Popullism finds its messenger
Like rotting food attracts vermin or the playground bully attracts the misfits and disaffected, Donald Trump has emerged on the political landscape of our all mighty neighbours. And like the playground bully, he doesn’t want to play with the other kids. He’s not interested in soccer or skipping rope or staring at the screen of a smart phone while trying to kill monsters or shoot stuff. His interest is in finding a victim and picking on him ruthlessly whether the kid’s got a limp or speaks with a lisp or maybe a bit effeminate while staying well clear of those who could hurt either physically or by reputation. The more victims he finds, the larger his contingent of followers. We all knew kids like this. The more out of control the school, the greater their power. If accused of harassing another child, the bully claims self-defence no matter how unlikely the possibility. And sometimes he gets away with it because, by hi...