Bad MAGA no cookie for you!
You are the straw that broke the country’s back. What rewards will you reap in the destruction? Unless you are one of the billionaire bandits or one of the useless super-rich kleptocrats, you will not get your cookie. Roll over now. Play dead. That is a good MAGA. Here is a kick in the head for your loyalty.
Authoritarianism Allows Kleptocracy to Take Place in the Open – the Thieves No Longer Need to Hide
They are Protected!
Trump’s Authoritarian Tactics and Policies
Will NOT MAKE AMERICA GREAT!
Trump’s actions and policies are designed to benefit himself, his family, and his billionaire bandit supporters. Executive Orders and Presidential Mandates are coming fast and furious, creating shock and confusion for anyone outside the Project 2025 cabal, making it a challenge for opposition and the legal system to keep up with the onslaught.
Anyone who was paying attention during Trump 1.0 should not be surprised and should have been prepared for the direction he is taking the U.S.A. It was so obvious back in 2018. READ: Four signs the US is creeping towards a kleptocracy under Trump’s watch is a good overview of obvious creepage from Trump’s first term in office.
Protecting Dirty Money
Trump has ordered the Beneficial Ownership Registry be shut down and enforcement stopped.
The Corporate Transparency Act, bi-partisan legislation passed in 2021, is anti-corruption legislation that created the Beneficial Ownership Registry. The registry was designed to expose and clean up the corrupt money laundering industry within the U.S. by requiring identification of the beneficiaries of shell companies and their support businesses. These shell companies cater to human traffickers, dictators, drug cartels, terrorist groups, and any person/company with dirty money to hide.
Instead of cleaning the swamp, Trump has sent a clear message to the world’s most corrupt (and evil) people that the U.S.A. is back in the business of aiding and abetting the cleansing of their ill-gotten loot.
The very people who should be exposed to the light of day and jailed for their crimes, are instead being protected by Trump. Why would Trump want to do this? What benefits or protections is he seeking for himself and his cronies by helping to protect and enrich the scum of humanity?
The answer is obvious to anyone that has not been blinded by Trump’s propaganda MAGA machine. Trump acquired and guards much of his wealth using the very anonymous shell company networks and money laundering schemes that are robbing the wealth of nations. Trump’s investments in luxury real estate are no coincidence either, that is one of the best methods for laundering money in America.
Trump has also indicated that criminal charges against any politician alleged to take foreign funding will be dropped—so long as those politicians do Trump’s bidding. Again, corruption is now welcome. Trump is making America Great for his kind — the greedy, the grifters, and the corrupt, the very people that have been destroying the nation for decades while enriching themselves.
Trump has signed an executive order pausing investigations and prosecutions of U.S. companies engaged in corruption in foreign countries under a 1977 law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. What does Trump have to hide? What do his billionaire donors have to hide?
Of course, none of these efforts to end corruption and money laundering would be necessary, if there were not so many criminals taking advantage of loopholes and manipulating systems. Corporate “self-regulation” does not work! While this corruption has been going on for decades, Trump is now legitimizing it instead of fighting it. More monsters are now welcome to join the swamp, as long as those monsters pay homage and sign a loyalty oath to the new master of the swamp — Donald J. Trump.
READ AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY to get a better understanding of what Trump is doing and why.
“Casey Michel has written a vivid, compelling account of the terrifying march of dirty money. His book helps us understand how some of America’s abiding ideals—property, privacy, philanthropy, free markets, capitalism, even democracy itself—are being hijacked. American Kleptocracy should be read urgently by anyone who wants to preserve open societies and the rule of law.” —Tom Burgis, author of Kleptopia
Trump is seeking to dissolve all Department of Justice kleptocracy-related task forces and initiatives. Why would anyone who is not a kleptocrat oppose catching and punishing the kleptocrats? Remember, a kleptocrat is someone who steals the wealth of the people and the resources of the land they govern. I thought catching and punishing kleptocrats was part of cleaning out the “swamp” in Washington D.C.
Kleptocracy is a government where corrupt leaders use political power to steal the wealth of the people and the resources of the land they govern.
Eliminating the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), will allow U.S. citizens/companies to bribe foreign officials in order to secure favorable business contracts, and access (exploit/steal) the public assets of other nations. Many times, the people involved in such activities end up hiding their ill-gotten loot in off-shore accounts, including shell companies in the U.S.A., where their money is laundered so it cannot be traced back to the immoral and illegal activities that were used to acquire that money.
Trump wants to sell “gold card” U.S. entry visas and citizenships to anyone that can pay $5 million. Any corrupt oligarch, dictator, drug lord, human trafficking kingpin or kleptocrat that can pay the $5 million is welcome in Trump’s America.
Cronyism has been rampant in both of Trump’s Administrations. Cronyism is the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, even if they are completely unqualified (sometimes dangerously unqualified). Such appointments are direct rewards for financial support and loyalty. Trump has appointed 13 billionaires and other wealthy supporters to various government posts. These appointments are NOT for the benefit of the nation or its citizens at large. They are designed to consolidate power for Trump and open the government to kleptocratic practices that will enrich the Trump family and wealthiest people in America. Drill Baby Drill.
Kleptocracy is being validated as a legitimate “good thing” for America. Thanks to Trump’s executive orders and mandates, America will be wide open for all the corruption and dirty money the world can offer. Why would he do that?