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In reply to the discussion: Here's why 52% of British voted to leave [View all]FighttheFuture
(1,313 posts)pulse of the people. He senses, like the feral parasite he is, where things are and what people are perceiving. Couple that with his masterful manipulation of the media, and he does appear to be a puppet master. He is not, but spun appearances in today's culture count for so much, alas. In that sense he is very useful and if you ignore what he is saying or where he goes, it is to your own determine as the Republican Party leaders discovered. Use Trump to gain a sense of what is happening, what people are really feeling, and where possible take on those positions, clarify them and and take away his power before it is too late.
To also clarify, positions like Trumps' misogyny, racism, bigotry, intolerance, hateful divisiveness, Fuck HIM and Fuck those who go for that crap. They should not be respected and should be resisted. Where is talking about bad trade deals, lost jobs, bankers, walls street, etc. Those are powerful positions and we need to take them on, as Bernie was, to rob Trump of his power he gains from them under his image as some "deal maker". Trump will do jack shit about them. There is a better chance the Democrats will actually do something about them, to really try to address them, and people need to understand that.