Presidential election, 2016

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(10-05-2016, 07:48 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:

(10-05-2016, 06:53 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(10-05-2016, 06:14 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: Another almost-unprecedented endorsement of HRC. For the 3rd time in its history, Atlantic endorses a Presidential candidate:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arch...mp/501161/

You know, when editors of major publications decide to be clear and succinct, they can use the English language really well.  I was mildly impressed by the USA Today version, but The Atlantic said what has been said repeatedly quite well.

The Atlantic Wrote:Donald Trump, on the other hand, has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office. His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of America’s nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.

Call me naive but all of this has a Regeneracy feel to it. Now, the fly in the ointment will be the Trump supporters and other fringe elements. In order to truly form up the Regeneracy, some fraction of the fringe elements need to be won back into the emerging new coalition, which clearly transcends the legacy boundaries of the Democratic and Republican Parties. Back 20 years ago when I was a Clinton hater, I never imagined I would be sitting here with my own plan to vote for HRC meanwhile witnessing the amazing sequence of events now unfolding.

We have a regeneracy if Donald Trump goes down to defeat by a 10% or greater margin, and Republicans lose both Houses of Congress. Such suggests that America has rejected both the fascist economy of the Corporate State (government by lobbyists) and the lure of fascistic violence as a political tool.

Is this the death of conservatism? Hardly. Democrats are winning over some people (middle-class minorities) whose demographics suggest that they should be conservative on taxes and spending -- and culture. Conservatism will revive, but with an emphasis on small business as the economic heroes, with a rejection of violence, and with the desire for some ethnic and religious concord.