Important, if obvious, point: Donald Trump is both a cause of—AND a reaction to—the tribalism, cultural decay, & anomie America is facing.
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His raison d'être is to fight the Left’s culture war (using media, pop culture, reality TV means)—not to pass conservative legislation.
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It should be noted that I disagreed deeply and profoundly with this strategy. But that is beside the point.
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Primarily, I wanted a peacemaker who could unify the country and win the argument (& then win the vote). Trump is stoking the bitterness.
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But maybe I was just naive. Maybe the Left would have destroyed Rubio. Maybe the Trump people are just realists. We may never know.
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"Victimhood card" has been "Trumped" by white privilege for centuries. The Joker is a black man swinging from a tree.
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Why hasn't the left produced a trump of trump like figure?
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That Oaf of Office didn't take an Oath of Office for just 30% of the electorate, though.
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Spot on!
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