"Donald Trump and his supporters are a threat to humanity," writesProfessor Mark Beeson. "Every time you think things cant get worse... they double-down on stupidity."

Donald Trump was never an obvious choice for the American presidency. He is famously not very bright, and hes clearlybecoming less sowith every week that passes. Hes also aconvicted felonand completely lacking in any sense of morality or empathy. Even more importantly, perhaps, he has a childlike need for attention and fear of rejection. All of which means he lashes out when he is challenged or feels slighted.

Just how unhinged and lacking in any sense of proportion, responsibility or dignity he has become was evident in his recent social media posts (see above verified screenshot).

After threatening to bomb Iran back to the stone ages (there was only one of them, Donald),he told the Iranian leadershipto:

This sort of language and the gratuitous insult to another faith would be unpleasant and inappropriate coming from the mouth of an uncouth, ill-informed racist teenager which may be exactly what Trump and his even more odious Secretary of War,Pete Hegseth, are: over-privileged, emotionally and intellectually stunted frat boys.

This has all proved too much for some former stalwarts of the MAGA movement. And so it should.Majorie Greene, formerly one of Trumps most vocal supporters, has become one of his fiercest critics. Initially outraged by the Administrations failure to release the Epstein files, she has now described Trump as "insane"and "not a Christian"because of his illegal war on Iran.

By contrast, Secretary of War Hegseth remains one of the most influential people in Trumps sycophantic orbitand a self-declared Christian evangelical.

Being a Christian has done little to curb his blood lust, however, a possibility that is evident in Hegseth'sassessment of the war with Iran:

Indeed,Hegsethclaims to be praying for the use of "overwhelming violence"against Iran "in the name of Jesus".

Cheek-turning has clearly gone out of favour with Americas more fanatical Christian community,who remain enthusiasticTrump supporters.

Its not just over-enthusiastic Christians that are keen on a bit of smiting, however. Benjamin Netanyahu, another key Trump whisperer, set a new benchmark for hypocrisy when he recently claimed that an assassinated Iranian naval commander had "blood on his hands". Netanyahu would know something about that after killing something like70,000 people in Gazamost of whom were civilians not to mention reducing the survivors homes to rubble.

The point to emphasise is that the key players in the two countries trying to destroy Iran and kill its people "only"a couple of thousand deadso far have absolutely no empathy, morality or even strategic nous. Not only has Iran plainly not been defeated, aswe were led to believe, but the collateral damage to its neighbours and the global economy are potentially immense. Perhaps crashing stockmarkets will affect Trumps thinking in ways the death of innocents plainly doesnt.

Or perhaps not. After all, if you can buy and sell with the benefit ofinsider information, theres still lots of money to be made, especially youre a corrupt, self-absorbed sociopath. The real victims, as ever, will bethe worlds poor and blameless, as they struggle to cope with rising prices, and food shortages caused by a breakdown in the supply of fertilizer and the disruption of foreign aid.

Its hard to overstate what a threat to humanity Trump and his supporters really are. Every time you think things cant get worse or more ill-advised, they double-down on stupidity. Lets hope someone doesnt suggest to the most powerful man in the world that the best way to ensure that Irans alleged nuclear stockpile is destroyed is to drop a "tactical"nuclear weapon on it.

Its a tactic that worked so well in Japan after all, which seems to be one piece of historyTrump actually knows something about as he demonstrated bydelicately remindingJapans new Prime Minister about the attack on Pearl Harbour. Its a pity she didnt respond by saying that the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were equally surprised to have nuclear weapons dropped on their unsuspecting heads.

But no one dares to invoke the wrath of the Trump administration. The big question is at what point do the American people and especiallythe American militarysay enough is enough. Things are spinning completely out of control and the Trump administration is a danger to the people they claim to represent and to the rest of the world.

There are some signs other countries are belatedly recognising the threat, but much more needs to be done. A useful, sobering and cost-free message could be sent by a mass boycott of the forthcoming world cup. It would be unfortunate for the football tragics amongst us, but a small price to pay for giving President Trump a kick in the psychological goolies; to put it in language he might understand.

Mark Beesonis an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University. He was previously Professor of International Politics at the University of Western Australia.

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