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Bill Blum argues that, as a politician, Donald Trump is more like a remake of Arnold Schwarzenegger than he is heir to any professional politician, foreign or domestic. He points to similarities in upbringing, showmanship, ego, and tactics. A snippet:

Both men are also adept in the art of intimidation and delivering stinging insults. During his storied bodybuilding career, Schwarzenegger was renowned for practicing “psychological warfare” to best his competitors. Once installed in Sacramento, he tried to employ the technique against his Democratic opponents in the state Legislature, openly deriding them as “girlie men.” At one point in 2009, he sent the president pro tem of the state Senate a metal sculpture of bull testicles to encourage him to fall in line with proposed social-service spending cuts.

It’s worth a read. Whether or not you find it persuasive (and I think he has accurately described at least part of the elephant), it provides a novel prism for interpreting a chilling phenomenon.

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