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In the first place, the US ruling class did not pick Trump. The overwhelming majority first supported Jeb Bush and then switched to Hillary Clinton. It is a sign of the crisis of US capitalism that they could not secure the nomination for candidate they wanted most or the election for their perfectsble (to them) second choice. In the second place, I do agree that Trump is stupid. He is not particularly successful. I've seen articles showing that if somebody took the money he inherited and invested it autual find they would have made more money. The difference is that he epitomizes a certain narrow mentality and lack of concern for social norms, including willingness to move over to the "dark side" of their own laws. I am referring to his many years functioning as a money laundered for the Russian mafia and probably other criminal elements. This has been the basis for his success, but is also the basis for his crude, arrogant ignorance, which Noonan sees as stupidity. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
