Tom Paine 1949
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This ādiscussionā to me reveals that Trumpās appeal is strongest today among those who still buy into his āman of the peopleā image. But the rest of us see Trump as a born rich, now old and very dangerous lunatic whose few remaining loyal friends (like Roger Stone) are simply grifters and con artists. Of course millions of ordinary Americans think Trump is their friend, and āloveā Trump as much as they āhateā those they have been taught to call āDemoncratsā and āRINOs.ā
There is plenty to despise about the very Conservative warmongering Cheney family, whose dark āpatriotismā to U.S. power and empire abroad was once warmly embraced by most Republicans. The Democrats have done their worst to make themselves an easy target for white rightwing populists by embracing āidentity politics,ā while the U.S. āworking classā has lost its former power and status in society. Today money rules and corrupts almost everybody and every institution.
But supporting a dangerous conman like Trump because somebody you hate āhatesā him ⦠is like ācutting your nose off to spite your face.ā
There is plenty to despise about the very Conservative warmongering Cheney family, whose dark āpatriotismā to U.S. power and empire abroad was once warmly embraced by most Republicans. The Democrats have done their worst to make themselves an easy target for white rightwing populists by embracing āidentity politics,ā while the U.S. āworking classā has lost its former power and status in society. Today money rules and corrupts almost everybody and every institution.
But supporting a dangerous conman like Trump because somebody you hate āhatesā him ⦠is like ācutting your nose off to spite your face.ā
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