re: #428 jaunte

There are big differences between Reagan and Trump, as others have observed. Where Reagan talked in dog whistles, Trump speaks of rapists and murderers.

Remember Lee Atwater’s line about how in 1954, you just say ‘N****r,N****r,N****r,” but that by 1968 you have to speak in code? “Law and Order”, “Forced Busing”, etc. What we’re seeing is the reverse of that. Reagan spoke in code, but Trump, and even more his supporters, are speaking in openly racist ways.

It’s like a reverse Atwater.

Then there’s the fact that Reagan talked about what America would do with him as President, Trump speaks of what HE will do.

“I’ll be so good a the Military, it will make your head spin!”, “We’ll be winning so much you’ll get bored of winning”. In a sane country, anyone saying crap like that would get laughed off the stage, but his supporters eat it up. They don’t even care what his positions are, and will change THEIR position to align better with HIS.

I really think his supporters are primarily composed of people who were Scot Farkus or his toady, Grover Dill - either bullies, or suckups to bullies. They don’t want a President, they want a Strong Man.