Right now everyone is wondering whether Trump is going to end up being a force for good.
I understand why people ask that. We want to have hope. We are inspired by abrupt change. There's a gambling instinct at play. "But what if?"
I understand why people ask that. We want to have hope. We are inspired by abrupt change. There's a gambling instinct at play. "But what if?"
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It's going to unravel complex democratic mechanisms used to balance power so that our societies are free. It's going to embolden bigots everywhere.
In essence, the prosperity and comfort of western societies is coming to an end. And as much as we wanted to laud the "end of history", there is no such thing, and our relative peace was bound to come to an end.