Not really.
Ignoring what's happening in the real world goes back to ancient kingdoms where rulers lived like pretend gods. Civilizations have rose and fell based upon myths and origin stories straight from men's imagination.
To be clear, pretend propaganda is being pushed by Trump and his cronies to the point of perversion. Reality and evidence have no place in Trump's thoughts and actions. Nor do equality and liberty for all.
The real horror behind these denials of reality is that the Supreme Court has a conservative gridlock that intends to cement an authoritarian rule by subverting past precedents and by twisting the Constitution around like a pretzel and handing more power to Trump.
As I write this post the Supreme Court appears poised to side with Trump and allow him to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. The idea is to upend the long-standing concept (for 90 years) of independent federal agencies.
The current plan is to give Trump more power than the founders ever envisioned. This ruling, should it go in Trump's favor, is going to affect a host of other agencies set up by Congress with similar removeable restrictions.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the three liberal members of the court, argued against giving Trump even more power than he already has. "You're asking us to destroy the government and to take away from Congress its ability to protect its idea that the government is better structured with some agencies that are independent," she accused Trump's lawyer.
Government bodies set up by Congress to be independent of the president have been a particular focus of the Trump regime. Many of those agencies wield considerable regulatory power and have long been loathed by Trump's wealthy friends.
Last week the regime added Trump's name to the sign of the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, a private organization created by Congress. He also fired board members he didn't like with an appeals court allowing him to do so despite ongoing litigation.
The Supreme Court is facing considerable criticism over how it has frequently ruled in favor of Trump's agenda, but the Conservatives on the court simply don't care. They're busy with paving the road to an authoritarian regime - where ironically - they'll no longer have a job when the takeover is complete.
As it Stands, the supreme sellout where justices pretend to uphold the Constitution and accept the Trump regimes propaganda is an ongoing assault on American's freedoms.
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