Trumpworld
That ex-White House aide and pugilist of the pen Pat Buchanan could rightly be called the “godfather of Trumpism,” as the Christian Science Monitor dubbed him in May 2016, gets at the thesis put forth by The New American’s just-released special edition “bookazine,” Trumpworld. To wit:
“The principal personality in Trumpworld is, of course, Donald Trump,” as TNA editor-in-chief Gary Benoit puts it in the bookazine’s introduction. “But Trumpworld and Trump, though now very intertwined, are not the same. Trumpworld existed long before Trump threw his hat into the political ring, though under different names, such as the Tea Party or (earlier) the Silent Majority.”
Although it’s surely true that “great minds discuss ideas” while “small minds discuss people,” as Eleanor Roosevelt observed, people don’t follow ideas — people follow people. And now that “Silent Majority” is silent no more. Its ignored millions spoke a bit through Buchanan, who made waves via 1992, ’96, and 2000 presidential runs. But the time wasn’t quite right for his populist message, as America wasn’t as nigh on the precipice; moreover, though charismatic and a compelling orator, Buchanan lacked the celebrity star power and billionaire bucks Trump commands. The time was right, however, after Barack Obama’s eight years, and thus did Trumpworld roar in 2016 when “The Donald” ran for the presidency.
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