"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
US Withdrawal From NATO Would Benefit Americans Most Of All
"The reality-show that is American politics has increasingly depended on institutionalized reverse psychology – where a notion that fundamentally appeals to Americans of all political persuasions is passed through 'Trump' to create automatic and irrational aversion in at least some segments of the public. A US withdrawal from an expensive, antiquated, and repeatedly abused military alliance allegedly created to keep in check a Soviet Union that no longer exists is one such universal notion. To polarize debate around the otherwise clear-cut benefits of reducing or dissolving America’s role in NATO, 'Trump’s' alleged desire to withdraw from the alliance has been emphasized, and specifically within the context of 'Trump' being an alleged agent of 'Russian' influence."
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