Latin America has a history of autogolpes, or “self-coups.” This is the term for efforts by sitting executives to enhance or retain power by overturning electoral outcomes or by unconstitutionally gutting the power of other branches of government. Trump’s measures to overturn the elections since November 3 constitute a “coup,” as they involve illegal usurpation of state power, even when it may not involve the use of force. Yet it is a “self”-coup because it is perpetrated by the head of government rather than military officers or others against that chief executive.
Trump claims he won the election. That's not a coup.
ReplyDeleteA coup would be forcibly taking control of the reigns of government.
At the very least, an attempted coup would be setting up a shadow Oval Office, appointing a shadow Cabinet, contacting foreign leaders and informing them that he's the legitimate leader. None of that is happening. The reason this is called a coup is because the liberal media needs their Emmanuel Goldstein and he's it.
What Trump's actually doing is setting the ground for 2022 and then his nomination as the 2024 GOP presidential candidate. His theme will be "Let's take back what they stole from us" and he's preparing for that by getting this message out now.
Torah thought parsha “His brothers went to him themselves, flung themselves before him. and said: We are prepared to be your slaves. But Joseph said to them: Have no fear! Am I a substitute for God? Besides, although you intended me harm, God intended it for good, so as to bring about the present result---the survival of many people.” (Genesis 50:18-20).
ReplyDeleteDid the brothers deserve punishment for selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites for 20 shekels?
My theory. Joseph and his brothers knew there always is a danger of a coup, a rebellion, however wise and good Joseph was as king and however accommodating was God to Egypt. The corrupt media in ancient Egypt spews lies lies lies. We saw in the four years of Trump’s presidency---lies FBI Comey, Mueller, Adam Schiff, etc
The brothers fell down before Joseph to end talk of rebellion. Each one of the brothers could become a worthy king in place of Joseph. Joseph saying that the brothers meant evil: for the corrupt media in Egypt. Joseph saying that God meant the selling of Joseph to Egypt: to save much people alive, for the corrupt media in Egypt..God could save much people alive by simply not bringing famine. Joseph was not having a serious discussion of the brothers selling of Joseph..
בראשית פרשת ויחי פרק נ פסוק יח - כא
(יח) וַיֵּלְכוּ גַּם אֶחָיו וַיִּפְּלוּ לְפָנָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ הִנֶּנּוּ לְךָ לַעֲבָדִים:
(יט) וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף אַל תִּירָאוּ כִּי הֲתַחַת אֱלֹקִים אָנִי:
(כ) וְאַתֶּם חֲשַׁבְתֶּם עָלַי רָעָה אֱלֹקִים חֲשָׁבָהּ לְטֹבָה לְמַעַן עֲשֹׂה כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְהַחֲיֹת עַם רָב:
אמת ליעקב בראשית פרשת ויחי פרק נ פסוק כ
ואתם חשבתם עלי רעה אלקים חשבה לטובה.
התבונן איש התבונות בהנהגת ההשגחה, שנתינת יוסף לבית הסהר היתה הנסיבה שהביאתו לגדלותו במצרים, כי לולא זאת מי היה מביא את יוסף לפרעה לפתור לו חלומו, ולהפך עלייתו לגדולה היתה הנסיבה לגלות מצרים. גם הגע בעצמך, מי הוא שהיה עולה על דעתו שהרעב שהיה בארץ מצרים ובכמה ארצות סביבה שהיה בשביל יעקב ובניו שבעים הנפש בארץ כנען, ובשביל הנפשות האלו קצף פרעה על עבדיו ועוד ועוד, ומכיון שכן בעת הזאת שזכינו ב"ה לקרוב לכ' מליונים בודאי אין פורענות באה לעולם אלא בשביל ישראל.
So beautiful this parsha: the Divine plan of Jacob going down to Egypt.