I don’t even think it’s that, quite. It’s the fascist base that holds them in thrall; it’s not even Trump. When he was doing campaign rallies, he had a knack for throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks, then repeating it. That’s why, six years later, “Lock her up!’ still plays to his crowds; it’s like Foo Fighters playing Everlong at a concert when they have a hundred new songs since then. But now he’s trying to wrangle the mob to do what he wants, when it’s not what they want, and he’s getting booed. The more he tries to go against the visceral demands of the fascist base, the more likely they are to turn against even him.
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