'I loathe Donald Trump. But I fear a political, intellectual, and cultural elite that appears incapable of responding effectively to the crisis presently engulfing the United States.'
decided who would form the next government—the equivalent of the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives deciding it had had enough of Joe Biden and choosing his successor.
In the United Kingdom, this is how democracy works."The People" play the role allotted to them. That role expands or contracts to suit the convenience of those who actually call the shots. In practice, liberal democracy thereby becomes a euphemism for cynical manipulation. While the results may entertain, as the saga of Liz Truss surely did, they offer little to admire or emulate.
Granted, the action by the new-to-the-job king was purely symbolic. Yet its importance can hardly be overestimated. Charles affirmed the legitimacy of what otherwise might have looked suspiciously like a bloodless coup engineered by panicky MPs less interested in governance than saving their own skins. He thereby more than earned his generous paycheck, just asover the course of seven decades when inviting pols of varying distinction to form governments.
On all matters related to Trump, our fellow citizens—those who are sentient anyway—tend to fall into two camps. In one are those who see the former president as a transformational figure, whether for good or ill . In the other are those who view him less as cause than effect, his lingering prominence stemming from pathologies he's skillfully exploited but had little role in creating.
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