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Temper tantrum is a great phrase. I’m developing what I call the raging bull theory. Before Trump, Democrats controlled the ring of power through raging bulls. Any hint of red and they would come after you with ferocity. Their weapons were to pin you as a conspiracy theorist, hater, racist, etc. That, combined with compromised politicians, media and blackmail allowed them to fully control the narrative. This cultivation of outrage was especially powerful in academia with the proliferation of grievance studies.
All was focused on creating unthinking bulls that are trained to attack at a moment’s notice. The 4 am briefing provided the repetition, antifa provides the most visible attack dogs, and the raging bulls proliferated online. In every case, it created more and more fear in the general population of moving outside the lines created by the left. But it also created a very consistent and systemic form of attack that could be studied, countermoves could be created. Most importantly, the raging bull system was a stupid system.
Trump has spent the last 4 years stress-testing that system, putting up red flags in a dizzying array of locations, constantly moving out of the way and avoiding being pulverized. He’s used the rage to his advantage, creating so many trigger points that the left has gotten more stupid and more easily triggered with every move. He’s also been able to distract them while making real progress with substantive changes.
This is all leading up getting the bulls so enraged and stupid that they run headlong off the cliff. Hopefully on Monday we’ll enjoy the show. But if it doesn’t happen then, we can be assured there the build up will continue.