The rhetoric of MAGA's was never just about political power.

Avalon - The rhetoric of MAGA's was never just about political power. Political power always went hand in hand with corruption. A new book by J. Conason called The Longest Con notes that the modern right-wing movement has its roots in the promise of grifters after WW II to protect America against the communists. Their promises to defend true Americans against an enemy was always about getting cash out of the deal. Conason emphasizes how drumming up fears of an “other” was a deliberate grift to put money into the pockets of those who told small donors that their dollars were vital for defending The US