Basically, I feel like people like Trump not because of the "greatness" of Trump--but merely because represents a possible alternative to the Status Quo. Pick a card, any card, so to speak, and Trump is the "card of the moment."
It's not that people are ignorant, dumb, etc. really. It's that they are desparate for change, and are, thus, unable to see the "forest for the trees."
It's not because Trump has the ability to modify his message to adapt to diverse audiences--not at all.
It's similar, in some small way, to Kevin Costner's inability to replicate a British accent in "Robin Hood." Costner has some of the qualities necessary to play the role---but doesn't have what is probably most necessary in order to fully pull off the role.
Yet, the producers of a film wanted someone to play Robin Hood---and they couldn't find someone better, so they settled for Costner.
It can be said, in at least some sense, that people who want change are "settling" for Trump.
Yet, come to think of it, Robin Hood in a Middle English accent would have been the true ticket to playing him faithfully. People didn't speak "Modern English" in the 13th century.
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06 Aug 2016, 9:23 am
