I think it's a little hard to state what Trump is really focused on. The only thing I've heard him say about crony capitalism is at once a rebuke and an endorsement of it.
That could reflect his ambivalence about it. But not being an effective mind-reader, I can't say for sure.
As far as Nader goes, I actually find him to be very entitled. He ran for President under the Green Party banner, unwilling to succumb to major party endorsement games, and ended up deciding the election of 2000 in favor of probably the least qualified candidate in several generations.
Since I have been concerned about corporate plutocracy in our country for years, I voted for Ralph because he was the only candidate who was talking about the issue. Subsequently he has pointed out the broad agreements between the left and the right. He is no dummy. But I did realize I was basically throwing my vote away by supporting him.
And that's how third-party and independent candidates are under our system of elections. They can't win under normal circumstances, but they can spoil things for their nearest ideological peers. It takes a lot of ego to really believe that it was worth the statement that it makes to garner a few percent of the votes. Nowadays, he writes silly books like
Return to Sender.
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Sender-Unanswered-President-2001-2015/dp/1609806263
I can certainly cop to having a big ego. But I like to stand for principle as well so it's kind of a complicated thing. I also was headed for prison (Rawlins Penitentiary in Wyoming) for claiming a conscientious objector status during the Viet Nam War.
So my head can understandably be said to be a bit "in the clouds."
Can't help being that way at times. It must be in my DNA.
Paying her what was, by his own description, a bride, does, however.
I can't disagree.
Why? He gives loud and obnoxious a bad name, which is actually something of an accomplishment.
Like I said, many in America are obnoxious because they are frustrated they are not listened to. They admire Trump, like it or not.
Along the way, he mistreats women, and either fails to see or ignores the damage he does as he goes. And it's not like he is a self-made man. His father gave him a bunch of money to start out, which is really just an illustration of what is to come for this country: a future where vast inherited fortunes dominate our political and social institutions.
Sexism is inexcusable. I don't agree with putting others down, so I am on your side about this. Christianity and Islam are not unique in their treatment of the female sex, either. But at this stage in our development, humanity has to live with this--and try to change it.
That wasn't my point, and I couldn't take Trumps word for granted if I wanted to, because I can't figure out what it is from one moment to the next.
I think his attitude and his bluster are what are attractive to his followers. They don't really follow the issues and think critically about them. They feel rather than reason things out critically.
Win the Presidency? What on earth for? So that we can listen to more of his retrograde opinions about women and how great it is to be rich and how his wealth proves that he's just better than the rest of us? More snide comments about Rosie O'Donnell in a completely inappropriate forum?
I probably will never justify my views in your eye. But I still understand where you are coming from here. He has definitely broken the mold. His anger at the status quo seems real, whether it really is or not.
