The Lolita Express to American Decline

By Bruno

To say that the current U.S administration under Donald Trump has experienced a rather hectic first year would be an understatement. From the flip-flop on the Ukraine issue, the tango dance that is the tariff policy, and the inability to resist coming to Israel’s aid, the Trump presidency has been under turbulent times. Despite the saying that the government is busy, it is far from saying that any policy it has been pursuing has been productive. Each quagmire the admin seemingly stumbles around puts just as much stress on the coalition that formed Trump’s voting base as it does the rest of the populace. As events have unfolded, it seems the straw that broke the back of the populist movement has come in the form of the corpse of Jeffrey Epstein. With the political fallout unfolding over the lack of pursuing a human trafficking (and espionage) ring, the MAGA movement finds itself in a rather awkward position.

                      Whether one can call it intentional or not, nobody could deny it’s been a horrid misstep in the handling of the Epstein case. The failure that was “Phase 1” of the Epstein files, which proved to be more of a grift, providing already known and even more heavily redacted versions of already publicly available documents to pro-Trump influencers. Beyond that, the fast-shifting narrative by Pam Bondi and the strange 180 pivots by Paetel and Bongino regarding Epstein’s death are merely the highlights of this PR disaster. And when one reporter pushed Bondi on the possibility of Epstein being an intelligence asset (domestic or foreign), Donald Trump decided in his infinite wisdom to belittle the topic at hand as absurd and inconsequential.

                       Trump’s response created a cascade of internal turmoil in his relationship with his supporters. The president would soon go on long-winded, almost out of character posts on his platform Truth Social, continuing the line that information regarding Epstein and the criminal network connected is of little importance, if not, in his own words, a “hoax”. Between the strike on Iran and the inability to honestly tackle the Epstein issue, there is a disaster brewing, more so for Trump than the GOP itself. In the meantime, as many feel their trust damaged with the admin, certain figures and factions within the Right seem to have priorities elsewhere.

                      Certain media figures within the BAP-sphere, specifically those discussed in a previous article, have decided to focus their energy on anything other than the Epstein problem. Rather than demanding accountability on past promises and the possibility this could cause long-term damage come midterms, they, just like the president, have brushed this issue aside. Many of those, such as Captive Dreamer/Avaricum/Martin, have decided to laser-focus their sights on the inconsequential L.A riots. Some, if generous enough, gave the Epstein case a glancing chat. Meanwhile, others play the usual card whenever Trump's admin flounders or makes any type of error and feign apathy towards the situation. Much more ardent supporters, such as a John Doyle present an almost cultish like behavior, exonerating Trump due to having divine providence since surviving an assassination attempt. Despite the attempts to see no evil, it eventually becomes an issue too apparent for anyone to ignore, even if this faction chooses to think of it as anything but important.

In all honesty, any damage to this specific faction and likewise any generic supporter is rather irrelevant. These archetypes of Trump supporters are fairly forgiving of anyone within the GOP, so long as they haven’t badmouthed Trump in recent times. This group would more than likely have no issue voting for a Rubio or, say, a Ted Cruz if they had made their way onto the ’16 or ’24 tickets if the timeline had taken another route. For them, their myth of crusading against an outer enemy of a broad sweeping left coalition has undermined any political integrity they may have ever had. In the end, these people are of little political importance as those who re-voted for Bush. A much larger issue for the admin is the possible damage to the much more ardent supporters of Trump based on principle, rather than just figure-worship.

                      The faction which largely contributed to the energy of Trump’s presidential campaigns represented a general feeling amongst the public. A mass of supporters who rallied against government corruption, in-house nepotism and elitism was the basis for much of the support Donald Trump had. The exhaustion from the Global War on Terror and the hostility D.C had on the average man manifested a great political wave. Despite the general support among the base along the topic of economic protectionism or immigration, the real motivator for the 2016 campaign trail and the loyalty to Trump by this faction was contributed to the promise and fantasy of the Clinton family being put behind bars.

                      General reaction from this base towards Trump’s position on the Epstein debacle has been the most critical it has been against the president. From outspoken worry to complete disillusionment, this faction’s faith has been far more shaken than it ever was, even compared to the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities or the amnesty towards migrant workers. From Tucker Carlson to Ron Paul, many have found themselves out in the political wild. Those like Alex Jones are in complete bewilderment on the president’s action (or lack thereof). It seems across the board, they have no clue how this issue came to be.

                      The reality is that this political fallout is due to a failure among everyone to understand the issue at hand. A story has been built up around the Trump phenomenon as a fight of Populism vs Elitism, of ridding parasitism within the system by those who they deem as a proper representative of their views. Those blinded by this Christian-inspired conflict of Good vs Evil fail to see what has truly been happening. Rather than a restoration of American tradition, what has been unfolding within the system is an Elite-replacement. More so, not a restoration of an old-style elite pre-FDR and Bretton Woods, but a completely new Elite using populism as a vehicle to commandeer the Empire away from the hands of the old guard of Elites.

                      To understand what is being conveyed by Elite-replacement, one needs to look no further than the genealogy and the history of the lives of the current leadership, as well as those in the opposition: The current standing President Donald Trump himself is only a 3^rd generation American, his grandparents being German migrants near the tail end of the 19^th century. Beyond that, a similar pattern emerges amongst his cabinet. Vice President J.D. Vance, although coming from deep American roots, rose from the lower class into elite status. Tech giant and former cabinet member Elon Musk himself is a 1^st generation migrant from South Africa. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a 2^nd generation Cuban-American. Vivek Ramaswamy, as one could imagine, is not exactly of Anglo-Saxon origin. Ted Cruz himself is not only Canadian by birth but also has a father who is a 1^st generation Cuban migrant. Tusli Gabbard was born on the periphery of the Empire in the nation’s Pacific possession. Outside the direct influence of the admin figures, such as Peter Thiel, who rose in notoriety himself, is originally from Germany. Other elites, such as Mark Zuckerberg, who announced his political pivot, come from Jewish great-grandparents in Central Europe. Clearly this is not some revival of a conservative-WASP leadership within this country.

                      On the other hand, let's observe the other side of the aisle: The Clinton family, who faced defeat back in 2016, has its roots as far back as the 18^th century in the 13 colonies. Both Bill and Hillary’s ancestry goes far back and has been consistently of Anglo or Scots-Irish descent. The notorious Bush family itself can be traced back to the first Bush born on the continent back in 1647. The Romney family matrilineally is traced to the Pratt family name, who have heritage on the continent as far back as the 1600s. Although this specific sect of Elite is merely part of a larger coalition whose origins also vary wildly. An example being that Ocasio-Cortez or Barack Hussein Obama seldom have ancestors back to the founding of the colonies. Despite this, as laid out, it becomes quite clear that the narrative of rekindling the American spirit or the return of a great stock back to Elite status is far off the mark.

                      What this means in the grand scheme is that the reality of the situation is much more dire. Those put into power have far less interest in clearing the proverbial swamp. Rather, it seems much more so the admin is in the process of making the swamp their home, all the while evicting the previous owners. When seeing the situation through this lens, the policies by the admin become much more apparent. The focus on tariffs extracted from the developed world over reshoring industries, the blunted ability to deport illegals en masse, and now the reaction over the Epstein network providing those in power sexual acts by minors as non-important offers a grim truth: These Elites are equally just as parasitic as the last.

                      The now disillusioned base is learning that voting their way out has proven to be a non-starter. The new faces heading the dissident sphere would rather make the topic at hand a question of age of consent rather than the fact of it being a criminal network for ulterior motives. The question now remains: What options are there left? It seems troubling times are over the horizon. Regardless of how they manifest, needless to say, bad times are ahead.