"At his Madison Square Garden rally, Trump’s argument was hate and fear. ...
As an encapsulation of what Trump stands for as a candidate, and what he would bring to office, the rally was an effective medium for his closing message."
~ David A. Graham
#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/26
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-madison-square-garden-rally/680424/
"This, perhaps even more than his reprehensible immigrant bashing and fascist overtones, is Trump’s closing argument: to put women back in their place and restore men to total supremacy in America."
~ Susan Milligan
#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden #misogyny #MaleEntitlement
/27
https://newrepublic.com/article/187419/trumps-promise-young-men-retribution-against-women
"Drawing frequent comparisons to the pro-Nazi rally held there in 1939, the rally was filled with racist, crude, and incendiary rhetoric. ...
And yet, around half of Americans plan to vote for him.
Even more troubling, 82% of white evangelicals plan to vote for this."
~ Kristin Du Mez
#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden #misogyny #MaleEntitlement #WhiteEvangelicals
/28
"Ironically, extremist movements within secure democracies are usually the ones actually destined for the garbage heap. That results from a simple fact: In order to keep the show going and the money flowing, extremism has to keep out-extreming itself. In an attention economy like this one, the effect can be even more pronounced."
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #hate #MadisonSquareGarden
/29
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/punching-your-own-maga-face
