liberals still get trump political anti-hero post pc era original paint artwork courtesy jason liosatos.david ernst federalistif politics flow downwards culture matter time politician master role love hate donald trump crack code.tony soprano walter white frank underwood recent examples enormously popular character way stand role complicate bad guy fascinate millions americans.antiheroes long find home westerns gangster movies crime dramas al pacino portrayal miami drug kingpin tony montana scarface tony begin epic decline fall film nasty fight wife exclusive miami country club publically humiliate front bunch dumbstruck waspy black-tie wear golf-playing white hairs loudly accuse murderer drug dealer incapable decent father.if tony classic hero would begin moral reckon search repentance scarface tony hero respond public exposure criminal polite society turn mirror back audience dress lookin bunch hole know gut wan na need people like need people like point finger say bad guy make good good know hide lie problem always tell truth even lie say good night bad guy come last time gon na see bad guy like let tell al pacino play tony montana scarface.a criminal long accept rich people criminals new theme nevertheless consider oliver stone write screenplay tony rant likely commentary hypocrisy supposedly respectable people cutthroat capitalistic reagan-era america substantively different tony well-to-do miami type catch dead associate someone like tony even though know full well cocaine business make rich many probably abuse product.thus tony perspective point decent people supposedly model decency none sign moral contrition people pervert mockery moral contrition degrade even tony tony hero villain antihero probably admit root enjoy watch stick presumably stuck-up hypocrites likely everything wife say sure least ball honest it.donald trump political antiherotrump replicate scene inaugural address friday declaration war establishment whose victories victories triumph triumph celebrate nation capital little celebrate struggle families across land act similarly jaw-dropping performance al smith dinner days election every hiss-inducing joke hillary clinton expense unsubtle middle finger everyone else attendance consider open remark special hello room know love many many years true politicians home introduce children become best friends many instance ask endorsement always want money even call really dear dear friend suddenly decide run president republican always no-good rotten disgust scoundrel totally forget word even no-good rotten disgust scoundrel make least pretend decent people hand gall pretend good let dispense fiction would treat less contempt bother live standards decency first place acknowledge nothing decency per se everything power presumption moral superiority willful bald-faced lie go keep call crap put white house.many argue trump product political correctness pc true part rather pc trump response fruit postmodernism long ascend heights culture nihilism common presumption truth relative morality subjective therefore individually prefer narratives give live mean equally true worthy validation tony tellingly lecture audience always tell truth even lie character man ahead time.postmodernism try good waste timepostmodernism source emphasis culture put authenticity scorn direct towards phoniness one true thing world truth morality relative anyone pretend otherwise either idiot fraud hence contemporary appeal antihero disappearance traditional hero.heroes stand traditionally good things world everything supposedly good long discredit corny dudley do-rights best stupid know good antiheroes contrast ingratiate audiences gritty realism candor matter bad are.frank underwood break fourth wall viewers bring along evil scheme walter white moment redemption final admission wife sell meth like right family tony soprano establish close bond daughter early admit actually waste management consultant postmodern world great virtue authenticity great vice phoniness.postmodernism also source assumptions underlie glib joke late-night comedians exhibit disdainful prejudice towards patriotism religion show bitter judgment towards form perceive prejudice baseline every plotline funny show aimless self-centered people like seinfeld always sunny philadelphia archer hyper-prejudice prejudice word evan sayet cult non-discrimination contrast many religions systems moral think ancient traditions distinguish every effort good human condition postmodernism presume endeavor cause human failure therefore operate accord one moral imperative discredit anything people presume stand goodness belief anything superior anything else inevitably result prejudice interpersonal strife inequality.thus venus de milo aesthetic value crucifix jar full urine beethoven symphonies profound late round top 40 hit religions fundamentally moderate postmodern adherents comfortably represent coexist bumper sticker sense culture rather anti-culture measure success insofar deconstruct anything people value.postmodernism merely hide hypocritical idealismprovided postmodern man believe nothing value nothing one unreasonable conclude care nothing anyone know postmodern man also know nothing could farther truth rather cult non-discrimination fill bright-eyed idealism make world good place case challenge baseless prejudice make world good place like utopian visions seek remake human be something alien nature however incapable compromise thus lend hypocrisy fanaticism continue article federalistread election news 21st century wire 2016 filessupport 21wire subscribe become member 21wire.tv trump first president turn postmodernism