10-10-2016, 09:24 AM
Quote:WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump said his admission that he likes to assault women was just “locker room talk.” He admitted he didn’t pay taxes. He had Bill Clinton’s past accusers seated in the front row. And he promised to prosecute his political rival if he wins.
The morning after the debate where the GOP nominee did all those things, his campaign manager woke up and went on TV to say it was a good thing for voters.
“I think it was a good night for democracy,” Trump’s campaign boss, Kellyanne Conway, said on the “Today” show when asked if the display was good for American politics.
“They really have a contrast. They really have a choice in two candidates this year, in this election cycle, next month,” Conway insisted.
“For those interested in issues, which we talk about every day, there was plenty to hear about in those 90 minutes,” Conway added.
She also detailed some of those issues, briefly touching on Syria and Iraq, while dwelling on the biggies that Trump does indeed talk about every day: Hillary Clinton’s email and Benghazi.
So yes, there was a contrast.
Yes, it may be a good day for democracy, but for reasons that Ms. Conway fails to recognize. Donald Trump sealed his political demise by scaring Republicans into having to decide whether they want to end up on an "enemies list" should he win or keep him from winning.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.