Trump’s “hunches and instincts” were more like grunts and rages that reflected the full extent of his perception of the world: it is us against the other, everyone is out to get us, and the only expression of power is aggression. Trump’s speech was destructive in affect and intent. Saying that his utterances had reignited a theoretical debate was like saying that someone who has carpet-bombed your city has turned your fellow citizens into builders again: technically it’s true, but morally and intellectually it is a lie.
