It's not enough for them to succeed, but that others must fail. And not just some amorphous mass of "others," but certain, identifiable, named others must suffer in order for their success to be truly validated.
Steve Benen did a story about it here.
Trump voter: 'He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting'
Jan. 8, 2019, 7:43 AM PST / Updated Jan. 8, 2019, 7:46 AM PST
By Steve Benen
The New York Times published an interesting report over the weekend on the real-world effects of Donald Trump's trade war, highlighting some of those who feeling the greatest pinch.
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The quote came to mind this morning, reading a new article from the New York Times today on Jackson County, Fla., in the state's panhandle, which was already struggling in the wake of Hurricane Michael, but which is now also feeling the adverse effects of Trump's government shutdown. The piece included this anecdote:
A few miles away, another prison employee, Crystal Minton, accompanied her fiancé to a friend's house to help clear the remnants of a metal roof mangled by the hurricane. Ms. Minton, a 38-year-old secretary, said she had obtained permission from the warden to put off her Mississippi duty until early February because she is a single mother caring for disabled parents. Her fiancé plans to take vacation days to look after Ms. Minton's 7-year-old twins once she has to go to work. The shutdown on top of the hurricane has caused Ms. Minton to rethink a lot of things."I voted for him, and he's the one who's doing this," she said of Mr. Trump. "I thought he was going to do good things. He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting."
There's nothing more damning that I could possibly add to Ms. Minton's comment.
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