Because a good wall works, right?
In as much as ‘a beautiful wall’ was what was promised, it’s provision could work on at least one level—namely showing Trump to be a man of his word.
But the wall isn’t going to be built. In truth, it was never on the agenda. Even the most fanciful policy makers envisaged a border fence. But as the latter was a very old idea, it’s transformation into a wall was a necessarily escalation of, what was already, a transparent lie. Everyone knew it couldn’t and wouldn’t be built. Only an idiot—or a cunning genius—would make it a keystone policy to take to the people.
Parts of the current Clinton built fence might be replaced, as a gesture.
I mention it only because Trump himself asked to be made accountable for the wall, and the Democrats can’t do it (and the Republicans obviously won’t). Not least because they erected the original partial parting fence.
Sometimes there are stories which open up worlds and cross borders and expose endemic weakness in those claiming strength. Ironically, Trump’s Wall—it’s failure and the reasons the Democrats can’t get traction/advantage with the lie—is, I’d suggest, just such a story. Particularly as it was actually initiated in 1990, by a leader perceived to be from ‘the left’, loved by Trump (at the time), at the very moment America was inviting Europe to celebrate the collapse of The Berlin Wall.
I raised the issue yesterday because a contributor was celebrating Trump. But I wanted to share that from the outside looking in, Trump is in the ostensibly unenviable position of failing on his own terms. The tragedy of this election is that the Democrats are in no position to exploit this.
As a footnote, I think Trump will win.