Why would I care about pretentious people who lived 150 years ago? I can comment on the life of Louis XIV without having to admire him.
He's not a New Yorker. He's Chicago-Las Vegas-Los Angeles. And he's nobody's idea of an elite (except maybe his own). He's as much of a lowlife as you could ever want. He's a bum who stumbled into a winning gig. Not your typical member of the Knickerbocker Club by any means.
Social Tribe. Read about it.
But what about the president? He's a third or fourth generation New Yorker and rich (though maybe not accepted in the best clubs).
Trump has been an astonishing breath of fresh air, and I am thrilled to death that he is hated by our "elite", in New York and elsewhere.
I note that Teddy Roosevelt also came out of New York, and immediately shocked all the cronies of that system with his vehement attacks on corruption and collusion. They thought they had elected one of their own, one who would advance their interests, but to their dismay, he actually did what he believed to be in the best interests of Justice and of his Nation.
Trump is the first existential threat to the collusion of the Uniparty that I have seen since Reagan, and so far he is proving more effective than Reagan was.
Trump is attacking the "Deep State"/Crony Capitalist beast that has been gripping the capitol city ever since 1861. Mayhap he will finally pry the special interests off our throats before he finally leaves office.
Putting Clinton and Obama in jail would go a long ways towards accomplishing that.
Reagan never had a majority in both houses of Congress, always had to make nice with the likes of Tip O'Neil.
And Reagan was from Hollywood, had many old friends there who'd stand up for him against the lunatics.
So Trump has a different situation.
So far seems to be holding his own, hate to think if Pubbies lose big-time in November...
DiogenesLamp: "Putting Clinton and Obama in jail would go a long ways towards accomplishing that."
Be still my beating heart. ;-)