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Anyone who sees Trump as either an aberration or a savior is deeply deluded on the state of America. In my opinion, the US world order’s decay was unmasked in
by SirensOfTitan 1y ago
Anyone who sees Trump as either an aberration or a savior is deeply deluded on the state of America.
In my opinion, the US world order’s decay was unmasked in 2008, and it has been accelerating since. The two economic realities between the poor rural America and the rich coastal cities (and even within them there is so much clear wealth disparity) have only gotten worse, and the political and bureaucratic system isn’t really capable of skillfully dealing with it.
Trump actually speaks to the realities that few politicians will (Bernie Sanders did too in 2016, hence his appeal), though his prescribed solutions are likely just accelerating the country’s demise.
- dmix 1y agoWell said
- agumonkey 1y agoTrump is basically a golden populist then. All these parties will gladly point as t issues, because it give them the spotlight.
- camillomiller 1y agoAgreed. The 2008 crisis and the Snowden revelations were the long turning point
- watwut 1y agoIt is not primary about economy or powerty. That one is an excuse, a rationalization.
- selfhoster11 1y agoI don't see why you'd say "deeply deluded" is the only option, instead of simply "not that knowledgeable" being one. As a European, the election (and then re-election) of Trump was an aberration, but that's because I didn't know about/follow US's internal problems.
- zug_zug 1y agoI disagree. 1% issue aside - There are things Trump has done that have no American precedent, such as Jan 6th, openly insisting he'll run for a 3rd term, and too many others to list here. In that sense he is absolutely an aberration.