A Trumpian Folly and Fallacy or The Money Man is the Music Man
By James Atticus Bowden - Posted at Deo Vindice:
Donald Trump knows there’s trouble, right here in River City. Trouble with a capital “T” and it rhymes with “P” and it stands for Party. That’s the Republican Party, folks. The Republican Party and its politicians, Establishment, RINOs, Insiders and everyone else who failed to fight against President Barry Soetero, the Democrats, Mainstream Media, Hollywood and Academics hell bent on radically transforming America. Trump captures the outrage, and more importantly, the disgust in those who didn’t do their duty to defend America and our way of life.
Trump’s power and potential rides a wave of passion like every good movement or revolution. Yet, his leadership is more of the Music Man huckster, than Mr. Smith Goes to Washington virtue. Meanwhile, his unmatched outspokenness is such a clear beacon to many, that any criticism of Trump is met with scorn. His followers, “Trumpians”, respond with bitter, personal, vindictive accusations. How unfortunate.
The Trumpian response is fueled by their contempt for the status quo. Any criticism of Trump equals support of the same ‘stuff’. Even if it is merely an unfavorable comparison with the other revolutionary pariah, Ted Cruz. Such exclusive loyalty to Donald Trump is folly.
Granted, Trumpians have taken the true measure of their real opponents racing for the Republican nomination. The Republican Establishment – for the lack of a universally-accepted label – mocks Trumpian and Cruz supporters in the preening arrogance of their superior, political pragmatism. The political class fails to recognize, let alone concede, their feckless, impotent, fawning cowardice. Or, their incompetent and traitorous failure to do their duty in Congress. Their abject fealty is to politics as just business – in the business of power and money, money and power.
So, it’s the height of folly to bash Cruz and his cohort – who are the foundational and intellectual allies of Trumpians.
The fallacy is to put so much trust in Trump.
Trump’s power and potential rides a wave of passion like every good movement or revolution. Yet, his leadership is more of the Music Man huckster, than Mr. Smith Goes to Washington virtue. Meanwhile, his unmatched outspokenness is such a clear beacon to many, that any criticism of Trump is met with scorn. His followers, “Trumpians”, respond with bitter, personal, vindictive accusations. How unfortunate.
The Trumpian response is fueled by their contempt for the status quo. Any criticism of Trump equals support of the same ‘stuff’. Even if it is merely an unfavorable comparison with the other revolutionary pariah, Ted Cruz. Such exclusive loyalty to Donald Trump is folly.
Granted, Trumpians have taken the true measure of their real opponents racing for the Republican nomination. The Republican Establishment – for the lack of a universally-accepted label – mocks Trumpian and Cruz supporters in the preening arrogance of their superior, political pragmatism. The political class fails to recognize, let alone concede, their feckless, impotent, fawning cowardice. Or, their incompetent and traitorous failure to do their duty in Congress. Their abject fealty is to politics as just business – in the business of power and money, money and power.
So, it’s the height of folly to bash Cruz and his cohort – who are the foundational and intellectual allies of Trumpians.
The fallacy is to put so much trust in Trump.
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