Above all, Pattonβs timeless words must be remembered for generations to come βAll real Americans love to fight! Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser!β. America is not Sweden, nor is it Germany. This is not a place for a massive social safety net, nor is it a place where an average person can βlive with dignityβ, as the left would suggest. The American middle class will continue to decline, but a sizable portion of ordinary Americans will join the upper-middle-class. Nonetheless, there is truth to the observation that upward mobility has declined in the U.S, as the middle class shrunk and the majority of ordinary Americans who worked in the blue collar field have struggled to achieve upward mobility. Donald Trump has taken note of that and vowed to βbring the jobs backβ. At the face of it, bringing the jobs back certainly seems like a tall order, as itβs extraordinarily difficult to reverse the decadesβ long trend of outsourcing that emerged in a globalized market. Although it remains an open question as to whether Trump will be able to keep his promise, from the standpoint of the American identity, it is simply irrelevant. America does not tolerate losers, never did and never will.Best pre-election essay I think you'll read.
βIβm 100 percent frank and candid. This is not a highly nuanced, sophisticated response. This is a fear-driven response. You know, this is not a policy being written by a scalpel, this is a policy being cut by a hatchet. It is just very blunt,β he said.Since the beginning, fear is the virus.
When "the anxiety comes down, we can have a smarter more tailored approach," he continued.