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JF's avatar

Powerless people are easily manipulated. In the case of Trump and his cult, he had to carefully nurture their feelings of powerlessness, because in reality their lives are pretty fine, relatively speaking.

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JMFK's avatar

Rush Limbaugh and Faux News working on behalf of Republican billionaires had that ball rolling decades ago. They stimulated resentments against the "others" and the "elites" so they could hoodwink citizens to vote against their own economic interests. Trump was the first to realize that their resentments could be turned against the very people who had instigated and nurtured them in the 1st place.

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TW Falcon's avatar

"Trump was the first to realize that their resentments could be turned against the very people who had instigated and nurtured them in the 1st place."

Bingo!

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