Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy SOLVED! #12 - Back to the…1980s? The Power of Nostalgia and Trump’s Reaganitis
Air Date: 6–23-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- The long history of nostalgia in politics as we find ourselves reliving the 1980s
- How MAGA Youth have a lot in common with Reagan Youth (a la Alex P. Keaton) without the context
- Trump’s Reaganitis: All the ways Trump is just straight up copying Reagan and how he could fail like him too
- The “Landlord in Chief” and how to fight back against the new feudalism
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REFERENCES:
Donald Trump and the ’80s Aesthetic - Jacobin
The 1980s Are Back, and Not in a Good Way - The New York Times
Trump’s Big Fail: Making America the 1980s Again - Mother Jones
Trump is What Happens When You Give a Landlord Power - Current Affairs
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“Wrestling is Drag” - Smartypants Dropout.tv
https://youtube.com/shorts/zw9bNgKogUI
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