tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364980587788164382.post3667271076943232176..comments2023-07-09T05:59:26.077-04:00Comments on Falstaff: The fall of our discontent - updatedFalstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543557291381143262noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364980587788164382.post-34146392461967153752016-09-26T14:43:18.180-04:002016-09-26T14:43:18.180-04:00It's hard. It's a chilling reminder how pr...It's hard. It's a chilling reminder how precarious a pluralistic society always is. I do think the Republicans' inherent demographic disadvantages will stop Trump, and that the media polls are misreading certain things. But that Trump can break 25% of the electorate, let alone get the support of almost all conventional Republicans, is depressing.<br /><br />It does also speak to the long-term failure of elites to convey the nature of world politics to the public in a way that would clarify why Trump is so dangerous. And, of course, it speaks to what 25 years of media hatred of the Clintons has wrought.Brendan Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658333212894698339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364980587788164382.post-79892642100963427442016-09-26T12:19:21.263-04:002016-09-26T12:19:21.263-04:00May your optimism prevail. I can't even believ...May your optimism prevail. I can't even believe it's come to this.Falstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543557291381143262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364980587788164382.post-19154703154324738922016-09-25T12:32:30.599-04:002016-09-25T12:32:30.599-04:00I guess this is how history is actually made. The ...I guess this is how history is actually made. The luxury of certainty is never bestowed even on those who are on the right side of history. As someone who are often annoyed by my own pessimism, I find myself curiously optimistic this time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731509804603135448noreply@blogger.com