This article explores the ReAwaken America Tour, a gathering of supporters of former President Trump and proponents of far-right ideologies. The author, who attended the event, describes the atmosphere, the rhetoric, and the merchandise sold, highlighting the disturbing trends of authoritarianism, disinformation, and violence that are fueling the movement.
Hand gun and rifle themed American flags, Trump hats and MAGA gear sold during the ReAwaken America Tour on Oct. 22, 2022 in Manheim, Pa.Authoritarian movements don’t spring up out of nowhere. They require a certain set of conditions on the ground, like a growing class of people who feel frustrated, disempowered, and out of place. They require major investment, above all in the disinformation and distraction that keeps supporters in line with a project that will ultimately harm them.
The first tent, closer to the entrance of the complex, is filled with rows of booths hawking “non-woke” books for children, anti-vax books for all ages, membership in evangelistic communities led by “prophetic” entrepreneurs, drinking water purifiers and nutritional supplements, the Epoch Times, a conspiracy-filled far-right media outlet affiliated with China’s Fulan Gong religious movement and whose CFO was later arrested and indicted for a $67 million money-laundering scheme , Trumpy swag,...
The Las Vegas conference is the third such event I have attended in person, and it is by a significant measure the most bloodthirsty. The rhetoric coming from the podium is even more violent than the slogans on the T-shirts. He demands the “restoration of the rightful president of America.” What does he want the anointed one to do once restored? Revenge, cold and bloody. “All we need is a body of water, a length of rope, and a heavy millstone.” “What we want is Nuremburg trials 2.0.” “We are going to see extreme accountability. Natural accountability,” he shouts, his voice getting louder.
Even the preachers invited to speak at the event seem exceptionally focused on making their enemies feel the pain. The Black pastor Mark Burns, a stalwart warm-up act at Trump rallies, follows Peters onstage. There is no acknowledgment of Peters’s anti-Black racism, but there is plenty of additional rhetorical bloodshed. “This is a God nation, this is a Jesus nation, and you will never take my God and my gun out of this nation,” he says.
“Hitler was fighting the same people we’re trying to take down,” McKay had said. “These people are so elusive and slippery and cunning that we ended up having World War II.” The fact that some number of people here have retirement accounts with enough money on hand to consider precious metals investment strategies strikes the Germans as curious. The amounts under discussion — you can start with as little as $100! — are perhaps more revealing, I reply. There appear to be few genuinely poor people in this crowd, but apart from those on the podium or their support staff, no obviously rich people, either — at least as far as the eye can tell.
When she speaks of her son, her expression is so forlorn that I feel a certain sympathy. The spirit warrior creed is undoubtedly her answer to the frustrations of her own life, a means of securing the joy and self-respect she struggles to maintain at work and is unlikely to find in her turbulent home life. But then she blames it on the “gay agenda” and would no doubt support a nihilistic strongman to smash it. It is perfectly understandable that some people develop the urge to burn it all down.
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