The Rebirth of a Romantic Assumption
When I knew my mother was dying in 1992, I began to
cry. My mother, looking at me quite
sternly, said: "When do you plan to grow up? I never promised you I'd be here forever. Besides, I am tired."
Aware that the mouth of D. J. Trump has humiliated the indecency of democratic politics,
divided Americans beyond reconciliation, and positioned his nation to implode,
it is pragmatic to grow up. American citizens
should woman-up and man-up to the death of the romantic assumption and act
accordingly. This assumption is an obese fantasy of natural superiority and
greatness, and its essential irrationality condemns it to be romantic. As a non-scientific element in the
biocultural evolving of the human mind, it is universal; it is a powerful determinant
in shaping histories; it is seductive in the sense that it captivates the
imaginations of the ignorant as well as
the intelligent and satisfies everyone's perverse desire to be great. Fact-check Trump's record in order to explain
why and how he gambled and raked in all the electoral chips. If citizens man-up
and woman-up, they increase the likelihood of recognizing that, according to
Leon P. Baradat, "reactionary
extremism did not die in 1945 with Hitler and Mussolini. It has reemerged from
time to time, most recently during the
current decade in Europe and the United States." It is the linchpin in
Trump's plans to make America great.
Jerry W. Ward, Jr. January
20, 2017
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