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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Well we may be quibbling over nothing--I agree that there is an element of "rebellion" in the Trump movement, I just don't agree that he himself is a genuine "outsider" or "rebel."
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I see Trump's movement as the militants wing of the same political revolution that Bernie talked about. The capitalist/globalist system in the US is unsustainable and has the country on the path to an inevitable major correction. That correction will either come peacefully in the form of a political socialist change in government, or in the form of a violent uprising.
Sanders supporters are educated and rational by and large, while Trump supporters are uneducated and emotional by and large. But both groups are angry, likely to get angrier, and are going to become increasingly willing to force change.
All that to say, the people who support Trump don't need a rational rebel to lead them, just a figurehead that can amplify their rage. He can lead the rebellion so long as he stays loud and angry.