In September of 2025 when President Trump was attacking Thomas Massie I wrote Donald Trump Is a Putz!. “The one thing that Trump could actually accomplish to make the US and the world at large a better place is to root out the neoconservative war mongers from the Republican party and national discourse.” I noted in this article that Trump does the opposite, and he had been a traitor to his supporters’ America First agenda by supporting the neocons. “Perhaps the worst case is his support of Senator Lindsey Graham (new emphasis), the dumbest and most destructive, who will wreck Trump’s presidency on the way to world war.” As Graham (along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) was the whisperer in Trump’s ear that made him decide to attack Iran and continue the Ukraine fiasco, I think my comment was spot on.
The death of the senator has triggered new reflections for me on the nature of evil, Graham and the neocons. What was the source of Graham’s blood lust? Ancient conquering pagans instinctively used their physical power for gain and glory, perhaps with some of the natural behavior of an animal predator. Crusaders and jihadists fought for glory and God. Even communists, fascists, and Nazis who played out long and deep resentments into murderous crimes are plausible. In their perverse ways I can comprehend all of this historical blood lust. But why since the fall of communism, when real world peace seemed so tangible, was it necessary to have continuous neocon war? Could it be just for profit?
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