Why Trump’s America will live on
Spiked,
by
Joel Kotkin
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
12/5/2020 11:26:55 AM
Like many, if not most Americans, I am somewhat relieved to see the petulant, nasty and sometimes clearly unhinged Donald Trump leave the White House. Yet for all his antics and vitriol, Trump has left a legacy that will be difficult to ignore and, given the dispensation of his opponents, could shape the future for the next decade. Trump’s 2016 victory may be best considered a necessary colonic to a constipated political economy. He challenged in ways not seen for a generation the comfortable establishmentarian politics of both parties. Most critical of all, Trump, the scion of a property mogul, has re-established, along with his odd socialist doppelganger, Bernie Sanders
Reply 1 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 12/5/2020 11:34:01 AM (No. 624009)
Some posters just can't let go of the hate.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jeremiah29_11 12/5/2020 11:35:50 AM (No. 624010)
Most "Americans" want to see him stay in office another 4-8-16 years. Put a powered wig on him and you have the Founding Fathers.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Safari Man 12/5/2020 11:37:34 AM (No. 624012)
You lost me on the first sentence.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Italiano 12/5/2020 11:55:09 AM (No. 624024)
Don't let the first sentence fool you. For the most part, it's worth a read, or at least a skim. Interesting times ahead.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Condor44 12/5/2020 11:59:17 AM (No. 624026)
You should at least read the whole article before throwing stones. Kotkin has a problem with Trumps personality, not his policies. He actually gives them a thumbs up while calling out the dems and their masters on Wall street and silicon valley. Read, before condemning.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Krause 12/5/2020 12:02:06 PM (No. 624029)
Lots of people are much better off because of Donald Trump, in spite of the China virus. Biden will destroy the economy, just like Obama did.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
TXknitter 12/5/2020 12:03:38 PM (No. 624031)
Well, #4, I too was put off by the dishonest and unnecessary first sentence. Then I decided to go ahead and scan the next few paragraphs. When Kotkin actually equates Bernie Commie Sanders as equal to Trump when it comes to being a positive transformative leader, forget it!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 12/5/2020 12:20:50 PM (No. 624043)
I don't have to read the whole article when it starts with a lie. Petulant and nasty. No, Joel, I think you would be describing the Democrats.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
FormerDem 12/5/2020 12:42:09 PM (No. 624064)
I think he is still on track to win. And his landslide of voters are interested about who forms judgments without undertaking due diligence. We still love you and hope you are employed somewhere, but not in a job informing us or looking after our interests, because you didn't.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
The Remnants 12/5/2020 12:59:10 PM (No. 624087)
I heard this morning that Biden intends to have a virtual inauguration - should it happen. Because of THE COVID of course. In truth, he probably assumes Trump would not attend - should it happen - he shouldn't - would show approval of a crime - and one wonders who would attend - should it happen.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
udanja99 12/5/2020 1:22:34 PM (No. 624109)
#10, if he does manage to steal the election, I suggest we make inauguration in DC and every city and town in the country into one giant MAGA rally. Imagine the optics of Fingers being inaugurated in his basement vs millions of flag waving Trump supporters thronging DC and all those other cities with flags flying. The last DC MAGA rally had 1.7 million in attendance and I’d bet that we could easily beat that number.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 12/5/2020 1:24:44 PM (No. 624111)
Trump is petulant, nasty, and unhinged? That applies far more to his opponents in both parties. Name one Democrat or Republican that can hold a candle to Trump. There aren't any.
Trump's America will live on. He showed there is indeed an alternative to the Washington politics as usual. These jerks want to kill the economy and at the same time enrich themselves. Two can play at that game. Don't invest in anything that these creeps will cash in on. Minimize your spending.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
pros7767 12/5/2020 1:56:28 PM (No. 624146)
Despite the snarky comments, parts of his analysis are correct in a rational world. Unfortunately, if Biden is sworn in, there will never be a rational world.
What the author completely misses in the article is that this election was stolen from President Trump and WTP. Why would he think there will be a free and fair election in this country ever again? Those he criticizes in the article are the ones in total control now!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
anniebc 12/5/2020 3:12:34 PM (No. 624183)
You're not like most of US, Joe. Shut up!
4 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
smokincol 12/5/2020 4:45:04 PM (No. 624219)
your snide and nasty remark at the beginning of this item quickly confirmed to me that you are beyond the lowest level snake in the woodpile, whoever the hell you are.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 12/5/2020 6:08:09 PM (No. 624239)
Spiked Magazine (often spelled Sp!ked) is peopled by the writers of ''Living Marxism.'' Freedom of Assembly, I guess. Or maybe of Religion.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 12/6/2020 4:22:28 AM (No. 624414)
Not what I expect from this community.
President Trump is an enema?
If I want Trump-hate, there are thousands of palaces I can go.
Is there no refuge from the Trump-haters - the people who hate me?
Kotkin and his ilk should hope I never meet them in an alley.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
franq 12/6/2020 8:33:29 AM (No. 624477)
If Biden is sworn in, it's over for a number of reasons. First - no more true elections. It will all be for show. Second - decrees and eventually rationing. Got to save the earth, you know. Stimulus packages for gun returns, low family size (bonus for no kids). Mandatory vaccination with implanted chip for verification. Nationwide euthanasia legalization. In short, the left will lead us into the Tribulation.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
dave22q 12/6/2020 8:49:58 AM (No. 624486)
I think the author is overly optimistic in suggesting outcomes but his observations are right on. The triumph of woke corporatism will indeed be temporary. History suggests the result will be bloody over reaction as the enlisted military stands down and the mob comes for the elites. Trump in '24 might be the last chance to avoid this result.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/6/2020 10:33:10 AM (No. 624551)
Not many journalists have the talent to cause you to drop their articles in the first paragraph but this leftist clown is one. He must have been "spiked" in the head by a 275 pound tackle because he makes zero sense in between the lies. Donald Trump is in the same league with General George Patton, you either like him or you don't, but it's a mistake not to recognize the courage and brilliant leadership.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
NYbob 12/6/2020 8:11:27 PM (No. 624845)
I am so sick of rats and rat sympathizers crying about President Trump's demeanor. Like any President in the last 50 years has been an emotional role model. The shuck and jive BO, that's 'Presidential?' His overt racism was a huge turn off for me, but I don't count, cause I'm not sensitive to the 'manners' of the W.H.? BOs wife came right out and hated the USA. Who else, the Clintons? Good grief, the sex alone was bad enough, but the murder of their close associates was a little 'unhinged,' wouldn't you say? George Bush the sop who stood by while maniacs wrote plays about killing him and said nothing when Harry Reid lied daily, that sure is good leadership. Let's go all the way back to JFK, the model of a gracious, witty, President by many chattering class standards. Bedding the Mafiaoso's girlfriend??? His 'vitamin' shots? Maybe Gerald Ford is not 'nasty' enough to make the cut for this clown, but after the list of losers in the W.H. having a guy who calls liars, liars right to their face is refreshing to say the least. IF the rats win, nothing short of a blood in the streets accounting of the obvious traitors will save the freedoms we won't fight for. This election and the last 4 years are obvious proof of the influence of enemies of the USA, foreign and domestic. There will be no more America as we know it. NONE. Liars telling you if you can make a living or when you wear a useless mask is just the start of a living hell. You can't live without a justice system and a complete lack of accountable government and that is where we are. We have already lost too much of both.
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