Frank's Musings

The 10/16/2022 NYT article describing the New Generation of Combat Vets sees their rightward drift as a lesson learned from their service experience. They mistake Trumpist distaste for international engagement, including defending liberal democracy abroad as well as recognizing our dependence on the benefits of immigration, as principled and patriotic policies. In fact, Trump champions those views only as a way to divert attention from any other cause than his own publicity. In his mind, there is no such thing as bad policy; he only desires any way to keep attention on himself, regardless of its effect on the national interest.