Chris Hayes, an anchor on MSNBC, aired a brilliant analysis, one could say take down, of what Trumpery is on last night's show. For those of you who want to listen to the full version you can do so by clicking the link to his show.......
https://www.msnbc.com/all.......and then clicking on the name of the segment........."The DeSantis attempt to echo the cruelty of Trumpism."
To paraphrase, Hayes defines Trumpery as an appeal to the sense that, "We used to run things until they took that power away. Now we need someone strong and powerful to take our power back to make the US great again." The "we" in this formula (in the main) being working class, christian, rural white folks while the "they" are a compilation of blacks, browns, LGBT's, the elites, teachers, librarians, academics, the media, healthcare officials, the fictitious deep state, the FBI, a growing list of entities that have power that was taken from YOU........the aggrieved. Trump's campaign promise essentially being I will punish "them" and take the power back for YOU.
Hayes points out that RonDon Desantis comes closer than any other Repub candidate in having the potential for fulfilling that as yet unfulfilled promise. Since Don was......you know......gloriously kicked out of office. An example would be how miniTrump has gone after one of the bogeymen dujour, Disney for having the temerity to oppose RonDon's bigoted 'Don't Say Gay' bill.
In his quest to stifle free speech and marginalize the opposition
miniTrump recently suspended a twice elected Dem state attorney, Andrew Warren, for saying he would use prosecutorial discretion in enforcing FL anti-abortion laws. Warren sued to reverse the suspension. The presiding judge found DeSanctimonious had violated the Constitution by suspending Warren but did not possess the authority to reinstate him.
Judge rules DeSantis' ouster of prosecutor was unconstitutional but upholds suspension
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Friday ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Constitution when he suspended former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren — but the judge said he didn’t have the authority to reinstate the twice-elected Democrat.
In a nearly 60-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle overwhelmingly sided with Warren, who was ousted by DeSantis in August after Warren pledged not to prosecute women for violating Florida’s recently enacted ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. DeSantis also said he suspended the prosecutor for stating he wouldn’t criminally charge anyone for providing gender-affirming care to transgender patients even though state law doesn’t address that issue.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/...ed-constitution-in-suspending-warren-00078789
RonDon's use of the power of the state to suppress opposing thought and punish "them" seems to be going over very well with Repubs in FL.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/po...l-ap-african-american-studies-class-rcna66654
Now his culture war antics have caught national attention. If the base jettisons Don, will RonDon be an adequate replacement to satisfy the needs of aggrieved MAGAites? Can he gin up hatred of "them" on a national scale as The Master did? We shall see.
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