Everything Happening Now Was Predicted in 2000

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The archive source article didn't have a title so I created my own. This was written by William F Buckley back in 2000.

The Demagogues Are Running Their motives and methods may vary, but the practitioners of demagogy are easy to find by William F. Buckley Jr. ....

.....Many people are inflamed by the rampant demagoguery in the present scene. Demagoguery--demagogy--comes in two modes. Most conspicuous is that of the candidate who promises the voters what are best described as Nice Things. Why not health care for the uninsured? Or for children? Why not cheaper drugs? Free child delivery? (Free funerals?)....


....The procedure here is to attract support to finance a campaign. But does the term demagogue fit in other circumstances? What about the aspirant who has a private vision to offer to the public and has the means, personal or contrived, to finance a campaign? In some cases, the vision isn't merely a program to be adopted. It is a program that includes the visionary's serving as President.   Look for the narcissist. The most obvious target in today's lineup is, of course, Donald Trump. When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America.   But whatever the depths of self-enchantment, the demagogue has to say something. So what does Trump say?....

...the resistance to a corrupting demagogy should take first priority.....


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