From Pine View Farm

Trumpling, the Surrogate 0

At the Inky, psychiatrist Lawrence Blum offers a quasi-Freudian analysis of the election results. Here’s a bit; follow the link to read the whole thing.

When faced with threat, anxiety, and uncertainty, people want the benefit of phallic magic. In our shared, vital, fantasy world not having or receiving it leaves us in a sorry state. For that reason, it seems clear that many voters were willing to forgive Donald Trump his remarkable (and abusive) phallic excesses in the hope of benefiting from his presumed phallic magic.

There is a broader lesson to be learned from this election. Issues may be important. Reality may be important. But reality seldom trumps fantasy.

I’m not sure I buy it, but it’s far more persuasive than I would wish. One aspect seems correct: Once they wake up, voters will find that they have been well and truly–oh, never mind.

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