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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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

America was great leading into WW2. But really emerged from that war as a global giant. Based largely on its industrial might and progress. And assisted by establishing corporate footprints in so many countries. America was the future in a time where anything seemed possible. And that lasted up until the Apollo moon landings. The Soveit Union was a military rival. But didnt have the global trade reach or the progressive momentum..
But Corporate greed linked to government and corruption of foreign governments squeezed in from the end of the Vietnam war and its got to the point where America is now feeding off its own people as much as overseas countries.😷