It was pretty good speech up until the end when he started saying the USA used to wage war and pass laws for moral reasons. That not only whitewashed USA history but also felt like a precursor to MAGA.
I think that’s an uncharitable take on his position. He’s criticising bush era wars like in Iraq and implying the second world war, which is very much a moral war for the USA.
He is invoking a romanticised past but that’s his whole character arc - believing in the America that could be, that ostensibly was, and how far they’ve come from their values.
The connection to MAGA is superficial. His speech is properly quixotic- designed to inspire the best in national identity, even if it’s foolish
It was pretty good speech up until the end when he started saying the USA used to wage war and pass laws for moral reasons. That not only whitewashed USA history but also felt like a precursor to MAGA.
I think that’s an uncharitable take on his position. He’s criticising bush era wars like in Iraq and implying the second world war, which is very much a moral war for the USA.
He is invoking a romanticised past but that’s his whole character arc - believing in the America that could be, that ostensibly was, and how far they’ve come from their values.
The connection to MAGA is superficial. His speech is properly quixotic- designed to inspire the best in national identity, even if it’s foolish