Both articles are long but deserve to be read.
Simple; Trump is an atomic weapon we hope to plant in downtown DC, and blow the damn town up.
Look up Black Swan Event.
Black Swan Don.
Who said they live below the poverty line? On the contrary his supporters tend to be middle class laborers, particularly union members. That’s why he’s been beset with thuggery at his rallies. Thuggery is a tried and true union tactic. It has nothing to do with fascism. But the author is correct that there aren’t enough of them to get him elected. Particularly since the Democrats have such influence with the unions.
I think Trump has crafted a message that resonates with a lot of people; hence, he has a lot of support. There is no single reason for his ascendancy but, rather, multiple reasons and factors. Ultimately, two party representative democracy is pretty complex and Americans are doing the best they can with this system.
Podhoretz, another foaming and frothing at the mouth neo-con artist. Not worth the time reading.
He makes some good points. I agree that the seeds of Trump were sown in 2008 when both the OWS and the Tea Party ends of the political spectrum opposed taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street, and yet Washington did them anyway. Nobody wanted to vent their spleens on a new President who was a member of a protected racial minority. So the rage got put away in the vault, to be hauled out now.
I also agree that a lot of Trump’s support comes from a desire by many in the public to have a big, tough bully come along and “punish” their oppressors.
This is not always a bad or unhealthy thing for society IMHO.
Long on intellectual preening, short on grass roots analysis.
This is a completely worthless article. It goes into great length and analysis about absolutely nothing.
Trump, Podhoretz says, is the Great Hammer with which every disgruntled white man wants to cudgel his nemesis. Anger does not motivate for long. Inspiration motivates.
Podhoretz wants us to believe Trump’s supporters want, somehow to live in the past. Aberrant nonsense. What we want is to get back on track with the American Constitution.
Very simply:
The citizens are sick of the illegal alien invasion.
Trump stepped up and said he would stop it while everyone else was discussing how to accomodate the illegal aliens and their employers.
Both parties have been INTENTIONALLY flooding the country with fraudulently documented foreigners since the last amnesty while the citizens are still waiting for the enforcement we were promised would make another unncecessary.
Here is an analysis of Trump, which will explain him to those who want to really understand the motivations involved:
Trump really is a natural (instinctive) Conservative, now in wake-up mode. He has already performed an immense service to the Conservative cause. Read:
Trump: Metaphor For American Conservatism.
And my analysis is a lot shorter, a lot more to the point.
We Stand With Trump!
William Flax