Quote (PlasmaSnake101 @ May 23 2022 11:10am)
Is it about the party or the people? The Republican votes prefer the crazy, maybe they're buying what they're selling. I don't think a protectionist/nationalist platform will have the opportunity to achieve a contract with America moment. The entrenched interests of the political and financial elite will not allow that.
Doubling down on anti-intellectualism makes sense when the intellectuals are stupid. Embracing conspiracy theories makes sense when they keep turning out to be true.
Bush invaded Iraq and committed war crimes, he lied to do so. That seems insane to support.
Trump was the most peaceful President since Carter.
The truth is, they say Trump is insane because they see Bush as rational. The Iraq War was not insane because the entrenched interests that direct American policy wanted regime change in Iraq since before the Gulf War and simply needed the proper pretext for engaging in such a policy.
The "sane" GOP is the party that goes along with the plan. The same plan the Democrats are playing by. The last half decade is evidence of this. There is no democratic will, the policy of the United States Government does not reflect the will of the electorate. But it does reflect the will of international corporations and the Global Elite. Now I wonder if maybe the global elite and international corporations might actually be the ones in control.
That's correct. However, embracing the crazy isn't going to help them in the medium/long term. Yes, it will feel good to own the libs for an election cycle, but those voters are still going to be miserable human beings. You can blame the elites for "squashing" a new contract with America but the reality is that there's no leadership to pull that off. They simply lack the strength and willpower to execute it.
Doubling down on anti-intellectualism DOESN'T make sense if the intellectuals are stupid. Replacing these "dumb intellectuals" with your own is the smart choice. Being dumber than the intellectuals is about the stupidest fucking thing you could do. This is why we need leadership to put us on a path forward.
They don't see Trump as "insane" because Bush is rational. They called Bush a fucking idiot too. They see Trump as "insane" because he wasn't up for the job and he doesn't have a nose for talent. The guy failed to enact much of his policy because he's a tremendous fucking idiot and is incredibly lazy. Really, the only thing he brought to the table was schadenfreude and being able to bend the media to his will.