The Legions of Brexit, the Legions of Trump

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Ricochet: The Legions of Brexit, the Legions of Trump

Michael Stopa / June 24, 2016 / 8 COMMENTS

The parallels are too obvious too ignore … and almost too trite to voice. Our cousins of the “special relationship” variety across the pond have seized the torch and plunged off into the gathering gloom. Are we going to follow?

 

It has happened before.

 

Resolve in the face of Communism and belief in the Free Market brought Thatcher to the forefront in Britain. Reagan – only a step behind – followed. The thirst for a lean, market-oriented third way produced Tony Blair. And he was followed by his doppelganger Bill Clinton. And now not a candidate but a populist movement swells among the descendants of Albion. A small flame of national identity, a hunger for self-determination and mostly a common-sense recognition of the perils of the invading hordes, be they bureaucrats or barbarians, has taken hold.