-By Gary Krasner
“The Opposite” is the 86th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was also the 22nd episode of the fifth season. It aired on May 19, 1994.
It’s also replaying again, in the presidential campaign with respect to Trump and Clinton. But first, let’s remember the storyline in that episode of Seinfeld. From Wikipedia:
George returns from the beach and decides that every decision that he has ever made has been wrong, and that his life is the exact opposite of what it should be. George tells this to Jerry in Monk’s Cafe, who convinces him that “if every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right”. George then resolves to start doing the complete opposite of what he would do normally. He orders the opposite of his normal lunch, and he introduces himself to a beautiful woman who happens to order exactly the same lunch, saying, “My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.” To his surprise, she is impressed and agrees to date him.
Meanwhile, Elaine is an exec at Pendant Publishing. Starting off in a successful position, she follows her instincts, and that leads to everything going wrong for her, including the company going out of business.
You can read more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Opposite
HOW DOES THIS EPISODE REFLECT THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN?
The instincts of every political pundit was that Trump would flame out. But day after day, with every one of Trumps noxious, blunt, or just undiplomatic utterances, these “wise” pundits thought that would be the end of Trump’s campaign. But like Costanza, Trump instead benefited. His poll numbers continued to rise. It seemed as though the more horrific were his remarks, the more popular he became.
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