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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Rise of Donald Trump is a big flashing neon sign that something is very wrong in this country [View all]
Even with his (hopefully) big fall, his ascendency to the Republican nominee, is more than just what's wrong with the Republican party itself.
It's also about our electoral system, the gap between the very wealthy and everyone else and the disconnect between Trump the person and businessman and his tens of millions of voters, and much more.
It's easy to lose the plot for the horserace ( generated largely by our dismal media and other factors).
As far as I know, he's the most unqualified candidate for President in our history. He's unqualified for any office.
His revelatory stream of consciousness gobbledygook is disqualifying in and of itself.
I keep coming back to how the hell did we end up here? Is the ultimate culture war battle? How did we become this divided?
Is the culture of worship for "American success" as potent as it seems?
I keep wavering between confidence that there is no way he can possibly win to a sinking sick making feeling that anything is possible.
I keep asking myself who could support anyone who says the shit gushes from his mouth? This is a man who bragged that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and he still wouldn't lose his voters.
How the hell did we get here?