I followed the link to the cartoon strip version of "Road to Serfdom" and I'm struggling to find a connection here. If anything, Trump is the complete opposite of the "strong man" you allude to him being.
Personally I think the Trump presidency can be a great one because Trump is all about going against conventional thinking and doing things differently. I sincerely believe he would put the very best people in place at key positions, as opposed to putting people in place for political reasons. When Obama named Shrillary as Secratary of State, do you really think he did that because he thought that that old shrew was the best person for the job? No! She was horrible for the job. He put her in that position to buy off the Clintons, so that they would get over the 2008 election and support his re-election in 2012. It was nothing more than a "quid-pro-quo".
Trump will not need to do that. He can put people in positions on merit, not as favors in exchange for favors in return.
What would be a catastrophe would be if Shrillary or Jebbie Bush got the presidency.
Frankly, I think there are strong odds we are headed for catastrophe regardless of who gets elected.
But one thing you said interests me: “Trump will not need to do that. He can put people in positions on merit, not as favors in exchange for favors in return.”
That can be a good thing or bad thing. It depends on what the leader has in mind. What concerns me the most about Trump is that he is a political chameleon, has a huge ego and a “my way or the highway” attitude.
I’ve said to young men who are engaged: “Look at how your future bride responds to people and events she is really angry with because at times it will be directed at you. Can you andle it?”
So I picture Trump performing his MO as president and imagine he is implementing something I - and most of congress - is strongly against. How will he respond? Will he be even worse than Obama? I don’t know, but these are questions worth trying to answer.
Again, I love what he is doing. I have to decide if I trust him. His comments about Christianity are not re-assuring.