The Trump vs The Sand - Opposites Distract

They can deny as they will, but Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump share many commonalities. They are both outliers looking to capitalize on numerous systemic weaknesses.

RE THE TRUMPSTER: I personally think Trump is unworthy of his glorification; and, I trust, time will eliminate him from realistic consideration. But regardless, he does reflect something of importance: bone-shaking conservative fear. Just as with Reality TV, he reflects the assumption that the world can be as comforting and simple as many have come to believe it can be -- something they learned in school and have had reinforced from our culture's celebration of thoughtlessness.

The fact that technology has transmogrified (shape-shifted) this juvenile optimism right out from under them leaves them uncertain, worried, wanting easy answers. Donald Trump offers a false sense of confidence that not all is lost, that the good old days of racial, gender, and global understanding (White, US, men first) will return, though in their minds they likely will be ablt to regain their anchor without giving up on the fun shit the virtual universe offers for blowing up evils.

RE THE SANDERS: Sanders, on the other hand, offers the promises of a collective that looks forward and sees cherished ideals warping to within reach. Digital connectivity, data gathering, interactive awesomeness, global visioning: these realities are coming into focus, being usable, and affirming expectations. Their easily upgraded promises are turning out to be very damaging to conservatarian beliefs. The future is progressive; and it has very little to do with many of the foundational beliefs mom and dad and our founders lead us to expect. Which is good, exciting, inspirational. And which is why so many people have taken to jumping on board the good-ship Bernie without deep consideration to what his major changes will require.

Personally, I love Bernie. But more I love the reality that Hillary should be the presidential candidate and Bernie the Second Lady. There has been little leadership as influential as the hiring of a Black Commander- and Administrator-in-Chief, and the same will likely happen if The Hill takes over for two terms. Imagine what can result from the fact that, if she wins and wins again, an entire American generation will have been raised to voterhood without living under a white, male leader?

Both The Sand and The Hill should be stating what they are going to do to move the good the O has done forard. This I would love because it would not only feed the fear of the Trumpeters but nurture the opportunities that the Sanderites revel in. And we can hardly ask for more than that form any US election.