Think of DJT and Hegseth as (to cite Timothy Snyder) “utopians of violence.” Cormac McCarthy explores the phenomenon in “Blood Meridian.”
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DJT and Hegseth, Utopians of Violence
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America’s Political Violence Problem
Some see Trump as a “stochastic terrorism,” inciting others to violence. Cormac McCarthy may understand as well as anyone what’s going on.
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Intense Busyness: One Way to Grieve
I realize I have used intense busyness to mourn my mother–somewhat like the Texas ranger Call in “Lonesome Dove.”
Trumpism and the Violence Myth
Slotkin says that “the” American myth is regeneration through violence. That myth can be seen in the Western, including in “Lonesome Dove” and “Blood Meridian.”
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Ride with an Outlaw, Die with Him
In “Lonesome Dove,” the feckless Jake Spoon falls in with some outlaws and gets punished for the association. A GOP-Trump comparison?
GOP Is Jake from “Lonesome Dove”
In failing to hold Trump accountable, the GOP is behaving like Jake Spoon in “Lonesome Dove,” who lacks a moral compass.
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Lonesome Dove & Rightwing Texas Politics
Larry McMurtry identifies the looming Texas identity crisis that has to libertarian and Tea Party acting out.