“The TRUMP movement (not party) is
the strongest by far. Why? Because it takes advantage of the weakness
of “those who blindly desire something different” using a
revolutionary, amorphous mass of men who are both non-conscientious
and irresponsible. On the other side, it takes advantage of the fear
and greed of the grand bourgeoisie and turns that amorphous mass into
armed bands against DEMOCRATS. It attracts all those who feel the
weight of the OBAMA regime without being able to count upon
themselves to transform it. It gives the illusion of force through
violence; it gives the illusion of order through defending the
family, private property and religion; it gives the illusion of
protection with its promise of dignified comfort for all. Its
fundamental character is inconsistency. Since it is the “reflection
of the very inconsistency of the REPUBLICAN PARTY in their present
circumstances,” its language is understandable to all those
desperate men who flock to TRUMP: PUNDITS, the petite bourgeoisie of
the city and country, almost all farm laborers, the majority of the
unemployed in the cities, among whom are many adolescents. To the
romantic young it offers the mirage of noble deeds, to the brutish
the implied promise of beatings and killings. It promises high prices
to the farmer, low prices to the consumer. In its substance, it is a
nationalist fanaticism rooted in a feeling which the AMERICANS have
experienced, whether they are right or wrong: the certainty that the
capitalism of the victorious DEMOCRATS is crushing them much worse
than REPUBLICAN capitalism.”
—paraphrase of Simone Weil's
observations of 1932 Germany, with a few words updated for 2016,
quoted from “Simone Weil: An Intellectual Biography” by Gabriella
Fiori
