tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post3845700626019719676..comments2023-09-24T08:05:04.868-04:00Comments on The Pilgrim Underground: Dying by the SwordProtoprotestanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-19355600469621245232016-02-10T07:23:26.720-05:002016-02-10T07:23:26.720-05:00All analogies break down of course and yes Cruz is...All analogies break down of course and yes Cruz is also very dangerous, but Trump takes megalomania to a new dimensionProtoprotestanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-21255643910147457412016-02-06T10:13:06.020-05:002016-02-06T10:13:06.020-05:00This is a comment for your more recent post on the...This is a comment for your more recent post on the NYT and the election:<br /><br />Do you have any commentaries or articles on why "true socialists" are skeptical of Sanders? Or where inconsistencies and vagaries are documented? The impression I've gotten is that Sanders has been rather consistent. But that's pop-media propaganda. It always struck me as odd that after so many years as an independent, he'd just up and run Democrat.<br /><br />And on Trump as Mussolini: Do you really think he'd be that blustering? Mussolini was a good propagandist and rhetorician and had grandiose ideas about rebuilding a plastic Roman Empire. I can't imagine Trump being that sophisticated. To me, Trump is actually less dangerous than a Ted Cruz or a Rand Paul because they are idealogues (not that they haven't sold out substantially to get to this point). Trump has been a media star for 2 decades, he knows how to work a crowd, build a persona. I can't see this as another bonus to his resume. I don't think he'll do 95% of the things he talks about. If anything, he'd probably resemble a cretin like Reagan, all talk and no substance. If Trump wins the Republic Primary, the most interesting thing will be who he picks as VP and the kind of people that flock around him. Will Neo-Cons try to grab the reigns? Will Trump basically buy his way into the Republican establishment? I don't know.Cal of Chelcicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274276191242967318noreply@blogger.com