Bully's excuses are not his real concerns

Robert Reich: *Stop treating [the bully's] excuses as his real concerns&hellp; [His] major interest is capitulation itself. Surrender is the whole point. He and those under him who are managing these extortionate initiatives want headlines that say "they" have surrendered to him — whether "they" is a country, a major university, a large law firm, a big nonprofit, even a Democratic state like California. Surrender is the point. Domination is his goal. (It always has been.)

Reich urges the victims — whether universities, or law firms, or trade partners — to unite and resist.

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