45 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 54 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Best Web OpEds   

The Lord of Misrule by David Brooks

Quicklink Submitted By   1 comment, 4 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)

GoodEnglish4U: Carnival 2016

"By the Middle Ages the people created carnivals: a chance to escape from ones social category — male or female, rich or poor; the people could insult the king & bishops, drunkenness & ribaldry was prized over sober propriety. We’re living with exactly the kinds of injustices that lead to carnival culture, and we’ve crowned a fool king. Trump exists on two levels: the presidential level and the fool level. His tweets are classic fool behavior. They are raw, ridiculous and frequently self-destructive, to symbolically upend hierarchy, to be oppositional. The sad part is that so many people treat Trump’s tweets as if they are arguments when in fact they are carnival. With their conniption fits,his responders contribute to carnival culture. It doesn’t really address the inequalities that give rise to it. It’s just combative display with an ocean of sadism lurking just below the surface." 

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.nytimes.com
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 574 Articles in "Trump"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend