Josh:: The Trumpian Song of Sexual Violence

[RogueTrooper]

Of all the comentators in this years election I think Josh over at TPM has the best take on Trump.

Both of these strategies have some logic to them. I think they're likely to be effective to a limited degree, if you don't include the offsetting negative effect of how much this stuff turns a lot of people off. But since there is that offsetting effect why is he doing this? I think this is all just an over-literal way of looking at things which misses the point of the dominance politics which is at the root of everything Trump does. Trump is doing this for the simple reason of brutalizing Clinton and showing that he can do so. Whether it makes any sense as a literal argument is really beside the point. It is at the root of the "bitch slap" mentality that power is demonstrated by inflicting harm on others and showing they can't fight back. Trump did something similar to his primary opponents, only with a woman it has a distinct edge because dominance politics is inherently gendered. To return to that ugly phrase, when a guy "bitch slaps" someone (usually another man) he makes them into a woman by dominating them with a demonstration of violence.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-trumpian-song-of-gender-violence

[Hekate]

1. Women see it -- I hope enough of them are Republican to turn the tide yuuuugely

[bemildred]

2. Yep, monkey politics, that's Mr. Trump.

"Winning through intimidation"