What is wrong with the slogan “Make America Great Again”? Apparently a lot, at least according to President Joe Biden. In his fiery speech on Sept. 1, President Biden, while preaching unity, accused 73.6 million MAGA/Trump voters of “representing an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”
He also quoted a federal judge, who said the “MAGA movement is clear and present danger to our democracy.” Biden said of MAGA Republicans: “They embrace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies.”
He was sounding more like a dictator than the leader of the Democratic party, I heard similar sounding speeches given prior to the Holocaust by Nazis and later by Russian Premier Joseph Stalin. True, President Biden stopped short of announcing pogroms, open season on MAGA Republicans, imminent arrests and gulags, but it always starts with words.
By the way, it looks like the first “domestic terrorist” was Ronald Reagan, he used MAGA words in his speech on C-SPAN March 30, 1981. The No. 2 honor goes to Bill Clinton, he uttered those horrible MAGA words when announcing his candidacy, also in 1981.
I believe 73.6 million MAGA patriots deserve better than bullying, insults, intimidation and threats. As far as I know, the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens (among other rights) plurality of opinions, freedom of expression and free elections. Which made this country great, not a pseudo-Democracy where the ruling class decides what Democracy is.
Judging by President Biden’s policies of open Southern border, war on fossil energy, economy in recession and high inflation, perhaps he would prefer the slogan “Make America Worse Now.”
Ivan Simonek
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