Thank you for posting this @clarityofsignal, it was very refreshing to get your take on the current madness. I really do hope that you are wrong about Trump, but if he is running game (theory) on us Americans, at some point he will tip his hand, and reveal himself for who he really is.

I just hope if he is on the wrong side, that when he does reveal himself 'we the people' will have the time and power to prevent him from triggering an extinction level event.

Nobody likes nuclear winters!

"See, in game theory, it serves you to be two-faced. Be everyone's friend 'till the moment you're not. You make them love you so much that when they're up against it, their loyalty will make them act against their own best interests. That's game theory. A cold, rational, focus on winning. Even if it's at everyone else's expense." - Prison Break (TV Series)