Comments by "andy99ish" (@andy99ish) on "Trump's American Carnage: Frank Luntz (interview) | FRONTLINE" video.

  1. "Let's move on" will not work when there is no closure on a traumatic experience.
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  2.  @stevenlight5006  Whose traumatic experience ? What a question ! Of course of those fine patriots who in order to defend the Constitution broke into the Capitol so that Congress would not register electoral votes. Alas they did not succeed, even though Jesus endorsed Trump. Now that is a traumatic experience, isn't it ?
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  3. If a substantial portion of the population feel that they are not represented politically by any of the existing parties, then according to the idea of modern democracy, they shall establish a new political party, which gains seats in the legislature. However the US political system does not offer a realistic chance to do that. So many millions of US citizens for many years were politically not represented. That feeling of exclusion radicalized them. And then, step by step, in a 10+ year process, from Sarah Palin followers and the Tea Party until today, they took over the GOP. Which of course further radicalized them, as any semi-hostile take over does. What is astonishing that so many are surprised by what is happening today. It seems that most Americans, even the ones who think that they are educated, are unable to grasp processes which extend over periods longer than one or two years.
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  4. What exactly is in this Pandora's box ? People whose real income is stagnating since 30 years and cannot claim that it is due to race, as they have the misfortune to be white ? Did you really hope to contain them in the box indefinitely?
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  5. In a truly Spinozian spirit you try to ultimately explain the world with one factor permeating everything. That endeavor is designed to fail.
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