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Trump might be good for America, in the same way Brexit might prove to be good for Britain. These events pull the mist away, and show that something is fundamen
by AdeptusAquinas 10y ago
Trump might be good for America, in the same way Brexit might prove to be good for Britain. These events pull the mist away, and show that something is fundamentally broken.
Democracy is not supposed to be the rule of the mob. There are supposed to be safeguards, constitutions and general education that mean the mess of voting still leads the country in a forward, progressive direction. Each generation better than the last etc.
Both Trump and Brexit show that somewhere along the line that process has failed. And its their opponents that are to blame - they made too many assumptions, capitalised on the wrong emotions for their personal gain etc.
Bringing it all crashing to the ground in a mix of bad hair and racism gives an opportunity, after the dust settles, to rebuild better than before.
Assuming we survive the global recession to follow shortly of course.
- vacri 10y agoTrump isn't capitalising on the actions of his opponents, but on the culture of fear that his own party has been generating for so long.
- vixen99 10y agoI understand your evident discomfort. How galling to find that seventeen million people (dumbos?) constituting the 'mob' (five million more than ever voted at any period in any UK general election) gave a thumbs down to the EU as a governing body that imposes rules and regulations on people irrespective of their wishes. If only those intellectuals who <did> support Brexit had had a better education!