Agnostic.com

1 0

One for Joe to read?

Trump won, regardless of the election outcome… because Trumpism is here to stay [rt.com]

FrayedBear 9 Nov 18
Share

Enjoy being online again!

Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.

Create your free account

1 comment

Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.

1

Oh dear me, someone read far to much Jean Baudrillard at university and did not understand a word of it.
The very idea that Trump was some kind of nationalist messiah simply ignores the in indisputable fact that Trump is a selfish narcissist who does nothing for any kind of "Greater Good" but simply knows how to sell a pig in a poke to a hungry man on the promise that it will one day turn in to a bacon sandwich all by itself.
Many have compared Trump to Nixon, but other than the fact that both were impeached there is very little similarity, Ms Chang in this article implies that they are of equal wit and sagacity,which they are not and that Trump has a legacy that will live on comparable to Nixon ending the Vietnam war "an honourable end..." that in time it has come to be realized was the right time, since it stopped sacrificing American lives and forced at least in part Vietnam to give up on communism simply because they could no longer afford it.
Nixon's last act of honour was to resign when he knew he was beaten and preserve the dignity of the office, Trumps last act by comparison is to cling on to power as a drowning man will cling on to a barb wire fence, refusing to use the rope thrown to him for fear of it not matching his tie.
Trump is not a patriot, he is not even a nationalist he is simply a used car salesman who knows the way to appeal to the widest demographic is not to offer quality or even quantity but to appeal to vanity, base instincts and snobbery.
The Trump brand offers not economy, reliability or sturdiness, it offers false self esteem, the promise of admiration and the promise of consequence free, sheer, raw power.
Once he has gone his legacy will be like that of Aldolf Hitler, not in that he committed atrocities, but in that he is best remembered by the jokes made about him.
Like Hitler in the minds of many is Mel Brooks, Trump will be forever Alec Baldwin.

I prefer Chaplin's portrayal

You can include a link to this post in your posts and comments by including the text q:553754
Agnostic does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content. Read full disclaimer.