81: Speak Trump. Macho Strongman Turns on the Body Politic. Eve Eurydice w Rafael Gomez.

Speak with Eve Eurydice

The Paradox of the Trump Charisma: Why Strongman Masculinity Cliches brought out the diverse Latinx vote in Miami. Why Strongman Masculinity Turns on the Body Politic. Eve Eurydice Demystifies the pro-Trump vote 2020 with Rafael Gomez, who teaches Latin studies at Lehman College with a focus on the Latinx experience in the United States, incl. the migratory experience of the Latinx population. He’s a Ph.D. Candidate in Latin American & Caribbean Studies at SUNY Albany. We trace how Trump reactivated the primal instincts we were raised on. Inadvertently people who fled sectarian conflict zones led by strongmen resonate with Trump’s reprise of the role of the charismatic Supreme Leader. They find Trump-as-Fearless Leader comfortably familiar. He’s the American strongman. MAGA is a political populist cult. The Miami Latin vote is emotional nostalgia for the reassurance of dictators, for the strong leader who’s willing to punish. It’s not the success of better spin by the Trump brand nor the micro targeting of GOP messaging. It’s the Dynastic Drama played out by the two-party-only system. Miami’s Latin vote disproved the urban rural opposition. So no Democratic landslide in 2020 due to the loss of Florida which is poised to expand its stand your ground law. When the patriarchy is all we know, it’s hard to imagine how to move forward so we move backward looking for safety in the familiar. Trump is that abusive partner you know is toxic but you are hooked on the intensity. Trump is the narcissist who makes you feel good because he senses what you want him to promise & he’ll say anything. The Trump hit is emotional. Pure reality TV. The Dems can’t undo it with logic, fearmongering & identity politics. The way out of the patriarchy is expanding our span, our consciousness, our view of our options. The internet works when it opens up our horizons. The internet hurts when it amplifies our tribal instincts instead of our options out of past conditioning. For more, go to https://SpeakwithEve.com For books, art, merch, go to https://Eurydice.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/speaksex/support