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You’ll get no opposition from me regarding your comments on dumb Don. There is no doubt he’s a fraud and a narcissistic buffoon.Trump was of course only a symptom and a reaction, but he nevertheless represented a grave danger to our republic and democratic traditions. That such an obnoxious and incompetent narcissist and megalomaniac was able to become a “savior” to so many … shows a deep-rooted sickness in American politics & in the psychology of many Americans, now ripe to be exploited by such demagogues.
Trump represented not an alternative to our ruling class but an alternative to sanity. Trump running as Republican leader always had a substantial degree of support (political and financial) from significant ruling class elements, and only his stupidity, manifest instability, and his inability to delegate and hold a governing team together eventually led most to oppose him.
Future more cunning populist demagogues can be backed by far larger sections of our ruling classes. “The ruling class” is a misnomer. Our rulers are not by any means a united or homogeneous force, nor are they wedded to democracy. The oligarchy of big money capitalists and the “security state” itself can absolutely be won over to a thoroughly “illiberal” movement like MAGA under a “bonapartist” leader, especially if economic and social conditions worsen dramatically, global decoupling devastates world trade, or civil war or secession threatens.
My point is condemning those who support him only furthers division and hatred. Exactly as the oligarchy desires. We have far too much division and hatred. They are Americans who recognize the nation is run by a bunch of crooks and demand change. Unfortunately, Trump is not the man for the job.