“MAGA FOREVER!”

MAGA stands for Make America Great Again. It was a revamping of Ronald Reagan’s Make America Great. Donald J. Trump added the word “again” to remove any plagiary accusations. A simple campaign slogan had an epic message that Trump’s team knew would work. While the late seventies and most of the 80’s were under Republican rule, they had not taken it far enough and that simple word, “again” is what diehard Republican voters heard.

The word “again” was a bullhorn for the call of yesteryear. It was a callback to those whose best years ranged from the late thirties to the mid fifties. They were carefree teenagers then, and they raised their families accordingly and with a bit of harshness, mixed with a bit of who to blame for anything gone wrong. It is perfect grooming.

Still, something went wrong. Trump’s plan worked as he galvanized the like-minded people in the Republican Party. The voters had their messiah and a fresh-minded Trump used everything the Republicans have stood for. He opened with how much he’s worth, and then, not only did he mention that his money forced strong people to do for him, but even powerful people in the opposing tribe bent the knee for him. Trump showed unyielding authoritarianism. He crushed everyone on the debate stage with talks of who he “gave” to. He showed on many occasions that Chris Christy was more of an intern than a colleague. People at his rallies…