Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war." -- Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
By Patricia McCarthy June 1, 2017
Donald Trump's victory in November was a visceral, traumatic shock to those on the left who had for many long months believed their own pollsters and their own fawning media that told them Hillary Clinton's victory was a fait accompli. At the same time, they ignored or dismissed the implications of the huge crowds Trump drew everywhere he appeared. They, and the Clinton campaign, ignored the tremendous outpouring of support for Trump by the people the Democrats had crossed off their list of constituents: the white working class the left has always eschewed but taken for granted. In Shakespeare's play, Mark Antony speaks the "Cry havoc!" line while alone with Caesar's body after his assassination.
By Patricia McCarthy June 1, 2017
Donald Trump's victory in November was a visceral, traumatic shock to those on the left who had for many long months believed their own pollsters and their own fawning media that told them Hillary Clinton's victory was a fait accompli. At the same time, they ignored or dismissed the implications of the huge crowds Trump drew everywhere he appeared. They, and the Clinton campaign, ignored the tremendous outpouring of support for Trump by the people the Democrats had crossed off their list of constituents: the white working class the left has always eschewed but taken for granted. In Shakespeare's play, Mark Antony speaks the "Cry havoc!" line while alone with Caesar's body after his assassination.
He is in a rage, calling for revenge against the assassins. He intends to rile up the crowd at Caesar's funeral with "Ate by his side come hot from hell." Ate is the Greek goddess of mischief, delusion, ruin and folly. Is there a better description of the disillusioned left since their defeat? Caesar's death was as earth-shaking to the Romans as Trump's victory was for the left. Their refusal to accept the outcome of the election has turned them into angry toddlers banging their spoons on the trays of their high-chairs at every opportunity.................... Hillary Clinton herself has become the perfect definition of delusional.........Read more:
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