11-25-2020, 03:43 PM
(11-25-2020, 03:27 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I consider that the Republicans pulled off a huge ruse by convincing people that the Tea Party and Trump are movements against "elites." Nothing could be further from the truth. They are movements that are foundations stones for much greater growth in the power of elites.
I suspect the Tea Party against establishment conflict was real enough for a while, but when Trump started gathering the base the nature of the relationship changed greatly. The establishment became unable to put their own candidate up, and Trump acted for the elites forcing things sour.
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.