There's absolutely an easy way to defeat him. Put him up against a strong, intelligent, stoic leader. Someone who has the kind of masculine charisma that inspires respect, and also refuses to "lower himself" to the brash, shit-talking, that Trump does.
People are craving that figure in their lives, let alone in politics. The problem is, no such man exists within politics. The very nature of such a man on the political Left is an anathema to it, even more threatening and foreign than Trump would ever be.
You're basically asking for a George Washington, or to a lesser extent: Eisenhower-like figure. But those are in very short supply.
So, Trump is the best we get because since we can't assert a superior moral order and refuse to abide by Progressive degeneracy and power-mongering, we must instead mock and belittle those things to undermine their authority.
Could also put him up against a famous actor that hasn't yet shit the bed with leftist ideology. Like Denzel Washington or Matthew McConaughey. Have them play that strong, intelligent role and promise to bring politics back to the rational center. Leftists would hate it but they wouldn't have a choice. Ardent conservatives would see through the act but it would easily fool normies.
The only reason I think it wouldn't work is that the establishment is already so captured by the ideological left that they have ridiculous woke blind spots. They've all but ruined their chance with McConaughey by having him give that gun control speech. It was probably meant to launch his political career but they failed to read the room and see that gun control is a dead issue.
Absolutely he's toast, and I don't think they could push Denzel into running. Those are the only two choices I could think of at the time. Tom Hanks was raked over the coals by the QAnons and Tom Cruise knows how to sell to a broad audience but he's still personally nuts.
You're basically asking for a George Washington, or to a lesser extent: Eisenhower-like figure.
Yo, dawg, I'm-a let you finish, but you forgot Silent Cal. A Coolidge/Goldwater ticket right now would be all the benefits of Trump 47 with none of the side effects.
Eisenhower was a milquetoast moderate who pretty much flipped a coin to determine which party he ran for. There are a handful of decisions he made that were utterly disastrous for American stability (let's fuck with French Indochina, that'll be a bright idea! NASA, self-sustaining and self-funding? Nope), but he never gets shit on, because kindly old grandpa.
There's absolutely an easy way to defeat him. Put him up against a strong, intelligent, stoic leader. Someone who has the kind of masculine charisma that inspires respect, and also refuses to "lower himself" to the brash, shit-talking, that Trump does.
People are craving that figure in their lives, let alone in politics. The problem is, no such man exists within politics. The very nature of such a man on the political Left is an anathema to it, even more threatening and foreign than Trump would ever be.
You're basically asking for a George Washington, or to a lesser extent: Eisenhower-like figure. But those are in very short supply.
So, Trump is the best we get because since we can't assert a superior moral order and refuse to abide by Progressive degeneracy and power-mongering, we must instead mock and belittle those things to undermine their authority.
Could also put him up against a famous actor that hasn't yet shit the bed with leftist ideology. Like Denzel Washington or Matthew McConaughey. Have them play that strong, intelligent role and promise to bring politics back to the rational center. Leftists would hate it but they wouldn't have a choice. Ardent conservatives would see through the act but it would easily fool normies.
The only reason I think it wouldn't work is that the establishment is already so captured by the ideological left that they have ridiculous woke blind spots. They've all but ruined their chance with McConaughey by having him give that gun control speech. It was probably meant to launch his political career but they failed to read the room and see that gun control is a dead issue.
Isnt Matthew mcconaughey always calling for intelligent gun control and doesnt oppose vaccine mandates?
Absolutely he's toast, and I don't think they could push Denzel into running. Those are the only two choices I could think of at the time. Tom Hanks was raked over the coals by the QAnons and Tom Cruise knows how to sell to a broad audience but he's still personally nuts.
The problem with gun control is that they fucking need it. But the level of violence and balkanization they've created means it's impossible to touch.
Yo, dawg, I'm-a let you finish, but you forgot Silent Cal. A Coolidge/Goldwater ticket right now would be all the benefits of Trump 47 with none of the side effects.
Eisenhower was a milquetoast moderate who pretty much flipped a coin to determine which party he ran for. There are a handful of decisions he made that were utterly disastrous for American stability (let's fuck with French Indochina, that'll be a bright idea! NASA, self-sustaining and self-funding? Nope), but he never gets shit on, because kindly old grandpa.
Calvin Coolidge is still to weak of a personality to go against Trump. He'd be made to look like Mitt Romney
I'm not talking about Eisenhower's policies, or even the man himself. I'm talking about his persona.