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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsinteresting description of the attraction of Trump's rallies
They also get really swept up in the moment. I talked to about a dozen people who were outside that Trump rally in North Carolina beforehand and it was that racist tweet from Trump who said that the four women, Democrats from Congress, should quote-unquote go back to where they came from, even though theyre all American citizens, three of the four of them were born in the country. And to a T, every single one of these people outside said, No, no, no, no. I would never use that kind of language ... to disparage a minority. But then two hours later, theyre all inside the arena and participating in a chant that mirrored that language. ...
The most surprising thing so far is that people Ive met who have attended 30, 40, 50 Trump rallies. They call themselves the Front Row Joes. Theyre mostly white. A lot of them are recently retired. So ... mobile. Theyre almost all kind of paycheck to paycheck. A lot of veterans on disability who will load up the minivan and the folding table and deep cycle battery that powers their camping stove and their electronics and will come and get there early.
And even though their disability checks are their entire income, theyve signed up so that $5 every month gets auto deducted from their disability check to go to the Trump campaign. These rallies are announced with very short notice, so it puts the airfare out of reach for a lot of people, but theyll figure out whos going, who they can carpool with, and if they can share hotel rooms and theyll share hotel rooms in the sense of theyll show up two days early but then Libby will wait in line with the lawn chairs and the coolers while April is back napping at the hotel. And when the gates open up, make sure youre out of the way because its a mad rush for the doors.
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Yeah. Definitely. I mean, there is an old-time tent revival aspect to these rallies. And a sort of ritual of it. And theres a certain validation to it, too. I mean, for a lot of Trump supporters, and especially the Front Row Joes, they were among the first people in America to recognize the resonance of Trumps political message. And they were right. They picked a horse early on, stuck by him, and they won.
All of the people I talked to, the one thing they talk about is the energy they get from these rallies and its kind of psychic cleansing that comes from 90 minutes of participating in the same chants and cheering the same applause lines as 20,000 other people, like-minded people, that a lot of them dont get out of their normal daily lives.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/6/20950388/donald-trump-rally-2020-presidential-election-today-explained
JHB
(37,161 posts)So their psyches, their brains, are "cleansed", through a "washing" process?
0rganism
(23,970 posts)they may feel "cleansed" but they stink to the skies
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)pwb
(11,287 posts)This is crap.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)pwb
(11,287 posts)It plainly says deducted from their disability check. It a Putin type hit on Veterans to me.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Or stink less.
Racist crap and putting people down, and putting down our government, is not deserving of any accolades.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)We are socialized, some more than others, to enjoy some pretty awful, destructive stuff.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)Cause without Trump, they really are nothing. Theyll stick with him until the end. Soon come.
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)We can only hope.................
No, wait!
We can GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)With ferocious righteousness.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,194 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)The sense of getting caught up in something bigger than yourself, but still responsive to your emotional needs.
My father attended a soccer game in Germany back in the '80's. He remembered standing for the German national anthem, floodlights blazing, everyone singing in unison, excited for the soccer match; he told me he understood then the attraction of the Nazi Party rallies, the excitement, the sense of purpose, the uniforms, chants, slogans, songs, and speeches. He said it was a frightening feeling and I believed him.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)That people are taking refuge in the arms of a wanton criminal.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)in venues that hold 20,000. Can't fill his venues without these people, or the admin and campaign wouldn't keep letting them get the tickets like they're deadheads.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)people that when ever Sarah Pallin needed money she would Text or use a E-mail blast to her supporters and they would keep them checks a coming.
Have a Sis in Law that cuts a check from time to time for her.