{"id":2795,"date":"2026-07-27T06:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/skywritings\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:59:45","slug":"the-trump-trilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/skywritings\/2026\/07\/27\/the-trump-trilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Trilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The \u201cTrump Trilemma<\/strong>\u201d (below) is an extension of the \u201c<\/a>Nazi Trilemma<\/a>,\u201d which originates from a\u00a0Fl\u00fcsterwitz (\u201cWhisper Joke\u201d)<\/a>\u00a0born and circulated underground in Nazi Germany in the 1930\u2019s and 1940\u2019s, became popularized by\u00a0Gerhard Bronner<\/a>\u00a0after the war and has most recently been expressed (knowingly or unknowingly) as the \u201cBasket of Deplorables<\/a>\u201d for which\u00a0Hilary Clinton<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0pilloried<\/a>\u00a0(by the deplorables).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humans have three traits: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can be Trump-supporters (T), Decent (D), and Intelligent (I).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the traits only come in pairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who are T and D are not I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who are T and I are not D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And those who are D and I are not T. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRUMP TRILEMMA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \u201cTrump Trilemma\u201d (below) is an extension of the \u201cNazi Trilemma,\u201d which originates from a\u00a0Fl\u00fcsterwitz (\u201cWhisper Joke\u201d)\u00a0born and circulated underground in Nazi Germany in the 1930\u2019s and 1940\u2019s, became popularized by\u00a0Gerhard Bronner\u00a0after the war and has most recently been expressed (knowingly or unknowingly) as the \u201cBasket of Deplorables\u201d for which\u00a0Hilary Clinton\u00a0was\u00a0pilloried\u00a0(by the deplorables).\u00a0 Humans have … <\/p>\n

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