Tom Paine 1949
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This “discussion” to me reveals that Trump’s appeal is strongest today among those who still buy into his “man of the people” 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 “love” Trump as much as they “hate” those they have been taught to call “Demoncrats” and “RINOs.”
There is plenty to despise about the very Conservative warmongering Cheney family, whose dark “patriotism” 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 “identity politics,” while the U.S. “working class” 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 “hates” him … is like “cutting your nose off to spite your face.”
There is plenty to despise about the very Conservative warmongering Cheney family, whose dark “patriotism” 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 “identity politics,” while the U.S. “working class” 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 “hates” him … is like “cutting your nose off to spite your face.”
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