Trump is now laser focused on playing to peoples fears and insecurities. With several months left until the election to ratchet up the fear he will use any incident, no matter how small or insignificant as proof that we are in danger and that only he can save us. Using this political climate he could then either create a crisis or fan the flames of one to win the Presidency. How does Hillary compete with that?
https://theintercept.com/2016/07/21...eech-rings-terrifying-historical-alarm-bells/
"Trump had just one message for Americans: Be afraid. You are under terrible threats from forces inside and outside your country, and he’s the only person who can save us.
The scariest part is how Trump subtly but clearly has begun melding together violence against U.S. police and terrorism: “The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities,” he said, “threaten our very way of life.”
This is the favorite and most dangerous message of demagogues across all space and time. After all, if we know our external enemies are deeply evil, and our internal enemies are somehow their allies, we can feel justified in doing anything at all to our internal enemies. That’s just logic."
https://theintercept.com/2016/07/21...eech-rings-terrifying-historical-alarm-bells/
"Trump had just one message for Americans: Be afraid. You are under terrible threats from forces inside and outside your country, and he’s the only person who can save us.
The scariest part is how Trump subtly but clearly has begun melding together violence against U.S. police and terrorism: “The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities,” he said, “threaten our very way of life.”
This is the favorite and most dangerous message of demagogues across all space and time. After all, if we know our external enemies are deeply evil, and our internal enemies are somehow their allies, we can feel justified in doing anything at all to our internal enemies. That’s just logic."
