In the meanwhile, Hillary came out with a series of economic proposals that are very interesting but that no one is discussing because everybody is fascinated with the cathartic spectacle of Trump.
Economy is currently good*, and nobody is that interested in the long-term, so Hillary ‘ s efforts are going largely unnoticed. Trump, on the other hand, enacts the “cry of the goat” – a venerable ancient ritual – that offers a cathartic release to the viewers.
Everybody has something they are not saying and desires they are not acting upon. This is the price of civilization, as Freud pointed out. If we want to live in a civilized society, we have to repress many of our impulses. Nobody but an infant urinates or defecates wherever the fancy takes them, for instance. We all make an effort to conduct the process in a civilized way.
All of the dark thoughts and impulses every one of us has are similarly repressed and never shared with the world. Our dark thoughts might or might not be about Mexicans or Vietnam vets but we all have them. And we all pay the price of neurosis for repressing them.
When Trump enacts a carefree release of dark thoughts and impulses, we can vicariously experience this release by observing him. This is the function of a sacrificial goat: to offer a cathartic experience to the public who identifies with the goat and is, for a moment, free of the burden of neurosis.
And for those who will proudly declare that they are not following Trump’s performance and are experiencing no catharsis through him, I have to disappoint. This doesn’t mean you have no store of things that have to be kept buried deep inside. You simply found another sacrificial goat to verbalize them.
* Before you erupt in protest, as I know many will want to, and tell me that the economy is horrible and everything sucks, remember that the message of “the economy improved dramatically thanks to a Democrat administration” is not only correct but will win us the election. Or is the pleasure derived from the “everything is so hooorrrrrible” anthem worth seeing Walker in the White House? Will that make the economy better?
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For anyone with a memory and enough years on their shoulders Trump is a lot like Ross Perot in 1992. Initial euphoria and huge support (for the same reasons – business background and plain speaking) which gradually petered out as people realized what a disaster he’d be in office.
I give Trump a few more months until he implodes or deflates.
I’m thinking right now that it will be Clinton/Walker (not very inspiring but at least an easy choice for anyone with a brain).
If the Dems want an alternative to Clinton they need to find a young charismatic guy (exposing all Clinton’s weaknesses in age, non-charisma and femaleness).
I’m not sure if there is any such critter at present.
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He’s also like Zhirinovsky in Russia. They even look the same once you get past the Trump hair. Zhirinovsky was created by the Kremlin specifically to placate the least educated 1/3 of population that needs these populist pronouncements and reacts well to them.
I also think it will be Clinton / Walker. And it seems like Hillary wants that a lot lot more than to run against Bush.
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Back in the 90s when Zhirinovsky was occasionally getting in the news here in the U.S., I recall that one story quoted a Russian saying that maybe the Americans would be crazy enough to actually elect Zhirinovsky, but that the Russians knew better than to take him seriously.
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Yeah, I wish. Zhirinovsky’s party has not been out of the country’s parliament (the Duma) for even a second since it was created. Russians seem to take him seriously enough to keep electing him and his party for decades.
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If not for the Trump effect everyone would be blasting Hillary for the email scandal and it would have received a lot more attention in the news cycles. She will slip past that scandal and rise to the top when Trump is allowed to bow out of the race.
I’m convinced Trump was placed as a way to get Hillary elected.
Call me a conspiracy nut (I’m really not). Just think that the banking elite really have full control of who runs and essentially who wins major elections.
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Hey, I also can’t get rid of the suspicion that Trump is placed at the center of the public attention to help Hillary. And like you, I’m not known for a huge love of conspiracy theories.
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