Oct 21, 2022·edited Oct 21, 2022Liked by Thomas M Gregg
Trump is an ogre, a clinical-level narcissist to be sure. His behavior on 1/6/21 demonstrated that, in case you needed proof. Many who voted for him recognize his deep personality flaws but voted for him anyway, for political reasons, not because of his personal character.
Meanwhile, since 2015, Trump has been the lightning rod for wide discontent in American democracy with neoliberal technocracy and "experts" and all their attendant ills -- two wars we can't figure out, a devastating financial crisis that parts of the country still haven't recovered from (a result of elite's monetary and globalization policies), massive erosion in the lower socioeconomic orders and regions (a result of the elite's monetary and globalization policies), with the COVID pandemic (its origin and spread results of the elite's globalization policies) and attendant devastating response (a result of the technocracy's absurd claims of omniscience and "higher truth"). Got that?
Trump will off the stage soon enough. That politics will be with us for the rest of our lifetimes, and it's only gotten stronger among younger Americans. One of our parties is no longer a real party and doesn't represent middle and working class voters as it once did -- instead, it's stalking horse for wealthy donors and legacy media, with some legacy special interest groups (like public employee unions) attached.
Trump is an ogre, a clinical-level narcissist to be sure. His behavior on 1/6/21 demonstrated that, in case you needed proof. Many who voted for him recognize his deep personality flaws but voted for him anyway, for political reasons, not because of his personal character.
Meanwhile, since 2015, Trump has been the lightning rod for wide discontent in American democracy with neoliberal technocracy and "experts" and all their attendant ills -- two wars we can't figure out, a devastating financial crisis that parts of the country still haven't recovered from (a result of elite's monetary and globalization policies), massive erosion in the lower socioeconomic orders and regions (a result of the elite's monetary and globalization policies), with the COVID pandemic (its origin and spread results of the elite's globalization policies) and attendant devastating response (a result of the technocracy's absurd claims of omniscience and "higher truth"). Got that?
Trump will off the stage soon enough. That politics will be with us for the rest of our lifetimes, and it's only gotten stronger among younger Americans. One of our parties is no longer a real party and doesn't represent middle and working class voters as it once did -- instead, it's stalking horse for wealthy donors and legacy media, with some legacy special interest groups (like public employee unions) attached.