Who Can Beat Trump?

[David Horn]

(09-15-2018, 09:45 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(09-15-2018, 09:59 AM)David Horn Wrote: Yes, there are racists of all races, and dissing Christians is pretty easy, given their own proclivities.  This is why we are moving to the extremes.  We are seeking safety in numbers, by allying with those who love what we love and hate what we hate.  It's intellectually dishonest, but pretty much what's happening.

I would watch the above.  I am beginning to see the conservatives and autocratic folk as clinging tightly to what Kinser calls a tribe, and rejecting the idea that all men, all tribes, should be equal.  What you can do to make things better for people like you would be fine by those values.

I am dubious.

It's the autocrat playbook:

• Find a disaffected group and claim them as your own
  
• Be certain that the word gets out that you and only you can be their champion
  
• Expect fealty as your due, since you are 'sacrificing for them'
  
• Rinse and repeat.
  

Trump is playing this song on heavy rotation.  The only question: when, if ever, does it just get old?  If the answer is 'never', then we are in serious danger of open violence, with Trump standing, arms folded, and nodding to the crowd.  Trump may lead a minority, but so did George Washington.  There is no inherent strength I numbers in the difference in intensity is too great.