I interpret the gist of this writer's Gump analogy to mean that if more citizens boldly acted on conscience and common sense (i.e. "Gumpism) rather than on other people's expectations, this country would be a better place. The writer implies that we don't just have to be entertained and amazed by "Gumpism" when we find it (e.g. The Daily Show); rather, we should practice it. Unfortunately, the writer could have communicated this message much more effectively in a music video by performing a song which states it much more eloquently:
The Impossible Dream
The writer also states "The proper response may not be, as in the Three Little Pigs, to build a stronger house. It may be simply be to walk out the back door, change the dynamic, shift the power perspective in our own worldview. It is asymmetric warfare of the finest kind." This may be the worst analogy I've ever read. So the wolf runs around to the back of the house and eats the Three Little Pigs! Ironically, the last time I saw the term "asymmetric warfare" used it was by a Guantanamo Bay Commander who was characterizing the detainee suicides there. This writer seemed to be implying that our best course of action would be either emigration; or, capitulation!
I found the rest of the article to be mostly superficial and disingenuous.