Frank, et alia -
My opinion: scorn is a very powerful position; you can be scornful of
God. People who feel powerless and left out find Trump appealing
because they identify with the power implied by his scorn of the
elite, the establishment, etc. Remember Spiro Agnew calling the
educated "pointy headed intellectuals"?
In the meantime I'm very concerned with who's going to win the election.
I liked Michael Moore's observation:
"Across the Midwest, across the Rustbelt, I understand why a lot of
people are angry. And they see Donald Trump as their human Molotov
cocktail that they get to go into the voting booth on Nov 8. and
throw him into our political system,"
...
"I think they love the idea of blowing up the system"
...
“It will feel good—for a day. You know, maybe a week. Possibly a month.”
“Because you used the ballot as an anger management tool and now
you’re f**ked.”
He suggested that the pro-Brexit crowd in the UK had done the same
thing... (re: anger management)
While I might be mildly concerned that Trump could win the election (I
believe it would require voter apathy by at least 60% of us), I'm more
concerned that *when* Hillary wins, she will take it as a mandate for
her personal/dynastic agenda and her "team" will begin to ignore her
"new friends" who she needed desperately to win over the human Molotov
Cocktail.
The likes of Bernie, Jill, Amy, and Michael Moore will hopefully
continue to hold her left foot to the fire while stomping on her gnarly
right hawk-foot. Meanwhile, the likes of the Dalai Lama and Thich Nat
Hahn will continue to provide some spiritual centering and grace to the
whole scene. I'm guardedly hopeful in the shadow of the "worst of
times" scenarios flying at me from both sides.
- Steve
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