From Robert Reich
The New York Times has analyzed Donald Trump’s speeches and – no surprise – finds them full of demagogic and inflammatory language. But the real story isn’t just Trump’s choice of words. It’s his choice of style. He parades himself as a strongman capable of “making America great again” through the force of his personality. He doesn’t offer policies; he offers himself.
Surveys show that most of Trump's followers are non-college-educated whites whose incomes have plummeted and whose jobs are less secure than ever. They're mad as hell, and see Trump as heroic because he is acting as if he has their interests at heart. Trump is directing their anger and anxiety against Latinos, blacks, Muslims, the major media, and the political establishment. It’s the formula demagogues have used through history.
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