Wednesday, January 25, 2017

First Tragedy, Then Farce

Populism is ultimately sustained by the frustrated exasperation of ordinary people, by the cry "I don't know what's going on, but I've just had enough of it! It cannot go on! It must stop!"
- Slavoj Zizek, "First as Tragedy, Then as Farce" (2009)
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  1. Les CarpenterJanuary 27, 2017 at 5:21 AM

    This time the result was trump. There is a reason trump admires Jackson.

    BTW, ever note trump never mentions Jefferson or Madison? There must be a reason. Perhaps Bannon has the answer.

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  2. Joe CameltoeJanuary 27, 2017 at 6:52 AM

    Maybe because this isn't Madison or Jefferson's America anymore. And to progressives, they were just racist slavers.

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