“...can we expect some sort of “the pride is back” 80s vibe to roll in around 2030?” I don’t think so. Reagan’s original 1980 “Make America Great Again” was vastly different than Trump’s 2016 revival. The WWII generation still had strong reserves to draw on; the glow of victory in Europe and the Pacific, the resulting post-war economic b…
“...can we expect some sort of “the pride is back” 80s vibe to roll in around 2030?”
I don’t think so. Reagan’s original 1980 “Make America Great Again” was vastly different than Trump’s 2016 revival. The WWII generation still had strong reserves to draw on; the glow of victory in Europe and the Pacific, the resulting post-war economic boom, the productive labor - management settlement, were all in living memory and a deep if latent patriotism was waiting to be stirred.
Reagan’s nostalgia was in service to a hopeful narrative for the future. Trump’s nostalgia only brought “American Carnage” into sharper focus. “MAGA” now is more a cry of despair than a call to glory.
“The pride is back” needs an origin story or collective psychic locus to pull from. Do our meaning making institutions provide one?
“...can we expect some sort of “the pride is back” 80s vibe to roll in around 2030?”
I don’t think so. Reagan’s original 1980 “Make America Great Again” was vastly different than Trump’s 2016 revival. The WWII generation still had strong reserves to draw on; the glow of victory in Europe and the Pacific, the resulting post-war economic boom, the productive labor - management settlement, were all in living memory and a deep if latent patriotism was waiting to be stirred.
Reagan’s nostalgia was in service to a hopeful narrative for the future. Trump’s nostalgia only brought “American Carnage” into sharper focus. “MAGA” now is more a cry of despair than a call to glory.
“The pride is back” needs an origin story or collective psychic locus to pull from. Do our meaning making institutions provide one?