at the beginning of the Premier League season, the odds of Leicester City winning the championship were 5,000 to 1. some die hard fans put down bets for 50 Pounds. no one thought they stood a chance. and they didn't. except they won. fortunately for the bookies, they didn't place too much money at these odds but they got clobbered.
well, we all should have put 50 pounds down on Trump at least winning the nomination. the odds of actually winning the presidency were probably even longer.
most everyone has underestimated him from day one till even today. as he took out every other republican candidate, starting with Jeb Bush; he with the $100 million dollar war chest until none were left standing.
and the question is why and what will happen next. the why is he tapped in early to the massive discontent, fear and anger in this country at the break down of the societal bargain. all countries have societal bargains. in China it was, we will provide economic growth, you don't rock the boat politically. that bargain may be breaking down in the face of slowing growth and massive pollution; with a population that might be getting old before it gets rich. and in america, the american dream; everyone has a shot at the top and most can have a good life if they work hard. well we are on the brink of a societal fail. the people who are supporting trump are not bad people per say. they are afraid, they are mad, they are lost. it is fact based. not psychosis. the elites, and on paper i might qualify as such, have failed america and we are reaping that harvest. Trump is an unfortunate leader of this wave of discontent and i have no idea what will happen. but more of the same wont fly.
into the whirlwind
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