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> "Democracy" is more or less an delusion those in power perpetuate to ensure the cattle think they have a choice Like him or not, Trump was very much not the
by naasking 4y ago
> "Democracy" is more or less an delusion those in power perpetuate to ensure the cattle think they have a choice
Like him or not, Trump was very much not the preference of those in power, and very much was the preference of many people in America. That shows the people do have power.
- midoridensha 4y agoYeah, as much as he disgusted me, it was really interesting watching him subvert the powers-that-be by defeating the Republican candidates one-by-one until he was the only one left, and then winning the general election largely because so many people really hated Hillary. What was sad was observing how, at the beginning of the primaries, most Republican voters seemed to hate him, and only a small core of extremists really liked him. But than after he was elected, the rank-and-file Republican voters all changed their opinions of him and became True Believers. It was an interesting exercise in group psychology I think.
- phpisthebest 4y agoAn aberition in the system is not a rule. Look what happened after the person that was supposed to win lost. That will never happen again the system will see to that
- naasking 4y ago> An aberition in the system is not a rule An aberration shows your rule is not actually a rule. Trump is also not the only time this happened. FDR also bucked the trend.