t's been happening gradually over the past 35 years but suddenly, it seems, cultural leftism is on the verge of imminent collapse. The phenomenon surrounding the candidacy of Donald J Trump is not a sideshow but an opening act. He may not win the nomination, but through insult comedy, Trump isn't spurring a movement as much as he's fanning what is at once a revolt and a celebration -- a celebration of the rapid demise of the 60s-era New Left and its cultural and economic implications. The fact that the leader of the celebration is a famous former liberal New York billionaire/amateur comedian is quite apropos.
One need only look at the Democratic Party frontrunners to see the last hurrah of the bra-burners and the bead-wearers. In one of history's greatest paradoxes, Second Wave feminism found its ultimate champion in Hillary Rodham Clinton as she stood by her philandering man and trashed his concubines. She is now the frontrunner for the Democratic Party nomination for president and the ambassador of feminist revenge. The smug cynicism of her campaign so far has made this clear. Bernie Sanders, the Ben and Jerry Socialist, represents a pathetic attempt to avenge the great hippie shutout of the 1970s. He's the return of George McGovern from beyond the grave. Hillary Clinton began her political career by publicly insulting a United States Senator to his face and authoring a paperin which she advocated for complete autonomy for children and compared the family unit to slavery. Bernie Sanders began his political career as a professional activist while on unemployment. One of his first proposals was to expand highway entrance ramps for easier hitchhiking. Behold! America's future!
The political events of the past few weeks should render solemn pause to liberal elites. Election Day 2015 was a major repudiation of unravelling 60s Leftism. Kentucky (one of the last bastions of Southern Democratic Party strength,) elected its second Republican governor in 48 years. I'm not versed enough in Kentucky politics to know all the reasons for this, but I'd imagine reaction to the Kim Davis saga may have been circling the minds of the state's conservatives. Ohio voted down marijuana legalization; Virginia voted down more "gun control" -- an embarrassment to the state's governor, Clinton lapdog Terry McAuliffe. It seems that Hillary's recent announcement of a draconian "gun control" plan ended up being rather inconvenient.
A major rebuke of the 2015 elections was the repudiationof the post-gay marriage slippery slope. Houston's lesbian activist mayor, Annise Parker, pushed forward a gay rights bill that included the right for men who say they identify as women to use our wives' bathrooms and shower with our daughters. It proposed that any business that failed to abide be slapped with a $5,000 fine. That's not all -- during the initial lawsuit the city of Houston subpoenaed the sermons and papers of pastors of churches who believe God isn't necessarily keen on this whole thing. The law went down in flames.
One of the pitfalls of progressivism is that the "progress" never ceases until it eventually collapses on itself. The sky is the limit, and in that, any manner of ridiculousness is eventually permissible. That is, until the electorate decides "alrighty, that's quite enough now!" The elections of 1968, 1980, and 2004 exemplify this happening in increments. As of 2016, "progress" has arguably gone beyond the sky -- hence the widespread interest in the current GOP presidential race.
Donald Trump's immigration baiting at the beginning of his campaign was offensive, but it played to the frustration and anger regarding the multifaceted mess that is the border crisis. A Latino immigrant activist group, in typical radical activist group fashion, recently proved itself hell bent on guaranteeing that its self-serving propaganda ultimately has the opposite effect. The Deport Racism PAC put up a now-viral video featuring young children telling Donald Trump and his supporters -- and others who are concerned about the immigration crisis -- to go f*** themselves. To all those Americans concerned about the security, economic, and cultural impact the immigration crisis has wrought, these youngsters have a message, and it's "f*** you, you f****** d***!" complete with a bird flip (from a 10-year-old!) It's heartwarming to know that the parents of these kids, who have not come to the U.S. using the legal channels required and are demanding citizenship, are doing their part to raise such moral and upstanding Americans. This ad should increase Donald Trump's lead by at least 10 points.
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