Ah yes, if the democratic party had tactically shifted candidates at the right time, the US and the world could have continued business as usual for another 50 years.
Definitely. Absolutely!
No reason at all to consider that maybe people are completely fed up with the entire system, which strip-mines the planet’s resources and the fruits of the workers’ labor, to hand them to a dozen ghouls at the top.
And lacking literally ANY sane option for change, they chose an insane one.
He isn’t.
He’s a collectively shouted “fuck you” to the American political establishment.
He’s the result of a system that made peaceful protest toothless and brings the hammer down on anyone trying to enact change through direct action.
His voters used the only means they have to slap the political old guard (of both parties) in the face, and enjoy their desperation for a while. They didn’t feel like they had much to lose anyway.
Ah yes, if the democratic party had tactically shifted candidates at the right time, the US and the world could have continued business as usual for another 50 years.
Definitely. Absolutely!
No reason at all to consider that maybe people are completely fed up with the entire system, which strip-mines the planet’s resources and the fruits of the workers’ labor, to hand them to a dozen ghouls at the top.
And lacking literally ANY sane option for change, they chose an insane one.
How is Trump the cure for any of that?
He isn’t.
He’s a collectively shouted “fuck you” to the American political establishment.
He’s the result of a system that made peaceful protest toothless and brings the hammer down on anyone trying to enact change through direct action.
His voters used the only means they have to slap the political old guard (of both parties) in the face, and enjoy their desperation for a while. They didn’t feel like they had much to lose anyway.