Donald Trump is following in the recent tradition of GOP presidents and candidates. Indeed, he has already proven that he is the most qualified candidate: he thinks that re-naming a mountain in Alaska with its traditional Indian name is an insult to Ohio, despite the fact that 'Ohio' itself is derived from the Iroquois word for 'great river'.
Perhaps we should rename the state of Ohio after a congressman from Connecticut.
The anti-intellectualism -- or rather, non-intellectualism -- of the modern GOP can be a source of merriment, but actually it is a serious issue for a later post.
Perhaps we should rename the state of Ohio after a congressman from Connecticut.
The anti-intellectualism -- or rather, non-intellectualism -- of the modern GOP can be a source of merriment, but actually it is a serious issue for a later post.
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The name changing reminds me of my time in Bulgaria. When Bulgaria became a Soviet Union satellite a lot of the city street names were changed to the names of Russian/Soviet 'heroes". Then upon the fall of the Iron Curtain many of those street names were changed back to someone/something Bulgarian.
Under Communist rule maps were state secrets which ordinary citizens, for the most part, were not allowed to have. Therefore, a lot of maps were prepared with the new names after the Soviet Union collapse but not a lot of the street signs were changed from their former Soviet names. Trying to travel around Bulgaria using a map and or asking directions was an 'experience'.
How quickly the noble aura of the "outsider", the political virgin, is despoiled by the whorishness of politics.
Seriously, the notion of looking to the outsider as a messiah is pure escapism. It can last only as long as the outsider remains vague on most issues. It isn't healthy or adult for the electorate to run to escapism for salvation.
The Denali thing was supposed to symbolize his unwillingness to kow-tow to PC pressure: the Denali name was 'sacred to the Native Americans...'
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