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"THE MANCHURIAN DEMAGOGUE"

 12/16/15 The News-Dispatch & The Herald-Argus

I often wonder if Donald Trump is a secret agent of the Democrats; that he was told he would have fame and notoriety, maybe money or business deals, if he were to hijack the Republican primary and gather the anti-establishment wing to his banner. He would then sabotage his own campaign and narrowly lose the GOP nomination, only to launch a third party run for the White House to ensure victory for Hillary Clinton.
However, a jack was thrown into the works, with every depraved comment or tweet of Donald Trump actually doing the opposite of destroying his candidacy and turning him into the solid front-runner. It turns out fascist demagoguery is "refreshing" to irresponsible voters.
To quote the New York Daily News: "When Trump came for the Mexicans, I did not speak out - as I was not a Mexican. When Trump came for the Muslims, I did not speak out - as I was not a Muslim. When Trump came for me..." The quote is a brilliant reworking of a poem from the 1940's written by a survivor of the Nazi regime, and definitely relevant to Donald Trump's fascist views.