Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Feel the love, feel the hate - my week in the cauldron of Trump's wild rallies
On the eve of the midterms, the most powerful man on earth corrals his troops around two visions of America one full of hope, the other one much darker and tests the ground for 2020
There is no understanding Donald Trump without understanding his rallies.
They are the crucible of the Trump revolution, the laboratory where he turns his alternative reality into a potion to be sold to his followers. It is at his rallies that his radical reimagining of the US constitution takes shape: not We the people, but We my people.
As America reels from a gunman killing 11 Jewish worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue; pipe bombs being sent to 14 of the US presidents leading opponents, and Trump declaring himself a nationalist and sending thousands of troops to the US border to assail unarmed asylum seekers; the most powerful person on earth continues to rely on his rallies as seething cauldrons of passion.
And thats not all. Trump is using them as a test run for his 2020 bid for re-election.
Which is why I have crisscrossed the country, from Montana and Wisconsin in the north to Texas in the south, Arizona in the west to North Carolina in the east, to observe the president delivering his message to his people.
Five rallies, eight days. At each, we explore a different emotion that Trump evokes to arouse his peoples devotion, in search of the source of his appeal.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/01/trump-rallies-america-midterms-white-house
There is no understanding Donald Trump without understanding his rallies.
They are the crucible of the Trump revolution, the laboratory where he turns his alternative reality into a potion to be sold to his followers. It is at his rallies that his radical reimagining of the US constitution takes shape: not We the people, but We my people.
As America reels from a gunman killing 11 Jewish worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue; pipe bombs being sent to 14 of the US presidents leading opponents, and Trump declaring himself a nationalist and sending thousands of troops to the US border to assail unarmed asylum seekers; the most powerful person on earth continues to rely on his rallies as seething cauldrons of passion.
And thats not all. Trump is using them as a test run for his 2020 bid for re-election.
Which is why I have crisscrossed the country, from Montana and Wisconsin in the north to Texas in the south, Arizona in the west to North Carolina in the east, to observe the president delivering his message to his people.
Five rallies, eight days. At each, we explore a different emotion that Trump evokes to arouse his peoples devotion, in search of the source of his appeal.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/01/trump-rallies-america-midterms-white-house
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 947 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (5)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Feel the love, feel the hate - my week in the cauldron of Trump's wild rallies (Original Post)
demmiblue
Nov 2018
OP
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)1. Yikes
I ask Spaeth how far he is prepared to take his hatred. In reply, he tells a story. The other day he talked to his sister, who is liberal and votes Democratic. He said to her: If there is a civil war in this country and you were on the wrong side, I would have no problem shooting you in the face.
You must be joking, I say.
No I am not. I love my sister, we get on great. But she has to know how passionate I am about our president.
You must be joking, I say.
No I am not. I love my sister, we get on great. But she has to know how passionate I am about our president.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)2. I have no problem with them dying out
in2herbs
(2,947 posts)3. Just curious: the top picture you posted, where was it taken? While I can't be sure, the man with
the gray beard looks like the mayor in a very conservative town in AZ.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)4. Houston, Texas, October 22
Bottom picture was taken on October 24 in Mosinee, Wisconsin