Musing about the Trump rally phenomenon, I had a “maybe” insight. Suppose the shtick The Donald does on that stage is the functional equivalent of rap or hip-hop aimed instead at a mostly white audience?
Okay, there isn’t the syncopation and rhyming, and there’s less swearing and misogyny so it’s not cultural appropriation. But there is the same braggadocio, the exaggeration, the excessive masculinity, the boasting pride, and the recitation of victories.
Maybe I’m all wet, but there does seem to be something similar going on, yes? He certainly draws huge, enthusiastic crowds that Joe Biden must envy.
