Disquiet rooted in a persistently weak economy, a chaotic foreign policy, growing national-security concerns and domestic social turmoil is aggravated by the sense that dissent — or even questioning conventional wisdom as defined by America’s condescending elites — is not only improper, but also immoral.
Resentment?
You betcha.
And that’s a pony Trump seems determined to ride as far as it will carry him. Which has been pretty far.
And guess what? He’s served the nation well — if only by dragging these issues to center stage, thereby forcing a discussion of them.
(Emphsis mine) Indeed – too often, topics are seen to be hewn to the old adage “not for polite society”. The problem is that there ARE people that are more than happy to take advantage of that “under the rung” scenario for ideological gain. Take out absolutely miserable lack of enforcement of our immigration laws, for instance – would that be under discussion if Jeb! was the front runner? How about political correctness in toto (which serves to keep people from talking about ideas in ways not “approved”) if it was not for trump – would Scott Walker have been leading the charge on it?
No, Trump is not my first pick but credit should be given where credit is due.
(H/T: Instapundit)
