Demagoguery describes the political activity in a democracy which exploits prejudice and appeals to emotion of the common people rather than using rational reasoning to achieve certain political goals. A demagogue is the politician who practices demagoguery to achieve personal desires. Patricia Roberts-Miller has studied demagoguery and she defines demagoguery as a “polarizing propaganda that motivates members of an ingroup to hate and scapegoat some outgroup(s), largely by promising certainty, stability, and what Erich Fromm famously called ‘an escape from freedom’” (Characteristics of Demagoguery 1). In her article “Characteristics of Demagoguery” and Denver talk “Rhetoric and Demagoguery”, Roberts-Miller introduces and explains characteristics …show more content…
Meanwhile, he makes numerous promises to American citizens saying he will immediately solve all the issues caused by illegal immigrants under the enforcement of his new policies once he wins the presidency. Trump tries to gain possibility of winning the presidency with his speech using demagoguery. However, some of Trump’s solutions and promises toward illegal immigration problems appear to be quite extreme. For example, he repeatedly states that he will deport all illegal immigrants the very first day and hour when he steps into office: “Day one, my first hour in office, those people are gone”(The New York Times Par. 60) Moreover, he points out the flaws of Barack Obama’s presidency and Hilary Clinton’s policies toward illegal immigration and criminal aliens, promising his audience that he would be more decisive and would take immediate action toward these problems. With several demagogic rhetorical strategies, Trump wins many applauses and supports by saying words that American people want to hear during his presidential campaign. Trump’s speech toward immigration does address certain elements of demagoguery such as victimization,
“"Propaganda is as powerful as heroin, it surreptitiously dissolves all capacity to think” by Gil Courtemanche connects to the sad fact of using propaganda as a deadly weapon to feed people with false information and stop them from thinking. George Orwell’s novel, 1984 describes a totalitarian dystopia society where the Party is constantly brainwashing its citizens with information that is beneficial to its own rights. On the opposite side people are working for the party just like dominated slaves for their masters without knowing of what’s going on. But, in order for the party to achieve this goal they have to use different techniques of propaganda in Oceania to create fear for people so that they can obey the rules. The use of propaganda
‘Illiberal’ policies are not necessarily undemocratic: they can be enacted by legitimate actors, supported by voters, but contravene constitutional limits, freedoms and other liberal ideals. In CEE, there is concern over the rise of populist parties and rhetoric. This essay uses Mudde’s conception of political populism: a ‘thin-centered’ ideology where society is separated into two dichotic groups: ‘pure people’ versus ‘corrupt elite’. Characteristics of populist parties include supporting direct democracy and primacy of national politics. Ideas are often presented through emotions, not alternative policies. A rise in illiberal policies and populism may occur because of weakening EU conditionalities post-accession: previously the EU held leverage over states and conditionalities led to them to enact policies that were not necessarily beneficial. Upon joining the EU, these changes can be reversed and other policies enacted without the penalties.
This is only one of the many offensive comments he has made throughout his campaign, which I plan on analyzing for the purpose of understanding systemic racism within America. Trumps campaign has been centered on the very controversial topic of immigration policies and the building of a “Great Wall” that is intended to keep the Mexican people, in particular, out of the United States. The idea that someone like Donald Trump could become the President of the United States of America has put fear into the hearts of the American people. Running with the slogan “Make America Great Again” Trump has emphasized that America has failed because of its “lenient” policies towards other countries, and his plan
Because Donald Trump wanted to become a Presidential Candidate to shake up America and our way of choosing a Commander in Chief he has taken the focus off of other candidates. To me, he has done just that. In turn, he has also showcased a lot of his ignorant behavior and poor attitudes towards others. Eventually, this will affect how America votes; against Donald Trump. Furthermore, Donald Trump lacks a Presidential form of social interaction. This candidate appears to be impatient when others challenge his position on facts versus his opinions. When he dislikes someone politically or personally, Trump uses his popular attack-mode tactics to make his point. Repeatedly Donald Trump fails to be intellectually stimulating as a Presidential Candidate. Often he has a habit of stating his offensive
The underlying assumption: Donald Trump will say that he is going to ‘Make America Great Again’ but he won’t act on his promises to his voters.
Patricia Roberts-Miller, a professor of rhetoric, defines demagoguery as “polarizing propaganda that motivates members of an in-group to hate and scapegoat some out-group, largely by promising certainty, stability, and what Erich Fromm famously called “an escape from freedom” (Roberts-Miller 50). One of the more common forms of demagoguery is polarization, which divides a diverse range of people into two polar opposite groups. The in-group is looked at as the good and correct group while the out-group is demonized and viewed as wrong and evil. The idea of in-group and out-group thinking, “insists that those who are not with us are against us”, creating a stronger hatred against the out-group (Miller 60). Demagoguery occurs most often in times
Donald Trump, a current Republican front-runner, is well known for his presidential campaign and its harsh policies on illegal immigration between Mexico and the United States, which are largely similar to the 1930’s repatriation movement. His policy on Mexican immigration states, “The influx of foreign workers holds down salaries, keeps unemployment high, and makes it difficult for poor and working class Americans… to earn a middle class wage.” This is almost identical to a claim that was made during the Great Depression, and his plans for solving the crisis are also identical to the efforts made during the Repatriation; welfare refusal to immigrant families, job denial, and mass deportation of roughly 11 million Mexican immigrants. Though the thought of these plans going through may seem unachievable, history shows that they can be --and have been --
Examining Trump’s rhetoric and past actions, it becomes clear that Trump’s ability to be the leader of America, especially in today’s already heated world climate, becomes questionable. When even the members of his own party refuse to endorse him and claim that he is not qualified to run a country, the general public needs to sit back and question his integrity. In Trump’s past, he has proven to be an insensitive, racist, greedy business man. Why would he prove to be any different once elected to office?
History has revealed that there have been many cases of political hysteria where the fear people acquire is much greater than anyone can imagine, and it often repeats itself. Political hysteria manipulates American identity and assumes that outside factors are the reason for detrimental occurrences. In any given case of hysteria, there was always an ulterior motive for political gain. In American Hysteria; The Untold Story of Mass Political Extremism in The United States, by Andrew Burt, he explains political hysteria using different case studies that occurred throughout history. Burt argued that in each instance there is something going on, during that time, that sets the tone for each period of hysteria. Burt argued that these movements are not accidental but are motivated by a precise set of situations in which individuals with social status and political power see it slipping away.
He also explains that the public succumbs to the stereotypes that support the government: news, law enforcement, and politicians. Lippmann then points out that the “visible government” is the aftermath of the assumptions made by the public about democracy. Lippmann argues, “the substance of the argument is that democracy in its original form never seriously faced the problem which arises because the pictures inside people’s heads do not automatically correspond with the world outside” (Lippmann 19). This argument makes sense because the interpretation of symbols and fictions, as well as propaganda and stereotypes, differentiates person to person. As democracy has developed, the pictures inside people’s minds have pushed it from its original form. Concurrently, the people in power have the same distorted picture in their head. He continues this evaluation by saying, “for in each of these innumerable centers of authority there are parties, and these parties are themselves hierarchies with their roots in classes, sections, cliques and clans; and within these are the individual politicians, each the personal center of a web of connection and memory and fear and hope” (Lippmann 13). This places the public at risk because their leaders are acting with a pre-disposition to certain stereotypes and the effect trickles down to plague the
This year, the republicans and democrats have battled it out in many debates over the subject of immigration. Isis, the past couple years put a halt in the fact that we are allowing muslims to legally live in the United States. Candidate Donald Trump had this to say "As far as other people like in the migration, where they 're going, tens of thousands of people having cell phones with ISIS flags on them? I don 't think so, Wolf. They 're not coming to this country. And if I 'm president and if Obama has brought some to this country, they are leaving. They 're going. They 're gone" (Trump). Other candidates encourage the decrease of deportation. Saying we 're taking the lives away from families who need the U.S. Either way, the subject causes a huge disruption in everything. Nothing gets past without the talk of
For centuries, immigration in America has been a subject of debate, but it was not until recent years that this topic has caused national conflict. President Donald Trump is one of the many politicians who are against the undocumented immigrant population residing in the United States. Since the beginning of his political career, President Trump has made a great effort to do what he believes is best for the country as a whole. The most significant motives behind the immigration policies and travel bans being placed are for the economic condition of the nation and racial supremacy.
Donald J. Trump has had many statements about the “issue” of immigration. His description toward immigrants, especially of the Mexican Origin were as follows: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending there best. ... They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” I believe Mr. Trump does not know what he is talking about, let me explain why: Firstly, being a rapist or criminal is not specific to whether you are an immigrant or not. Secondly, Mexico is not at all “sending” any people to the United States, it’s the people who want to better themselves and their families that come to the United States, of course there is the small majority of people who are here for the wrong reasons, but you can’t just group a whole race into one category. Lastly, Trump’s statement of “They’re bringing crime” is his personal opinion, because we have already established the statistics and facts to refute this statement.
In the upcoming presidential election, one of the most popular topics is that of illegal immigration. Leading Republican candidate Donald J. Trump has run a campaign heavily anti-illegal immigration. He proposes reform in American immigration, specifically from Mexico. Many politicians and political activists argue that undocumented immigrants take job-positions from American workers and cost federal, state, and local governments considerably large amounts of money per year in law enforcement, education, and healthcare services. U.S. citizens are passionate to restore their economy, and many have adopted a very xenophobic attitude towards immigration amidst the new presidential debates. In order to restore our economy, many people believe that
President Trump promised to make sweeping changes to US immigration policy, including a massive deportation plan, the repeal of DACA, and a wall along the southern US border. The repel of DACA can damage the public trust, and the humanitarian crisis of displacing millions of people. President Trump’s proposals have expressed concerns about the humanitarian crisis of displacing millions of people, as well as the impact such a move would have on the US economy. The Repel of DACA can damage the public trust and would be breaking up families.