PragmaticPopulist
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« on: June 14, 2018, 08:48:32 AM » |
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There's nearly always a time when there's a figure in politics that has an almost cult-like following, but Trump takes it to the extreme.
It shouldn't be a huge surprise though, because in the years prior to Trump, Republican candidates particularly have tapped in and wielded cultural resentment as a cudgel to keep their followers engaged. The "Us vs. Them" and persecution message is dangerously effective. Of course, for a message like this to gain traction, there has to be something very wrong in society for it to reach out beyond the fringes.
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