Trump would be. Wouldn’t be hard to imagine him going on a live newsfeed and start throwing all kinds of people under the bus.
WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Oh definitely.
I didn’t shift to the “breeze in and get another Nobel medal” theory because I changed my mind about Israel likely having plenty of material with which to blackmail the rapist-in-chief - I have no doubt that they do. I just think that appealing to his ego and his childlike desire for recognition would’ve been seen to be a better approach, and having a Nobel winner in prison in Iran was just too perfect an opportunity to miss.
And yes to the blowback, but I’d go much further. I think that if he thought he was cornered and his ego was at risk, he wouldn’t even hesitate to start a nuclear war if nothing else seemed likely to save him from exposure.
I wish I was kidding.