MAGA and what it means

Make America Great Again

This is not asked in order to jeer, really I wondered exactly what section to post this in.

But I'm asking :- WHEN was America GREAT?

I'd like to know just what those in MAGA hats see as "greatness", what age are we talking about.

(I'm in the UK and often those who voted for Brexit seemed to have some sort of idea of a golden age in the past that was lost, and needed to be regained. The days of Empire! The spirit of the blitz!)

Was it when "men were men"? An age when someone born the very lowest could yet reach the very highest? Do we go back to the Wild West?

I read once a biography of Harry Truman. I was greatly impressed by the man. Maybe others would not agree.

Well, I'm rambling a bit, but my question remains - and I have genuine interest. Not looking for disputes and mud slinging.

Just asking. When exactly was America great, and of what did such greatness consist?

Thanks

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MistyCee

It's a good question (and one I've asked), but I wouldn't expect to get a coherent answer that's anything more than personal opinion.

When Reagan said it, it was vague.

This time around, it seems likethere are much stronger articulated negative regressive motivations behind it, like eliminating DEI, immigration, "liberal" education, separation of Church and State, the deep state, etc, but its still vague and almost anything that's based on anger, grievance, greed or sociopathy can be included.

The biggest common denominator really seems to taken from the movie Network:

"I'm mad as hell and not going to take it anymore."

There's less agreement on what "it" is and even less on what to do about "it".

jackjjackson · 61-69, M

“IT” seems to be any policy added since Obama took office and gaining steam in his second term and more steam during the Biden years. @MistyCee

MistyCee

@jackjjackson That's your personal take on it, perhaps, but there's earlier stuff that's in the way, like church and state separation, Roe v Wade, affirmative action, etc.

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Reason10 · 70-79, M

@MistyCee Let's look at your items:

church and state separation,

That item appears in ZERO founding documents. It is a fallacy because there is a Capitol Hill chapel, which is funding by tax dollars. The First Amendment was designed to prevent the establishment of a national religion.

Roe v Wade

Bad law, not based on any constitutional principles. Abortion on demand was unpopular and DemoNazis could NOT get it on any Congressional ballot (even when they controlled both houses and the White House.) Roe basically overturned DEMOCRACY. Roe was a edict from an unelected Supreme Court.

The combined Justices of the Bushes and Trump managed to read the Constitution and overturn Roe, sending the decision to the states where it can be DEMOCRATICALLY voted on by each state. Oh, and since Roe was overturned, the DemoNazis in Congress had plenty of time (and a Senile Pedophile who would have signed Charles Manson's pardon if that animal was still alive) to pass a national abortion on demand bill into law.

affirmative action,

Same thing as Jim Crow. It is racist and it violates the Civil Rights Act.

MistyCee

@Reason10 But, right or wrong, none of those things was around before Obama, which is why I mentioned them.