What’s kinda funny was that even before the primary and I was a strong nevertrumper, I thought that if he got the nomination he would win the presidency. It was because of my belief for YEARS that Hillary is not physically up to it (I’m still shocked she ran) and that there are a LOT of kids on the left and anarchists that would see Trump as their “outsider” even though he’s rich.
Heck, the young revolutionaries seem to always fall behind some old rich guy. It’s kinda funny.
>>Heck, the young revolutionaries seem to always fall behind some old rich guy. It’s kinda funny.
There is a long tradition in British and American politics of the “mad squire” as populist revolutionary. In the UK, this used to be called “Tory anarchism”, with leading examples being such 20th century figures as Bertrand Russell and Enoch Powell, and Nigel Farage in the 21st century.
In the US, some examples are Trump, of course, but also earlier leaders like Barry Goldwater, Reagan, and maybe Eugene McCarthy and Ralph Nader on the left.