by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Citizen Journalist
I'm old enough to remember when at least a few Republicans had sensible approaches to national security and were capable of advancing military strategies based in reality, but now, with the rise of QAnon and other conspiracy cults that rest snuggly under the GOP umbrella, modern Republican military strategies seem to be the stuff of Marvel Comics.
Rolling Stone reported this week that early on in his presidency Donald Trump became consumed with the notion that China might be attacking the US with a "hurricane gun," a device that they could point at us, pull the trigger, and cause massive hurricanes. Trump, and Republicans in general, had no time for boring scientific nonsense like climate change and global warming, but a hurricane gun - well that was something they could get excited about!
Not only did Trump keep asking about hurricane guns - even after his concerned staff tried to distract him with other bright objects, he also seemed to be obsessed with the idea of using those awful hurricane attacks as grounds for retaliatory military action against China.
Why, except for the adult diaper and the lack of a functioning brain, Donald John Trump could have almost passed for another James Bond!
Not too long after that a Georgia businesswoman who was then only thinking about running for Congress put up a posting on Facebook that suggested the California wildfires were not natural (because forests "don't just catch fire"), but instead had been started by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in conjunction with the Rothchild family, using a space laser - with the ultimate aim of clearing land for a high-speed rail operation.
That crazy quilt of galloping paranoia and right-wing-nuttery was, of course, penned by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
If these spectacular weapons are out there and already operational, why hasn't Vlad Putin used them in his war on Ukraine. It must be so frustrating for great military strategists like Trump and Marge to have to sit back and watch Russia struggle with old fashioned weaponry like tanks and fighter jets when there is other very cool stuff that should be brought to the fight!
The great Republican generals of the past, people like Grant and Eisenhower, are now just dusty old footnotes in history. Tomorrow's school children will be enthralled to read of a world that was rescued from oblivion by brave Republican politicians wielding wicked weather blasters and hot-shot lasers!
Thank you, GOP, for continuing to share your hallucinations with the world. Laughter is the best medicine - it's even better than Ivermectin!
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