“It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!”                                                                                                             Frankenstein (1931) In the climax of the 1931 adaptation of Frankenstein, dozens of villagers famously search the countryside, pitchforks and torches in hand, ready to destroy an uncontrollable and murderous monster. The men know nothing about the true nature of … Continue reading The politics of pitchforks: Donald Trump, the demagogue