conservatism relies upon anger, it cannot exist if people are actually happy with their achievements and with their neighbors. That is why many rich conservative simply needs more, more, more.. Upper-middle-class professionals want to be millionaires, millionaires want to be billionaires. Billionaires want to be gods. The fact is though, no matter what these rich clergy tell their parishioners, money will not make you happy, so like addicts moving from Coke to crystal meth, they keep chasing that ever elusive high that will become much more temporary and much less lasting with each successful hit. Why else would Trump be the poster boy for this age? Here is a man who I have seen on television for 30 years. I still remember when he was a local New York area celebrity, as opposed to what he is now. He has never changed, and will not change, he is always going to be someone chasing a high, and not even pretending to want to build anything lasting or substantial. Sadly, that goes for most of his followers, especially the religious ones and the ones steeped in the dark side of redneck culture. They will not be able to be satisfied with their lives, not competent, not confident enough, tto simply let others be, so they must pursue this manifest destiny will all that is not them is underfoot.
It could be said that every culture has its demons and angels, this is our demon, and sadly, the only times we've got the upper hand in this nation are when our demons crashed the car, made such a horrific mess that they could not deny they need our help. What's dangerous is, in an age of alternative facts, they might just keep on going, long after the car drives off the cliff.
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