Trump focuses on these three issues to appeal to his MAGA base - crime, inflation, and immigration.
Crime. Trump unconstitutionally sends military into Los Angeles and Washington D.C. on the phony pretense of subduing a violent crisis. How is this seen?
MAGA red - thank goodness that we have a decisive manly manly man who gets things done without worrying about niceties or hurting the feelings of goody two shoes weak minded goo goos.
Liberal blue - this is a phony pretense to get us all used to military brutality in our country in preparation for a soon to come declaration of Martial Law, the suspension of elections, and the end of democracy in America.
Result? Trump’s message is that he and MAGA are on the side of law enforcement and liberals and Democrats are on the side of violent criminals and drug addicted garbage. Liberal’s message is more conceptual, warning of a coming police state and the end of our democratically elected Republic.
How about the economy? The Biden administration economic recovery from the pandemic was quite a success, steadily lowering inflation and growing the economy far better than other developed nations in the world.
MAGA red - don’t listen to those elites snobs and their stupid numbers and charts and disrespectful lecturing about how great the economy is, look at how hard it is for you to make ends meet, buy a house, and survive - the clueless liberal elites don’t see you, don’t care about you, and think you are beneath them, and think that if you can’t make it it’s because you’re inadequate.
Liberal blue - the economy was growing, inflation was coming down, liberals are fighting to make your life easier and more affordable with child tax credits, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, food banks, elderly care, handicap assistance, etc….policies.
Result? Trump tells MAGA we see you and the liberals just look down on you. Liberals say we are doing all we can to provide needed support for all of our lives.
Immigration. Trump and his insanely racist hit man, Stephen Miller, are sending thousands masked bullies to round up as many brown people as they can, all on the pretense that they are responding to a violent emergency and grabbing lifelong criminals and killer gang members.
MAGA red - these are filthy, disgusting predators that are bringing crime to our precious white world, and are being brought into America to steal jobs from decent white men.
Liberal blue - Mexicans and all Hispanics are just another of the many immigrants that America has always drawn to our country with the hope of creating prosperous and safe lives.
Result? Trump and MAGA dumbasses are getting rid of those we identified as Essential Workers during the pandemic - farm workers, hospital workers, nursing home workers, construction workers, household workers, home care workers, roofers, painters, bus drivers, grocery store warehouse workers, etc etc etc. So, shelves start to go empty, hospitals and nursing homes can’t do their functions properly, construction doesn’t happen, shortages drive up prices as wages have to escalate to try to find people to do these essential jobs - an economic stupidity.
The terrible joke is that Trump and his billionaire buddies have betrayed MAGA, lied to them, played them for fools, just steal money from them - transfer trillions to the billionaires the their greedy Big Beautiful Bill, sell them mostly useless Trump branded trinkets and phony “money making opportunities”, and have every intention and plan to remove any and all powers that MAGA, Republicans (and liberals) have to stop their planned tyranny. This is a long planned racist/theocratic/plutocratic/fascist coup. And, so far, it is working.
Liberals, Bulwark Republicans, actual Republicans (if there are any left who have not been sucked into the MAGA propaganda bubble) and independents need to be able to say what is actually going on with passion, force, and integrity.
This shall not stand. Time for the country to wake up.
