Pitchfork Time

[poliphilo]

Trump is heading up a peasants' revolt. The people waving torches and pitchforks aren't going to be worried whether what he says makes sense or accords with what he said yesterday. What they're following is the noise he makes.

Hillary represents everything the peasants are revolting against. I can't see her saying anything to make them cast aside the pitchforks.

A vote for Hillary is a vote for business as usual. A vote for Trump is a vote for God only knows what. But this is a revolutionary moment in western politics- and electorates everywhere are wondering whether God only knows what isn't the more attractive option.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with being a big ole hippie.

I think the world is changing- and we're in for a rough ride over the next few years. I don't know where we'll end up, but if we can make the transition without killing one another in vast numbers it'll be some sort of a triumph.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I feel increasingly aware of my own privilege. I have a mortgage in my flat, but I own my house with no debt, so I can ride out whatever comes. Not everybody is as fortunate, though.

It will be interesting to see what happens. I fear, though, that 30 years from now I'll have to explain to my nephews' kids what happened. I do hope it won't come to that.