Like him or not, and there are ample reasons for both, Trump’s appeal does not emanate out of logic or reason. It springs from an atavistic urge of the plebian masses to scream and carry on to advance all manner of deeply held emotional fantasies. That’s why Trump’s rallies are so entertaining. Like circuses of the past and rallies for other demagogues, Trump feeds off the emotional cadence and ferocity of his audience and they off him. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
Donald Trump Is No Conservative
If you consider yourself a conservative and you support Donald Trump then you should reconsider your assumptions. For the former president is a populist, which is a far cry from conservatism.
Like him or not, and there are ample reasons for both, Trump’s appeal does not emanate out of logic or reason. It springs from an atavistic urge of the plebian masses to scream and carry on to advance all manner of deeply held emotional fantasies. That’s why Trump’s rallies are so entertaining. Like circuses of the past and rallies for other demagogues, Trump feeds off the emotional cadence and ferocity of his audience and they off him. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
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Like him or not, and there are ample reasons for both, Trump’s appeal does not emanate out of logic or reason. It springs from an atavistic urge of the plebian masses to scream and carry on to advance all manner of deeply held emotional fantasies. That’s why Trump’s rallies are so entertaining. Like circuses of the past and rallies for other demagogues, Trump feeds off the emotional cadence and ferocity of his audience and they off him. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
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