I’m beginning to think Trump represents the anger, disgust, and “enough already” feeling so many have about the politically correct culture.
There is something about Trump being Trump that is resonating with Americans. What is it? I think, among other things, it’s about a man being a man. You could say it is per se unpolitically correct when a man decides to h*** with all the b*** s*** and I’m going to be who I am. It says a lot about how far popular culture has gone down the road in its values in, among other things, eviscerating masculinity and manhood, not to mention eviscerating the true, soft qualities of womanhood.
Trump being Trump is per se a slap in the face to political correctness. Many like myself love every minute of it.
I’m beginning to think Trump represents as much a social revolution as a political reversal.
Thank you for your answers.
This.
I think Trump is playing political con man. I do not believe he is a conservative, he has no history of ideological conservatism, etc, but I think you nailed it pretty well. For a lot of people, they just don't care. For many on the right, it is enough to hope he really is one of them because they are so disgusted with the status quo.
If Trump were just saying these things to make a point and help the country, attacking PC because it needs to be done, attacking the liberal media narrative because someone has to do it, etc, he'd probably have even more support from people like me. My problem with him is he wants to be President, and I don't trust that he is an actual conservative, nor do I think he has the temperament at this time to be CiC, and I don't think he could win a general in 2016 election anyway.
However if Trump had just gone through this political cycle doing the above, fighting for conservative ideas, etc, as a non candidate just doing something he believes in, he would have set himself up for more support in 2020 or 2024. He would have established an actual conservative track record and possess all the slings and arrows thrown at him to prove it.
You are exactly right. The VAST majority of Americans are sick to death of the PC bullsh*t and admire a man like Trump who has the spine to tell it like it is and not be intimidated by anyone.
I believe what Ted Cruz says, I do not know if Donald Trump's words are real. I base my opinion on the actions of Ted Cruz and the actions of Donald Trump. Ted Cruz is consistent and the other one talks to Bill Clinton. I do not know if Trump truly believes what he says. I do know that Ted Cruz does.
I have also noted that the Media has tried to make Ted Cruz a “non person.” They do not attack him but ignore him. At the same time Donald Trump gets 24-7 coverage. There is a reason and agenda for this. The main stream media exception of Fox are advocates of the the Democrat party. Fox news is an advocate of the GOP elite also known as Jeb Bush. Fox News wants Trump to crash and burn and thus leave Jeb Bush as the alternative. Fox News hates Ted Cruz just as much as they hate Donald Trump.
When and if Ted Cruz becomes the leader in the primaries Fox News will turn on him like a rabid pit bulls led by Megan Kelly. I do not know Megan Kelly's political beliefs, but I do know she is driven by nothing but ego. The power to destroy is like heroin for those driven by ego. I do know without any doubt Megan Kelly could not have done what she did in the "so called debate" without the approval of those above her. Fox News is not the friend of Constitutional Conservatives. They are part of the power elite at the top. Never forget that. Pray for our grand republic, we may loose it.