Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Thryleon]

We're in "phony war" stage of the battle.
Trump is setting up his fortifications before he starts building his castle..... while under constant attacks from his opponents.
Whether that castle ends up being Camelot or Mt Doom remains to be seen.
Now is the best time for the opposition to attack, throw a whole lot of negatives out there that can be used to undermine him down the track, before he's too entrenched...especially when he's making decisions that re-inforce some of the worst fears of his incumbency.

The problem is it's creating uncertainty and hysteria.
Sure there is a lot of outright lying that can be seen, but there is also exaggeration and misinformation that clouds the issues on both sides.
We read an outrageous claim and then spend time researching whether in fact it's true , false,  a half truth....or who bloody knows!

I'm not certain which side is actually benefiting from the protests....while it makes a lot of noise and grabs a lot of attention, how is the general American population feeling about it?
Does criticism from the UK, Germany, Australia etc add weight to the protests or does it have the opposite "mind your own business" effect.

A lot will depend on where they sit on the spectrum....
It's that middle ground who voted for neither Trump or Clinton, or who were on the fringe in terms of support, who'll determine the future of the USA....and the length of Trump's role as President.

My issue with this is that in my experience, its a classic case of misdirection, usually propaganda based and driven.

What is going on elsewhere that we are not focussing on when we worry about stories in the scheme of things that don't actually make too much of a difference??

The example I will use is last weeks "abortion bill".

No rights of anyone changed, aside from funding to foreign groups who were promoting abortion.  The Netherlands have since stepped up and filled the hole, meaning its business as usual.

What else happened that we were not told about whilst people were campaigning about Men deciding Womens rights, when none were actually removed aside from some funding??