“I believe that Trump can be placed among a long line of demagogues who possess the skills needed to tap into the fears and anxieties of a group of people that perceives itself as marginalized, at risk and not in control.”
@TheConversationUS@blackmastodon Trump doesn’t even have much if any discernible skill. It’s still the Koch family and other oligarchs with a lot more actual wealth than Trump pulling the strings with their overwhelming ability to fund disinformation campaigns that progressively pull people further and further off the rails.
@TheConversationUS@blackmastodon ..." a group of people that perceives itself as marginalized, at risk and not in control.” That group of people got him elected the first time, and included Blacks. This Trump is a politician now and will lose much of his prior support base. Only Republicans now. There is also no real choice of opposition. Biden never should have been elected. The US is overwhelmed with political savvy. Nobody really cares.