NP A Trump Theory

[Atticus Pinecone]

Let's remember the other candidates' extreme bigotry as well. All of which would typically be normalized, yet this time were shouted out. The situation was really, really bad.

At least both parties are severely damaged now.  

> On Sep 17, 2017, at 2:45 PM, Jochen Stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's not a virtue, it's a bliss.
> 
> 2017-09-17 20:33 GMT+02:00 ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com>:
>> But Kid, it's America, not WWF or TRump. It's who we are and mostly
>> who we've always been.
>> 
>> Stupidity and ignorance, especially of complex public policy, is a virtue.
>> 
>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/books/the-death-of-expertise-explores-how-ignorance-became-a-virtue.html?mcubz=3
>> 
>> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 10:24 AM, da kid <peterock86 at live.com> wrote:
>> > Trimp's whole style comes from pro wrestling. The way he calls people out,
>> > the way he struts at his rallies or debates after he says something that
>> > riles the crowd up; very WWF. He appeals to the white trash that love him
>> > because memories of WWF are tightly entwined with memories of childhood
>> > happiness and ideas about what a man is. Trimp even appeared in a match one
>> > time. I had thiis idea when I was riding the bus and I heard the radio talk
>> > show people talking about the Iron Sheikh's Twitter account. Apparently he's
>> > "not P.C." and he "tells it like it is." I live in WV and this is the
>> > sentiment I hear the most coming from the Trumplodytes. The whole
>> > "snowflake" thing has been genius propaganda for the right wingers.
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org <owner-pynchon-l at waste.org> on behalf of ish
>> > mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com>
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 6:54:13 AM
>> > To: Pynchon-l
>> > Subject: Re: NP A Trump Theory
>> >
>> > His greater appeal is that he bullies the people nearly every American
>> > openly thinks must be bullied. Most Americans still cling to the myth
>> > of American Exceptionalism. This myth, one whose power is greater than
>> > the American economy and greater than her war machine, has made
>> > America great and dangerous, to herself and to the world, and because
>> > it is in steady decline, nationally and internationally, it is more
>> > dangerous than ever. But it lives and its power should not be
>> > underestimated. For its power is its people and their myth. And Trump
>> > is their grotesque American hero. He is a postmodern Andrew Jackson
>> > and Pt Barnum and Ahab and Gatsby. Lynch him with tar and feathers,
>> > but Starbuck will not take the wheel.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:16 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Irin Carmon @irin
>> >> My theory of Trump's relative appeal is no matter who you are, eventually
>> >> he
>> >> gets around to bullying someone you secretly think deserves it.
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