To many Americans, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s growing social and cultural crisis, and the eventual comedown will be
JD Vance on The Atlantic in 2016:
"The great tragedy is that many of the problems Trump identifies are real, and so many of the hurts he exploits demand serious thought and measured action—from governments, yes, but also from community leaders and individuals. Yet so long as people rely on that quick high, so long as wolves point their fingers at everyone but themselves, the nation delays a necessary reckoning. There is no self-reflection in the midst of a false euphoria. Trump is cultural heroin. He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they’ll realize it."
<Ciò che Trump offre è una via di fuga facile dal dolore. Le sue promesse sono |'ago nella vena collettiva dell'America. Lui è eroina culturale. Fa sentire alcuni meglio per un pò. Ma non sa sistemare davvero ciò che li affligge, e un giorno lo capiranno>,
JD Vance (Atlantic Magazine, 4 luglio 2016)













