President Donald Trump wins: Noam Chomsky called this political moment 6 years ago | The Independent
Noam Chomsky:
“The United States is extremely lucky that no honest, charismatic
figure has arisen. Every charismatic figure is such an obvious crook
that he destroys himself, like McCarthy or Nixon or the evangelist
preachers. If somebody comes along who is charismatic and honest this
country is in real trouble because of the frustration, disillusionment,
the justified anger and the absence of any coherent response. What are
people supposed to think if someone says ‘I have got
an answer, we have an enemy’? There it was the Jews. Here it will be
the illegal immigrants and the blacks. We will be told that white males
are a persecuted minority. We will be told we have to defend ourselves
and the honor of the nation. Military force will be exalted. People will
be beaten up. This could become an overwhelming force. And if it
happens it will be more dangerous than Germany. The United States is the
world power. Germany was powerful but had more powerful antagonists. I
don’t think all this is very far away. If the polls are accurate it is
not the Republicans but the right-wing Republicans, the crazed
Republicans, who will sweep the next election
