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Midnight Writer

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20. I am afraid Trump has stumbled into something long ignored; The Hero's Journey per Joseph Campbell.

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:37 AM

Sep 2017

Special lineage. Father issues. Early surprise success. Setbacks and enemies and challenges. He is always turned back at first, then pushes through.

He is playing out like a very familiar, very basic narrative. What I dread is the next step; success.

Moses, Hercules, Arthur, Horus, Beowulf. And now Trump?

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"Trump just made his race problem so much worse" [View all] janx Sep 2017 OP

I think he wants a full blown race war to break out in the country. LonePirate Sep 2017 #1

I'm not always a fan of this journalist, frankly, but he got this one right. janx Sep 2017 #2

Yeap, something Vlad and crew are known to sow in Europe uponit7771 Sep 2017 #7

That's a pretty blistering op-ed from Cillizza, especially considering The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #3

This is bleeding into not only the NFL, but also the NBA and MLB. janx Sep 2017 #5

As poster said below this shows Cilizza's ignorance of history sharedvalues Sep 2017 #22

It was vile and premeditated. The pattern is undeniable - the purpose is incitement. dalton99a Sep 2017 #4

The arrogance is astonishing. n/t janx Sep 2017 #6

I honestly don't know if he has the ability to premeditate. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #16

No question. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #23

President misjudged this one, badly. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #8

Yep. And don't forget Stephen Curry. janx Sep 2017 #10

Let's pray he doesn't back down. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #11

Possibly. This has become about *him*. janx Sep 2017 #12

The NFL's largsst viewer demographic is white male Republicans inwiththenew Sep 2017 #13

But they can't if players, esp. white players, start kneeling en masse sharedvalues Sep 2017 #14

I agree. Half of America, all colors, hates this warmongering Alice11111 Sep 2017 #18

Freaking Cilizza. 40 years too late. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #9

Cilizza is only 41 years old. phleshdef Sep 2017 #15

He's been wrong about GOP racism his whole life! sharedvalues Sep 2017 #21

Whether it's international relations or American sports, this Alice11111 Sep 2017 #17

when somebody disrespects our flag keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #19

I am afraid Trump has stumbled into something long ignored; The Hero's Journey per Joseph Campbell. Midnight Writer Sep 2017 #20

I've always leaned toward Shakespearean tragedy janx Sep 2017 #24