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There is a major error in the linked article which is claiming its the end of the establishment rather than just another turn of the cyclical wheel. Also it ca
by VLM 11y ago
There is a major error in the linked article which is claiming its the end of the establishment rather than just another turn of the cyclical wheel. Also it carefully avoids recent history.
On the R side I'm one of the guys who was kicked out by the neocons for not being a bond villain warmonger or televangelist wannabe. The neos were the establishment for a couple decades, and now the wheel turns and we're going back to "real" republicans again and kicking out the neos. I'm pretty happy Trump voter, but I'm really an anti-Jeb voter or anti-Rubio voter. Is Trump the best real republican out there? Probably not, but he's the first in the limelight of this new cycle.
On the D side their party kicked out all the hippies and replaced them with Wall Street shills. At least in leadership positions. The R purged their entire party whereas the D has always had hippies, just no longer in leadership. Again they're not eliminating the concept of an establishment, they're just kicking the wall street shills out and putting the hippies back in charge. Again, is Sanders the best hippie out there? Probably not, but he's the first in the limelight of this new cycle.
If I can't vote for Trump I'll vote for Sanders. I trust an honest enemy more than I trust my own parties former leaders. I don't think this is an unusual outlook, either. If, oh who am I kidding, when, Hillary screws Sanders out of the nomination, Trump should pick Sanders as veep, that would be epic.
The interesting part is the synchronization across party lines. Both parties having a coup at the same time? Well, the rank and file have more in common with each other than they do with their former leadership, so...
Other than those minor issues its a very good article.
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- mineshaftgap 11y agoThe democratic party elites have already decided that Hillary is the nominee. In their mind it is her turn regardless of her likability. The republicans are powerless to stop Trump. Trump and Sanders would be pretty weird but probably electable.
- cmrdporcupine 11y agoNaturally Sanders would not accept veep, they're class enemies. I also don't accept that Sander's left populism is in the same category as Trumps' fake right populism. As another commenter stated quite well above, Trump is establishment. You can't get more establishment than a real estate tycoon who got rich from daddy's money. It's the same thing as the Bush family, just more crude.