Let’s assume that what he’s really focussed on isn’t winning this year’s election, a task he now realizes is beyond him, but creating a long-term Trumpian movement. A nationalistic, nativist, protectionist, and authoritarian movement that will forever be associated with him, but which also has the capacity to survive beyond him. A movement that in some ways would resemble other right-wing political parties around the world, such as France’s National Front, Austria’s Freedom Party, and the U.K. Independence Party, but which would also harken back to earlier moments in American history, such as the rise of the anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement of the eighteen-forties, and the formation, a century later, of the isolationist America First Committee, which sought a negotiated peace with Hitler.
Monday, August 15, 2016
The Most Popular Politician In The World Speaks
Narendra Modi's speech on Independence Day 2016: Here is the full text
This guy Modi is India's Deng Xiaoping. The Indian economy is being transformed.
2016 Self Styled Nixon Brings Watergate Before Getting Elected
The Daily 202: Can Trump chairman Paul Manafort survive new Ukraine revelations?
Trump is no mere buffoon. He is a foreign agent, looks like.
This is way bigger than Watergate. America's chief foreign adversary is in cahoots with the Republican nominee, looks like.
Is this really happening? So brazen!
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Hillary Will Get Bigger Bounce From The Debates
Hillary Clinton got a big boost from the convention. What happens next?
Hillary got a big, stable bounce from her convention. She should get a bigger bounce from the debates. If there are debates. The debates require Trump actually showing up.
90 minutes of policy talk. Trump can't handle. The most unqualified candidate in history is up against the most qualified candidate in history.
Donald Trump is going to make Rick Lazio look like a gentleman.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Bihar Prohibition
They tried it in the US in the 1930s, and they ended up with Al Capone.
But in India this might be more of a political pendulum swing. If you are going to ban beef, I am going to ban alcohol. Is it true that beef has been banned in Maharashtra?
Hindus not eating beef is totally understandable. But how can you ban beef in an entire state? That is like imposing one religion on members of another religious group.
I have been curious about the details and the logistics. How did they do it? What happened to all the alcohol the day the ban went into effect? Were they destroyed?
Bihar (or India) is not exactly known for great, efficient law enforcement. There is much corruption. So how well has the ban been implemented?
In America Nixon launched a War On Drugs. But today it feels like a way to bring back slavery upon the blacks. There are so many blacks behind bars for small drug offenses, it does feel like slavery is back full force. It has been a racist endeavor.
Domestic violence is a valid, serious concern.
But why do people drink? Why do people smoke pot? Why do people do drugs? Not all of it can be explained as bad choices.
I think in Bihar the number one reason people drink is because there is malnutrition. People are hungry. Also, the abject poverty and the pressures of life could be causing mental health issues. And by mental health I am not suggesting Ranchi levels. Mental health is a spectrum, just like physical health. Physical health does not have to mean cancer. It can also be a cough.
After ban, in a state of low spirits
Friday, August 12, 2016
Donald, Go To Brunei
Donald Trump would like to go on a "nice, long vacation" on November 9. That's what he said.
Donald, go to Brunei.
He might not know it's a Muslim country.
Virginia, West Virginia
Crazy Idea: Hillary Clinton Should Stop Campaigning Immediately Never interrupt your enemy when he is an ongoing garbage-star supernova of unprecedented incompetence.
I think it is fair to say if you don't know Virginia and West Virginia are two different states you should not be allowed to run for president. It should not be legal.
Just an opinion.