Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh could learn from Bannon's strategy

Psychiatrists and people, alike, have asked the questions “What is sanity?” and “How do professionals in the field of mental health determine insanity?” Opinions are vague and many, but one thing is certain: Only a nut would explain to other people, lucid or otherwise, the substance of Steve Bannon’s strategy. Here’s some of it:

An advisor and comrade-of-sorts to President Trump, Bannon wrote in his political strategy of “administrative deconstruction.” Bannon borrowed the term “deconstruction” from European intellectuals. Feminists adopted the concept and method of deconstruction. Leftist radicals of all gender classifications have applied deconstructionist philosophy to attain the legitimacy and prosperity otherwise kept from them. In essence, it dismantles belief systems hostile to women and minorities.

Administrative deconstruction dismantles organizations, government and nongovernment, too. Why then would a physically unattractive man on the political right, advisor/toady to Trump, be selling administrative deconstruction?

The old fellow up top, Trump, is applying Bannon’s administrative deconstruction in downsizing the federal government, and in selectively firing/prosecuting heaven, at this point, knows who, so to remove from the federal government systemic inefficiency, corruption, incompetence, redundancy and … insanity. Brutal? Yes. Democratic in the classic sense? Nope. Autocratic? You betcha’.

Crazy people hatch a few good thoughts. I am blithering mindfully about a badly dressed oaf, awful dresser, not likable in any progressive intersectional sense, but valid in concept. Democrats might apply administrative deconstruction to local politics, for the benefit of all. It could improve the ‘Burgh.

Bruce Reisner

Perry South