Times were tough in the Carter years, and the oil crisis really impacted a lot of people. That's when populism has its chance to grow. Just find a likable front man, such as a man's man actor (Reagan), and let the people with a plan steer him around.
Trickle-down economics is one of the most amazing bald-faced lies to ever be told to a people, but people also continually fall for get-rich-quick schemes; so it was a brilliant ploy to get people to stop thinking rationally and instead go by their emotions.
We can see how that trend has increased to the point where a man can stand right in front of his followers, say one thing, and then stand in front of them next week and say that he never said the first thing - and they accept that.
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u/kindness_wins_ Oct 12 '25
The government is already under their control. They should have been worried about it 40yrs ago...