Is America in the Wag The Dog territory because in the movie the pres was caught up in some sex stuff and fakes a war. Or am I just reading to much into our dipshit in Orange?
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Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2026 20:27 next collapse

You’re just posting for upvotes. I’m pretty sure you’ll never be accused of “reading *too much into” anything.

Patnou@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2026 21:28 collapse

LMFAO if I wanted upvotes or karma i would never have left reddit.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 2026 01:21 collapse

I’m sure they kept it warm for you.

HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club on 14 Feb 2026 20:34 next collapse

Part of it may be that. However, part of it seems to be that Trump is happy to look strong while others give the orders and now he’s surrounded by people who realize they can get Trump to agree to whatever.

bitcrafter@programming.dev on 15 Feb 2026 02:17 collapse

It’s worth noting that when the movie first came out the “conventional wisdom” was that it was referring to Bill Clinton.