(2017-09-16) Robb Ooda Loop Of Trumps Insurgency Has Been Smashed

John Robb: The OODA loop of Donald Trump's Insurgency has been Smashed

I first wrote about Trump's open source insurgency a year and a half ago (February 2016). At that point, it was already apparent Trump was very likely to win not just the primary, but the election

One error I did make was mischaracterizing the plausible promise -- the simple goal the effort that unites all of the disparate interests -- that animated the insurgency.

The real uniting goal of Trump's insurgency was "I will oppose the establishment" (Status Quo)

The BigMedia is the voice of establishment interests

The media kept the insurgency alive through their overwhelming opposition to the Trump Presidency and Trump helped keep it alive by provoking the media at every turn

That insurgency is now over. Its OODA loop is smashed.

The senior military staff running the Trump administration ran a successful counter-insurgency against it

they took control of Trump's information flow.

That final step changed everything. General Kelly, Trump's Chief of Staff, has put Trump on a establishment-only media diet. Further, staff members are now prevented from sneaking him stories from unapproved sources during the day (stories that might get him riled up and off the establishment message).

The insurgency appears to be dead.

If this is true, what can we expect now?

Trump's popularity will plunge into the 20's as he mainstreams -- large segments of the insurgency will walk away.