If the Trump election can be considered some type of revolt—the revolt of the Nationalists against the Globalists, or of downscale hollowed-out America vs upscale cosmopolitan America—then all that has happened in response is a counterattack or Counter-Revolt of the elites.
The WEF class, and their beneficiaries and foot soldiers and clients in the Cathedral of media-academia-NGOs etc have convinced themselves that no other possible principle matters but that they retake complete control of our culture and politics, that they are our rightful rulers and leaders.
Sometimes I think we're living through a Lite American version of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, sometimes I think we're living through a Lite American version of the Protestant wars of Reformation, but either way all our old ways of life (especially things like free speech, free thought, fair play, journalistic and scholarly integrity etc) are dead and gone and won't be returning anytime soon.
I have nothing of substance to add to the conversation. Thanks again, Brad, for helping to make sense of all of this. The public square was highjacked by authoritarians. It may take as much as a century to swing the pendulum back to the middle.
Good points - For me the question is how theMSM breaks down between:
1. Those that are in on it in terms of protecting the establishment. (i.e. they are pushing a specific agenda and do not care if they have to lie to implement it.)
2. How many are brain washed morons from our re-education camps/universities who just follow orders.
3. Careerists just going along with whatever gets them praise and acceptance who also know what happens to those who do not toe the line.
If the Trump election can be considered some type of revolt—the revolt of the Nationalists against the Globalists, or of downscale hollowed-out America vs upscale cosmopolitan America—then all that has happened in response is a counterattack or Counter-Revolt of the elites.
The WEF class, and their beneficiaries and foot soldiers and clients in the Cathedral of media-academia-NGOs etc have convinced themselves that no other possible principle matters but that they retake complete control of our culture and politics, that they are our rightful rulers and leaders.
Sometimes I think we're living through a Lite American version of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, sometimes I think we're living through a Lite American version of the Protestant wars of Reformation, but either way all our old ways of life (especially things like free speech, free thought, fair play, journalistic and scholarly integrity etc) are dead and gone and won't be returning anytime soon.
It was a revolt like Brexit was a revolt -- and the elites responded in the same way.
2016 is turning out to be a key year for the 21st century, maybe in the same way that 1914 was for the 20th.
I have nothing of substance to add to the conversation. Thanks again, Brad, for helping to make sense of all of this. The public square was highjacked by authoritarians. It may take as much as a century to swing the pendulum back to the middle.
Good points - For me the question is how theMSM breaks down between:
1. Those that are in on it in terms of protecting the establishment. (i.e. they are pushing a specific agenda and do not care if they have to lie to implement it.)
2. How many are brain washed morons from our re-education camps/universities who just follow orders.
3. Careerists just going along with whatever gets them praise and acceptance who also know what happens to those who do not toe the line.
I think 3 might constitute the majority