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The Trump Phenomenon, as Seen From Europe
Bricmont, Jean
http:///www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/07/the-trump-phenomenon-as-seen-from-europe/Date Written: 2016-10-07 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX20028 Trump is berated as the latest incarnation of Evil (after Saddam, Gaddafi, Assad, the Brexiters): racist, sexist, Islamophobe, a friend of dictators, etc., in short the embodiment of all that arouses the righteous indignation of the human rights defenders. I would like to suggest a different way of seeing Trump. He is above all a capitalist, almost a caricature of the sort of man capitalism produces, encourages and celebrates. He makes money and is proud of it. For him, the bottom line is cost-benefit. Everything comes down to that ratio. Defend the Baltic States? What does it cost, what do we gain? Defend Japan? What does it cost, what do we gain? Subject Headings |