March 10th, 2016
Writing over at the Washington Post’s culture blog the other day, Santino asked which Batman villain is most analogous to Donald Trump. There are more reasonable choices than you might imagine. And it’s striking how often Joker and Bane lines fit in Trump analysis. For instance, in surveying the RNC’s ludicrous plan to “control” Trump: “Do you feel . . . in charge?”
But as much as I like the Bane/Joker comparisons, I think Loki might be the better fit. He’s the prince of lies; he’s insecure; he wants to rule the world; he has a dim view of the sheeple. Doesn’t this fit the basic Trumpian worldview:
Brett March 10, 2016 at 9:59 am
Bing, and may I add, go. Although if the Democrats really do feel the Bern, they can claim their guy is the old dude who stands up to him…