Pops wrote:trumps approval is falling fast Ibon. I never woulda thunk it.
It's almost as if some the people who had been nodding their dittoheads in unison finally realized what he'd been lying all along. The people who took him seriously but not literally are realizing some others are more than happy to use him literally as an excuse for whatever little delusional fantasy Rambo cos-play fetish they've been nursing for years.
When populists fall they fall hard because they don't build anything of consequence. Their populism stems from stoking grievances which has a short shelf life when the underlying bedrock reasons for those grievances don't get addressed.
In the case of Trump supporters those that ran hardest with his delusions were exactly as you say, emasculated white males with Rambo fetishes. Just look at all the gear and attire! They wanted glory and many will end up in jail.
What is the compromise between apples and bedsprings? Kangaroos and oranges?
LOL.
It is a slower progress of enacting any and all of those 3 basic reforms which are universal and not ideological for those who are hurting economically; affordable health care, livable minimum wage and affordable higher education. I compare this to brick laying. Layer by layer society slowly sees basic improvements.
Underneath all the acting out folks have a hunger for a sense of place and a sense of solid ground. Where is the solid ground when you are in debt up to your eyeballs just trying to cope with the basic necessities. Government reforms that start the process to address economic and social inequities can represent a way to start that process of building solid ground.
America is shattered. The bad part is that folks are unhinged. The good part is that recognition and acceptance of this can allow for a new foundation to be erected, leaving behind the monkey on all Americans backs that they are deserving and exceptional.
Dignity in work. Whether you are a plumber or coder. A wage that allows you to be free of anxiety to pay for the basic neccesities of life. Educational opportunities open to all who have the ambition free of the financial burden that just institutionalizes debt slavery.
Patiently awaiting the pathogens. Our resiliency resembles an invasive weed. We are the Kudzu Ape
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