MAGA

Extracted Attributes

• Character

  Combative, extreme partisanship

• Criticisms

  Racist, dog-whistle politics, coded language, homophobic, sexist, inciting violence

• Core Beliefs

  American exceptionalism, romanticized/exclusionary view of American past, 'America first' policies, nativism, reversal of perceived decline due to foreign influence (immigration, multiculturalism, globalization)

• Broader Meaning

  Trump's political ideology, his supporters, individuals within that base

• Cultural Impact

  Pop culture phenomenon, widespread use, numerous variants in arts, entertainment, politics

• Slogan Originator

  Ronald Reagan

• Slogan Popularizer

  Donald Trump

• Associated Hashtags

  #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, #MAGA

• Trump Campaign Usage

  2016, 2020, 2024

• Associated with Far-Right Extremism

  Yes (used as an organizing discursive space by white supremacist and white nationalist users)

Timeline

• The slogan "Let's Make America Great Again" was created during a period of worsening US economy, marked by high unemployment and inflation. (Source: Simple Wikipedia)

  1979-XX-XX

• Ronald Reagan uses "Let's Make America Great Again" as his presidential campaign slogan. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1980-XX-XX

• Donald Trump popularizes "Make America Great Again" during his presidential campaign, leading to the emergence of the MAGA movement. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  2016-XX-XX

• A study using text mining and semantic network analytics of Twitter found that the "#MakeAmericaGreatAgain" and "#MAGA" hashtags were commonly used by white supremacist and white nationalist users as an organizing discursive space. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2018-XX-XX

• Donald Trump uses "Make America Great Again" during his presidential campaign. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2020-XX-XX

• The political slogan "MAGA Communism" trends on Twitter. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2022-XX-XX

• Javier Milei adapts the MAGA slogan as "Make Argentina Great Again" during his presidential campaign in Argentina. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2023-XX-XX

• Discussion on Jimmy Kimmel's apology concerning comments made about the Murder of Charlie Kirk and his alleged linkage of the shooter to MAGA. (Source: Related Documents)

  2023-XX-XX

• Donald Trump uses "Make America Great Again" during his presidential campaign. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-XX-XX

Make America Great Again

"Make America Great Again" (MAGA, US: ) is an American political slogan most recently popularized by Donald Trump during his presidential campaigns in 2016, 2020, and 2024. "MAGA" is also used to refer to Trump's ideology, political base, or to an individual or group of individuals from within that base. The slogan became a pop culture phenomenon, seeing widespread use and spawning numerous variants in the arts, entertainment and politics, being used by both supporters and opponents of Trump's presidency and as the name of the super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. Originally used by Ronald Reagan as a campaign slogan in his 1980 presidential campaign ("Let's Make America Great Again"), it has since been described as a loaded phrase. It has been described as a slogan representing American exceptionalism and promoting an idealistic or romanticized American past that excludes certain groups. Multiple scholars, journalists, and commentators have called the slogan racist, regarding it as dog-whistle politics and coded language.

Web Search Results

• MAGA movement | Meaning, Beliefs, Origins, Donald Trump, & Facts

  The MAGA movement, often referred to simply as MAGA, or Make America Great Again, was founded on the belief that the United States was once a “great” country but has lost this status owing to foreign influence, both within its borders (via immigration and multiculturalism) and without (via globalization, or the increased integration of multiple national economies). MAGA members think that this fall from grace can be reversed through “America first” policies that would provide a greater degree [...] MAGA movement, nativist political movement that emerged in the United States during the 2016 presidential campaign of its putative leader, Donald Trump. Its name is derived from Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” which has been a rallying cry for many Trump supporters ever since. [...] In addition to its political stances, the MAGA movement is known for its particularly combative character, which exemplifies the extreme partisanship of contemporary American politics. In keeping with that stance, controversial rhetoric has flourished within the movement, including messages that critics see as homophobic, sexist, or racist or as inciting violence.

• What does “make America great again' mean? - Quora

  At its core, MAGA is a Rorschach test and a cold reading in one easily-pronounceable package. It condenses down into four words “whatever ideal image you’re thinking America used to be, I will give it to you.” [...] This is MAGA. Just like how Disney’s Main Street USA presents a fantastical American yesteryear as a historical time gone by, so too is MAGA designed to evoke memories of an idealised America. It particularly capitalises on memories of the Cold War, that time remembered as when America was a lone bastion of free expression and free enterprise in the world. As many of the phrase's targets look back on the Second World War and the following post-war boom with nostalgia as America’s greatest [...] If you are objective enough to be insightful, look at the context and timing of this message. The MAGA slogan went viral during the 2016 campaign; at the end of an eight year, drama free term of the first minority president in this country’s history. At this point, unlike prior calls for nostalgia, this cry held a special meaning for many who felt increasingly powerless against change.

• Make America Great Again - Wikipedia

  The phrase has been parodied in political statements, such as "Make America Mexico Again", a critique of Trump's immigration policies regarding the US–Mexico border and a reference to Mexico's loss of 55% of its territory to the US with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The derivative "MAGAt" ("MAGAts"), is a derogatory term used for operatives for and supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, named for his borrowed use of the slogan "Make America Great Again" (MAGA); also appearing without the [...] In late 2022, the political slogan "MAGA Communism" trended on Twitter after being tweeted "Tweet (social media)") out by former San Clemente city council candidate Jackson Hinkle. MAGA Communism adherents call on those who support the American working class to ally with members of the MAGA movement. During the presidential campaign Javier Milei in Argentina in 2023, the slogan MAGA was adapted as "Make Argentina Great Again". Milei, a personal friend, as well as an admirer of Trump, later won [...] A 2018 study that used text mining and semantic network analytics of Twitter text and hashtags networks found that the "#MakeAmericaGreatAgain" and "#MAGA" hashtags were commonly used by white supremacist and white nationalist users, and had been used as "an organizing discursive space" for far-right extremists globally. ## Derivative slogans

• What MAGA means to Americans - The Conversation

  As one Republican put it, MAGA “means going back to where men would join the military, women were home raising healthy minded children and it was easy to be successful, the crime rate was extremely low and it used to be safe for kids to hang out on the streets with other kids and even walk themselves places.” [...] One Democrat said that MAGA meant “returning America to a fantasy version of the past with the goal of advancing the success of white, straight, wealthy men by any means necessary and almost always to the detriment of other segments of the population.” [...] Our analysis shows that Republicans view the slogan as representing the “American dream.” In part, MAGA is about restoring the nation’s pride and economic strength. Reflecting these themes, one Republican respondent wrote that MAGA means “encouraging manufacturers to hire Americans and strengthen the economy. Making the USA self-sufficient as it once was.”

• Make America Great Again - Simple Wikipedia

  Make America Great Again Ronald Reagan Donald Trump "Let's Make America Great Again" (LMAGA) is a campaign slogan") used by American politicians. It was first used by Ronald Reagan during his 1980 presidential campaign. The term was created in 1979 during a time in which the United States was suffering from a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation. Usually when the term is used, people use it as a reflection to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. [...] Jump to content # Make America Great Again العربية Avañe'ẽ 閩南語 / Bn-lm-gí Беларуская Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά English Español Euskara فارسی Français Gĩkũyũ 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית ქართული Lombard Nederlands 日本語 Norsk bokmål Polski Português Русский کوردی Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche "ماگا (MAGA) – Uyghur") Tiếng Việt 文言 中文 Change links From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia