Trump. A law breaker, willing to break the law again, a felon. This should exclude him from political office. Blame the founding fathers
Trump supporters. Driven by four forces: Fear, Greed, Misguided Patriotism and (the great majority) Ignorance.
Fear: Without Trump certain politicians would lose their expectations of power. Even to disagree puts them at risk. Regard them as AI lemmings.
Greed. Those with commercial control. Looking for beneficial changes in tax law and in the relaxation of statutes that preserve employee rights.
Misguided Patriotism. Seen by some as “My country right or wrong”.
Ignorance (It takes different forms). Trump, now a politician, gained national recognition via a TV programme viewed by many with virtually no interest in, and/or knowledge of, politicians in general. To them Trump’s competitors are a mere blur.
Trump speaks demotically and – when off script – chaotically. Just like many under-educated parts of the electorate. Thus there is a bond.
Trump offers extreme and contrary self-serving opinions as if they were established facts. Again, a bond with those who cannot, or are too lazy, to search for corroboration.
Trump implicitly supports physical action without mentioning all its consequences. This appeals to those who enjoy abrupt brawling in bars and who believe all difficult problems can be solved with guns.
Those who have (metaphorically yet fatally) turned their faces away from Trump, hoping he will simply disappear.
I expect to see you appear on tele at the next opening night of The Proms knocking off a bit of Rachmaninoff.
ReplyDeleteSir Hugh: Wrongly positioned. Only simple melodies.
DeleteBeing a convicted felon doesn't keep him from running for president. True story.
ReplyDeleteColette: As I say, blame your Founding Fathers.
DeleteRoderick, you certainly have assessed the situation perfectly. I've always considered DT a Buffoon, but it's the trail of followers ala' the Emperor's New Clothes as the perfect analogy for the Lemmings that follow him.
ReplyDeleteSandi: A buffoon is someone who needn't be taken seriously. A better word is demagogue: an agitator who makes use of popular prejudices to gain power. Unfortunately the USA seems to specialise in such phenomena. Governor George Wallace of Alabama was one such back in the sixties. Further back, in the thirties, Huey Long (The Kingfish), democrat (!) governor of Louisiana, was another. Long was completely assassinated, Wallace (whom I well remember reading about at the time) was partly assassinated.
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