Did MAGA betray this country voluntarily?

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7. There is no single answer, but

we must acknowledge that the greatest propaganda machine in history spent decades systematically working on them.

I speak of Fox News, enabled by Ronald Reagan, when the Australian Rupert Murdoch was permitted to buy US media. The hypnotic state induced by watching television along with the skills of the CIA and political psychology created first dittoheads, then Tea Party, then MAGA. Many of them actually believe they are the good guys.

Racism has always been a major tool of the rich. They will nourish the tiny shoots of it even when it's small and weak.