Trumpism
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Why Trump Won
The reasons are complex, and Elizabeth Drew in her NYRB piece about the election covers most of them, but I think it comes down to this part of her article where she quotes J.D. Vance: In an important change from four years ago, only 26 percent of rural voters went for Clinton, in contrast with the
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Constructive vs. Futile Protest
There have been street protests in the streets of the capitals of cosmopolitan America. The people protesting are understandably upset that a thug like Trump has been elected. I'm glad this kind of spontaneous resistance is arising, but these protests are futile and will aggravate the problem if they continue to be simply the expression