Bernie Sanders is not going to be president. But in defeat he has accomplished something extraordinary, probably something more important than anything he could have achieved in four or eight frustrating years in the White House. For the first time since the end of the Cold War — and perhaps since the beginning of the Cold War — large numbers of Americans have begun to ask questions about capitalism.
This is happening among the hardcore rabbits, and it is all a consequence of amygdala atrophy and a loss of the ability to cope with fearful stimuli. Those triggered uncontrollably by chalked Trump slogans on sidewalks, and freaked out to the point of cutting themselves by 4chan taunts online, now are seeking one final little bit of refuge from the last scary idea they thought was unavoidable.
Reagan turned this tide back using the tool of ridicule, supported by the economic destruction of the Carter years. After eight years of Reagan, all one had to do was label someone a liberal, and they would quake with terror. Bush I and Bush II singlehandedly undid every element of what Reagan accomplished through their refusal to do anything which made anyone feel bad. That attempt to be nice has done more to embolden liberals, and destroy the spirit of America than anything done by liberals themselves.
The problem with Cruz, and every other traditional GOP candidate is that none of them will ridicule the left aggressively. Ridicule is the only tool which offers the possibility of instilling enough amygdala force in the heads of rabbits, to make seeking that refuge from reality uncomfortable. In fact, it is possible that the only way to avoid a descent into r and a consequent apocalypse is through the rigorous application of ridicule, preferably by the most powerful office in the land.
There is only one candidate today who has the capability to ridicule the left as aggressively as Reagan.
Hopefully he will see the necessity of it.
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