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Make America 1950 Again: The Myth of the Perfect Past
The red MAGA hat isn’t just merch—it’s a time machine. Not to a real past, but to a carefully curated hallucination. When Donald Trump revived Ronald Reagan’s “Make America Great Again,” he wasn’t selling policy—he was peddling nostalgia. And not just any nostalgia: white-picket-fence, leave-it-to-Beaver, men-in-charge, minorities-in-their-place nostalgia. For 81% of Trump supporters, life today…
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The Savannah Effect: A Portrait of Privilege and Misinformation
To understand the MAGA mindset, we must examine individuals who have never left their small towns yet wield significant influence on social media. These are people quick to share the latest conspiracy theories, shaping the political landscape in ways that often go unnoticed. I call this phenomenon the Savannah Effect. Savannah is a southern girl…