Rhetorical Aftershocks of Trump’s Ascendency: Salvation by Demolition and Deal Making

Rhetorical Aftershocks of Trump’s Ascendency: Salvation by Demolition and Deal Making

This essay offers an early assessment, after the first 100 days, of Donald Trump’s bewildering ascendency to the US presidency. It examines his apocalyptic rhetoric as a spectacle of salvation by demolition and deal making, a polarizing and demonizing politics that trades in deception and distractio...

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Main Author: Robert Ivie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne/ Polish Rhetoric Society 2017-07-01
Series:Res Rhetorica
Online Access:http://resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/view/207
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spelling doaj-79c71ec12604487da159fbab49f2b3c02021-03-01T22:01:14ZengPolskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne/ Polish Rhetoric SocietyRes Rhetorica2392-31132017-07-014210.29107/rr2017.2.5Rhetorical Aftershocks of Trump’s Ascendency: Salvation by Demolition and Deal MakingRobert Ivie0Indiana University BloomingtonThis essay offers an early assessment, after the first 100 days, of Donald Trump’s bewildering ascendency to the US presidency. It examines his apocalyptic rhetoric as a spectacle of salvation by demolition and deal making, a polarizing and demonizing politics that trades in deception and distraction. The spectacle, whether it is a means to an end or an end in itself, functions to distort democratic politics and to displace public dissent over the negative impact of economic globalization. The question raised is whether and how dissent might be channeled more constructively through a narrative of fairness that balances interests equitably and deliberates policy options credibly.http://resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/view/207
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title Rhetorical Aftershocks of Trump’s Ascendency: Salvation by Demolition and Deal Making
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description This essay offers an early assessment, after the first 100 days, of Donald Trump’s bewildering ascendency to the US presidency. It examines his apocalyptic rhetoric as a spectacle of salvation by demolition and deal making, a polarizing and demonizing politics that trades in deception and distraction. The spectacle, whether it is a means to an end or an end in itself, functions to distort democratic politics and to displace public dissent over the negative impact of economic globalization. The question raised is whether and how dissent might be channeled more constructively through a narrative of fairness that balances interests equitably and deliberates policy options credibly.
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