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Vindicating a Corrupt System: Why Nobody Should Celebrate Either Candidate
from The October Surprise · #14
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3 minTim argues that celebrating a Hillary win means celebrating the corrupt establishment system itself, riffing on Nixon's 'they see what they are' line and comparing Trump and Hillary's roles as performers versus backroom operators.
- 34:15Celebrating a Clinton victory means celebrating a vindication of the corrupt system itself.
- 34:43Non-wealthy people celebrating Clinton victory should look at their own lives and ask if this actually helps them.
- 34:58People aren't really afraid of Trump—they're shaken that half the country doesn't share their ideals and values.
- 35:23The Nixon movie scene: Kennedy shows people what they want to be; Nixon shows them what they actually are.
- 35:46Trump mirrors both the simple, ugly parts of America and the good parts—the freedom to earn money and tell the system to fuck off.
- 36:33Hillary Clinton is visibly squirming in the debates because unlike Trump, she's an operator who prefers working behind closed doors.
- 37:04Bill Clinton was great at public politics, but Hillary would rather be in the Senate backroom as a negotiator and operator.
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