Pike=Rise of Donald Trump

So, we all know Jason said he was drawing an analogy to American when he wrote the Pike Storyline and I know a lot of people were caught up and angry about Bellamy, but now, it time to explain some things that people are still wrestling with.

1. Bellamy was grieving and hurt after the grounders blew up mount weather. Bellamy always had a bit of grounder-phobic attitude (just like many Americans have acquired towards Muslims since 911) ever since season 1 and he only slightly learned to get over it after getting to know Lincoln. It was easy to see that Bellamy only like Lincoln because Lincoln Assimulated into Arcadian culture, something even Octavia was getting upset with Lincoln for. He had even become a guard and that's why Pike initially told his people not to turn on their own some started getting upset about seeing lincoln. We all saw it.

2.When Pike and Bellamy was talking at that table, and Bellamy told Pike that it was his fault for what happened to Mt Weather, Pike agreed but also blamed himself and said that he was mostly to blame because he Knew what those grounders were capable of but he let down his guard. "Never again," he told Bellamy and they both drink to it (many of you didn't care for Gina but Bellamy obviously did). That was the deciding moment when Bellamy when to Pike side. Pike did to Bellamy what Donald Trump is doing to his followers. Trump is comforting their grieve of "perceived" injustices from Mexicans taking their jobs and their hatred of Obama. He has also stroked their fear of terrorism by making them be afraid in their own backward because, like Pike preached to Bellamy and his other followers, Kane and Abby's weakness led to that attack! The same thing most of Trump's disciples believe; that Obama has made America weak. Don't forget that farm station probably had a lot of friends and relatives among Kane's group so when those people were blown up in Mt Weather, Kane's people were outraged to. And remember, Kane's group had suffered loses too at the hand of the grounders. Several of their soldiers were crucified in woods in season 2 episode 2, after Kane sent them out to search for Clarke and the 100. They probably all heard the testimony from the hundred as to how the grounders had been slaughtering them since they landed (never mind much of that was the 100's fault ). Then, to make matters worse, After All the heroic work Bellamy did in the Mountain, Lexa pulled out and basically left the Arcadians to fend for themselves. So anyone who thinks Bellamy and the other Arcadians weren't outraged and resentful about that betrayal sure needs a head examination! So in summary, the killing of the 100, the killing of Arcadians while trying to search for the 100,

3. Some people complained "Oh why Kaine held that election at that stressful time and Kane had to hold that election because he and abby had already announced the time and date of the election, which was, incidentally, right on the following day Bellamy, Pike, and Hannah was arrested for trying to attack the grounders. Kane couldn't just announce to Arcadia that he was going to suspend the election because he feared Pike might get elected! And, remember again, many of those people, led by their popular hero Bellamy, clamored for Pike's name to be put on the ballot along with Kane and Abby. If Kane and Abby didn't listen to people, they would have been facing the risk of a civil war in their ranks.

4. Apparently, the Arcadians weren't totally gone because Kane did tell Pike that vote was very close. So many agreed with Pike and Many agreed Kane. The fact was, Pike's faction obviously had gathered slightly more votes than Kane's.

5. Strangely, the same thing that tripped Kane up is the same one which has Hillary fluttering on: Trust. Yep, on that night at the gate when Kane and Abby confronted Pike and his band when they were trying to go out and massacre the grounders, Pike Sowed a seed of Massive Distrust for Kane and Abby in front of everyone! He loudly called for/forced Kane to reveal his arm (which the grounders had just marked with the Unity Symbol) and when Kane was hesitating, he cried out (in front of everyone) and painted it like Kane was trying to hide something dirty from his own people. And when poor Kane showed, his Mark and tried to explain, Pike over-stepped him and made Kane look foolish by saying it wasn't a Unity Mark but rather, it was a mark that people use to brand cows. As if Kane was a weak cow who needed guideiance! Same thing in our country. Trump rose to power by painting Obama and the democrats as being weak and suicidal, and thus, only He Trump/Pike could take us in the right way again.

In all, it was a powerful illustration of the state of America today. Yes, America isn't having numerous mass attacks threatening our home country like the Aracadians were getting from the grounder, so America didn't have chance of turning to Trump over night. But instead, America has fallen more and more under the trump-spirit ever since 911 and that's why, when Donald Trump finally arose, Americans were so suspicious of their own shadow that many are turning after Trump. And its worse for Americans then for Arcadia because at least those people had daily reminders as to why they shouldn't trust the grounders while many Americans are living in peace and safety while still supporting Trump!

So when I see people say the Pike storyline was bad writing, I want to laugh so hard! Because we're seeing it play out on a bigger and broader scale in this 2016 election as we speak! Brilliant writing Jason, Brilliant writing!