@rainingsnoring I'm still impressed by Joe Kent, he is extremely intelligent and well spoken. Watching his interviews are very interesting, it's clear that he attended the persuasion classes when he worked at the CIA and he is an expert in nudge theory, https://www.imperial.ac.uk/nudgeomics/about/what-is-nudge-theory/. I wasn't joking when I called him the Pied Piper, it's clear that he is on some sort of mission to become the acceptable face of non-interventionism.
Not clutching at straws. I do think that Joe Kent is trying to communicate with Trump taking into account all of Donald's personality traits. Kent never criticises Trump, always calls him President, praises Trump's strength, lists the mistakes that other President's made (like Carter and the hostage crises) and act's like he is trying to protect Trump. He using the type of language that can be heard in the White House and also within the ordinary rank and file military. Robert Barnes has said so.
Here are 2 posts from people who know Joe Kent:
"Joe Kent is my ex-husband’s best friend. He was in my wedding. If you had asked me 10 years ago I would’ve called him my friend too. But anyone who’s ever been divorced knows exactly how that works. When couples split up and the friends get divided there’s the little f and the big F and of course I was the little f with Joe. No hard feelings, that’s just the way it is.
Joe Kent is a good man. A quintessential American man. He loves our country. And he loves our people; he served both of them with pride.
For years anti-Americanism has been the litmus for authenticity in the struggle against Israel. I truly believe this was by design. Americans who loved their country but were appalled by our support for Israel’s apartheid state were routinely rebuffed or rebuked by the radical ideology that greeted them anytime they ventured into anti-Israel spaces.
The choices for moderate to conservative normies were:
1. Ignore the Israel thing
2. Embrace the far-Left
3. Embrace the far-Right
Most people simply opted for #1.
But in the post-Oct 7 world something cracked and a middle road between 2 & 3 opened up. Over time it has drawn many new people to the cause.
I’m sympathetic to the plight of both the people who have been fighting the good fight against Israel for decades and the ones who are just waking up to the problem. It’s probably bc in my own personal life I know both. And in a way I am both. Prior to Oct 7th I wasn’t honest with myself about the brutality of the Zionist regime and the role America has played in enabling it.
It’s a hard, bitter pill to swallow. It has left me depressed, ashamed and hopeless at times. It’s something we all must grapple with eventually. But I don’t expect anyone to do it at first.
So I guess what I’m trying to say is I completely agree with SG, we all need to grant more grace. We must stand firmly against the unjust and never be afraid to speak against bad ideas and principles but we should be gracious too"
And
" [Joe Kent] is taking a lot of flack for these posts and on the surface it may feel disappointing to read some of it. But we must appreciate the journey Joe has been on over the course of the last few years. Most of us do not (or no longer) have feet or toes in the military community. Joe still does. The military community thinks differently. They were trained to do so and they cannot be expected to completely jettison that DNA they have absorbed. I have good friends in or from that community and I understand it. Rather than bust his chops or call him a fraud, perhaps the best approach is to consider him an ally who is not quite where many of us are but is coming in our direction. That is what Ron Paul would do. Such was the case with MTG just a couple of years ago. If we turn on Joe and call him a fraud because he does not mouth the exact slogans we wish, we are going to alienate a valuable and powerful ally. Also, remember that Joe is speaking to our nation's military in a language they understand. It is the voice of someone who has walked the walk and as such has incredible potential to enlighten and convert many of them into thinking differently about what "America first" really means. To help them understand what I consider actual patriotism. Listen - I've spent a bit of time with Joe this spring and he is a sincere and wonderful person. His respect for Ron Paul runs deep. Let's not kick him in the balls because he is not saying exactly what some of us want him to say. Instead, let's remember we are a broad coalition trying in our own individual ways to move our country in the right direction and change its destructive course. Joe has already identified most of the problems. Read his writings and listen to his interviews. Let's not go sectarian on him. He is our friend."
I trying to have the capacity to give him grace and allow space for growth. He hasn't run away, or begged for forgiveness, cried like he's a victim and I realise that not everyone can "get it". It's also important that he communicates to the rank and file, it's change there that will be part of the solution.