In the series "The Boys," the character of Homelander is a complex depiction of the dark side of American nationalism. Homelander is branded and presented to the public as the pinnacle of American grit, valor, and patriotism. Yet as the show goes on, it becomes clear how seriously broken and corrupt Homelander's character is. He starts to amass allies and gain political influence. In the end, Homelander's fictitious character as an American patriot exposes how corruption permeates American politics in the twenty-first century.
The darkest features of contemporary American politics are embodied in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign strategy of making false promises to ignorant supporters. The concern that many Americans thought their
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Trump's divisive speeches often targeted immigrants, minorities, and demeaned communities, portraying them as threats to American values and security. This found ground among many young conservatives who felt betrayed by mainstream politics and were drawn to Trump's message. Many of these young conservatives embraced extreme and intolerant views that were previously considered beyond the pale in American politics, such as white nationalism and homophobia. This shift to the right has had a profound impact on American society, creating an environment in which hate speech and bigotry are more acceptable than ever before. This led to a rise in hate crimes and discrimination against vulnerable groups, including people of color, immigrants. Trump's presidency will be remembered as a turning point in American politics, showing the dangers of …show more content…
To the masses, Homelander was an alien baby who landed on Earth. Raised by American parents, he engaged in patriotic activities such as baseball. This story portrays Homelander as a true blooded American, and allows him to connect to his country in a personal way. The actual reality of the situation is that Homelander was not an alien. He was an innocent child taken into a depressing lab as a child, and experimented on with an untested drug by a mega corporation. But this backstory isn’t marketable to the public, and as such was required to be changed. Homelander’s backstories represent the facade that American politics display, on the surface level being
The authors of the text also look at the interaction between race, region, and movement when looking at the evolution of American politics. As party elites and political activists have found a wider partisan divide in issues, the ordinary American still harbors the same general outlook on social and political issues as in the past. Despite or rather in spite of this, Americans are showing an increased lack of confidence in their government and elected officials. This lack of confidence over career politicians has fueled actions such as the election of Donald Trump who campaigned as a successful businessman apart from the ordinary politics of
Clearly, there is more to the conflict and situations that influence the actions of our American heroes. (Part two: pages
In the commentary, “A Minority President: Why the Polls Failed And What The Majority Can Do”, George Lakoff (2016) offers a refreshing analysis of the rudimentary divisiveness between America’s progressives and conservatives to explain the American zeitgeist. He presents a framework to explain Donald Trump’s unexpected win at the United States Presidential Elections 2016. By explaining Trump’s tactics, Lakoff attempts to transform his readers into critical listeners, well-versed in political rhetoric to readily oppose acts of Trump which contradict “American values”. This mirrors the fear ancient philosophers had of possible repercussions arising from an unassuming audience facing a masterful speaker (Beasley, 2012). In this essay, I seek to challenge Lakoff’s argument that Trump’s success at the elections is largely contributed to the oratorical tactics pointed out by Lakoff.
Before discussing the effects of Trump’s proposals, Dionne writes that “Trumpism is a very poor guide to what needs to be done” (Dionne). After this statement, Dionne lists those who will face the most neglect under Trump’s hand, and his displeasure is obvious. To further express his dismay, the author continuously emphasizes that the American public is “allowing a wildly and destructively inaccurate portrait” (Dionne) of discontent to divert their focus. As a result, non-Trump supporters are allowing their energy to be consumed by efforts to debase Trump rather than efforts to create a forum in support for the
The 2016 Presidential Election was one of the craziest events in United States history. Obviously, Donald Trump won and it affected millions of people, whether it was in a good way or a bad way. In the article, “Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Great”, by James Poulos, Trump was considered to be “great and logical” (Poulos). However, in the article, “Don’t Believe the Populism of Trump’s Inaugural Address. Our President is a Plutocrat”, by Ryan Cooper, Trumps is considered to be a terrible person, and he does not to deserve to be president.
Throughout the course of the last year, the political climate around the citizens of the United States – as well others around the world who were affected – became exceedingly politically charged. The country and its people were faced with a deep and complicated partition. Directly derived from the 2016 United States presidential election, political messages had become common place throughout all forms of media. From television shows, music, and the most apparent being news outlets, the population was continuously exposed to political ideals of different groups, as well as debates against their own. Even so, there have been countless times when political messages are not as apparent or as direct.
The election is over and Donald Trump is now poised to be the 45th President of the United States. In “How Donald Trump Brought Populism to Washington” (2016), Matthew Continetti’s article seeks to analyze the strategies deployed by the Trump campaign that spoke directly to citizens feeling disenfranchised by political authority. The key to a successful presidential campaign came down to message. “Make American Great Again was clear, direct, and appealing to voters who believed the country in which they grew up, and for a time prospered, was transforming into something they did not understand, did not condone, and had no agency within” (Continetti, 2016). Having no public service experience, Trump capitalized on nostalgia of the United States
Junger goes on to explain how because of these issues in communities, that America is “basically at war with itself.” In the second
The United States of America has always been a land of hope and opportunity, where people of diverse backgrounds come together to build a more perfect union. However, the Trump era witnessed a disturbing shift in American discourse, as the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, employed rhetoric that demonized immigrants, liberals, African Americans, and the media. This essay seeks to explore the transformation of Trump's patriotism into racism, by examining his rhetoric and actions that targeted these groups. I. Demonization of Immigrants Donald Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign with a speech that sent shockwaves across the country, calling Mexican immigrants "rapists" and accusing them of bringing crime and drugs
Trump took the role of the victim and dismantled the immigration system in the name of a slogan: “Make America Great Again.” This is his ideology; his constituency chooses to analyze the issue of immigration through this lense rather than grappling with the issue as a whole, asking critical questions, and determining the best solution. This cycle occurs because people live in a myth of sacrifice, wherein individuals are spiteful because of their mimetic desires. Mimetic rivalry inspires violence which motivates people to unify and blame a scapegoat.
The Americans concern about conservatism not looking after their best interest in the future of America. While, American political focus is on single issues like same sex marriages and the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals policies during Obama administration, causes American’s to have questions. Do Americans have regrets voting for a black president and to save face they voted for a man that fit the foundering fathers image. “Trump is the only candidate that understands what the American voters wanted during the debate to help gain popularity amongst the voter (Kilgore,
The homelessness, unemployment, violence, murder, drugs, public education, you name it. In Obama’s adopted home in Chicago a recent headline read: “120 shot in one week in Chicago, 25 dead – all-time record.” By Trump reaching out at the very least he will make Democrats fight for their votes. If Republicans could get one out of every four black votes, Clinton’s political tenure would be over.
The events and statistical data of previous presidential campaign provides context to the time when Trump became involved in politics. As the white felt left out due to past presidency, he was able to win the support of people who had similar beliefs like him. Coates quotes Trump "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I would not lose any voters. "
In his article “Only Trump Can Trump Trump” (2016), Thomas L. Friedman argues that Donald Trump is the only one who can “trump Trump” or ruin himself. Friedman supports his position by providing evidence on the mishaps of the G.O.P and using his personal experience as credible evidence; he also utilises data that he words into a sarcastic and incendiary tone which provokes anger and irritation towards Trump and the G.O.P from his readers. Friedman wishes to influence his audience to dislike Trump and see the G.O.P as people who are infantile, hypocritical and compulsive by his flagrant diction and his excessive usage of tone; his dislike of the Republicans’ ideas and actions is made clear through his incredibly critical and sarcastic tone, he continuously devalues
In my paper, I will analyse Donald Trump’s political activities before and after the election to get an objective viewpoint of America’s President. We’ll start off with the history of Trump, both personal and political, to see whether there was some sort of significant development over the years indicating a tendency towards ‘good or evil’. Next, we will take a look at what Donald Trump promised to do – the wall, lowering taxes and repealing Obamacare to name a few – and evaluate if he managed to keep his election pledges. This success rate is a major factor in definitively assessing Trump’s influence on America.