Quote note (#215)¶
I’m not saying the election was rigged. I have no evidence of such a thing, and I’m sure the good people of Iowa are honest and competent. […] But just for fun, watch me build my case for a rigged election.
Since a lot of enraged Trumpenproletarians* are going to be
talking about this, I should add some minimal local framing. This
blog is:
(a) Loftily detached from Trump enthusiasm, and
(b) Unable to morally discriminate between
fixed democracy, and ‘clean’ democracy. (Though, perhaps,
the latter is ultimately slightly less depraved.)
Still, this story is already out there, and it isn’t unimportant
at the level of popcorn-positive political disintegration,
regardless of the final — and probably irrecoverable — facts.
* See this (+) persuasive introduction to early 21st century American class war. (Plus.)
ADDED: For obvious relevance
When The Establishment always wins, you know you've reached peak democracy. #tcot #nrx #altright https://t.co/VH10nWWwr3
— Brett Stevens (@amerika_blog) February 2, 2016