14. If Burke had Court of Marie Antoinette, what is Trump's Paradise Lost? I'd say mid-century America. John Wayne's America.
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15. It's not an accident Trump is trumpeting endorsement of John Wayne's family. Trump's promise is a return to John Wayne's world.
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16. J. Wayne's world non purely white world.Minorities have their place: Wayne's real life Latino wives, slave in Alamo.But white man on top
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@DouthatNYT Trump's promise is the end of decadence, the return of growth, the revival of (yes, mid-century vision of) the USA Future.6 replies 4 retweets 10 likes -
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18. Mr. Douthat is right about that facet of Trump's appeal: to idea that mid-20th-century USA was place of can-do vigor & competence.
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19. As ridiculous as Trump seems to non-fans, to his base he embodies managerial competence. The America that could do things.
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@Ed_Baptist wait a minute, the man built casinos covered in fake gold, with other people's money, but he's going to end decadence.5 replies 8 retweets 21 likes -
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22. What makes Trump decadent post-modern figure is he's mimicking earlier achievements. He's not Henry Ford who makes things but a "brand"
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23. Trump is a reality show Robber Baron who performs capitalist mastery ("you're fired") in era where real capitalism is in doldrums.
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24. Enough for now. As Mr. Douthat shrewdly noted, my argument is pilfered from @CoreyRobin's Reactionary Mind. Read it.
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@HeerJeet@CoreyRobin Just got through reading Robin. A rich argument.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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