Hegelian dialectics

[DrZoidberg]

Couldn't Trump's win be easily explained by Hegelian dialectics? And Trumps racism and conservatism is just the result of having had a liberal, progressive and black president.

I'm not saying that's the whole story. But I wonder if there's something to this?

 

[untermensche]

Why is Trump appointing these known racists to cabinet positions if he himself is not a racist?

 

[DrZoidberg]

Why is Trump appointing these known racists to cabinet positions if he himself is not a racist?

Because he is a racist? If we follow the logic of Heglian dialetics that would be the expected outcome.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

We had a progressive black president?

 

[DrZoidberg]

We had a progressive black president?

Yes

 

[Arctish]

We had a progressive black president?

Yes

Obama is Progressive in the Eisenhower style.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

Yes

Obama is Progressive in the Eisenhower style.

Actually he's not.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

We had a progressive black president?

I know, right? All the venom directed at the current Clinton makes people forget that the one who actually one was quite the dude.

 

[J842P]

We had a progressive black president?

Yes

Obama was a moderate/centrist.

 

[Arctish]

Obama is Progressive in the Eisenhower style.

Actually he's not.

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Which one of those things do you think is not representative of the goals of his administration?

 

[lpetrich]

1956 Republican Platform : snopes.com -- that's only partially true. Look at this: Republican Party Platforms: Republican Party Platform of 1956

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Couldn't Trump's win be easily explained by Hegelian dialectics? And Trumps racism and conservatism is just the result of having had a liberal, progressive and black president.

I think that there are better hypotheses than Hegelian dialectics. Like those in power not seeming very successful and thus making people support the out-of-power party.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

Actually he's not.

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Which one of those things do you think is not representative of the goals of his administration?

The man has been is office 8 years. Accomplishments are what we need to be looking at, the great debates and legislative fights where he may have tried and failed. Hell, I have a goal of buying a Megamillions ticket and willing no less that 15 million dollars. Goals can be rather inconsequential.

 

[AthenaAwakened]

1956 Republican Platform : snopes.com -- that's only partially true. Look at this: Republican Party Platforms: Republican Party Platform of 1956

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Couldn't Trump's win be easily explained by Hegelian dialectics? And Trumps racism and conservatism is just the result of having had a liberal, progressive and black president.

I think that there are better hypotheses than Hegelian dialectics. Like those in power not seeming very successful and thus making people support the out-of-power party.

Which parts are true and which are untrue? And using different words in bullet point presentation is not the same as being untrue.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

My favorite theory is Misinformation Harmonics. The out of power party spreads Misinformation about the in-power party. It sometimes takes more than a term for misinformation to fully kick in. But after a term or two party in charge loses. So the power swings back and forth, like a pendulum.