(Donald Trump is speaking to Conservative Republicans Against Progress, or
“CRAP.” Silence! The man on golf cart is about to start.)
I have a dream! (The audience roars in appreciation.) Do you want to know what it is? (Scattered voices in the audience say they do.)
I’m going to put America in a time machine and take us back 70 years, to 1953. I was around then, so I remember it. Do you know what it was like?
America was Number One. Europe and Japan were down on their knees, asking for handouts. China didn’t count. It was just us and the Russians. That’s the way it should be.
There were no culture wars. We didn’t have drugs or crime. Christians were in charge. No one had ever heard of a trans person. Gay people were in the closet. The South was segregated. A few black people thrived, but mostly, they knew their place and shut up. Women stayed at home and had babies. Lots of real American babies. Feminism didn’t exist.
Men were respected then. They had jobs–good jobs. Jobs for strong men. They worked in mines and steel mills. They made stuff. America was the workshop for the world.
Sure, there were some things that weren’t so great. We didn’t have the internet–just black and white TV with a few channels. Fox News didn’t exist. The cars looked great, but they didn’t run very well. We didn’t know if the Russians would use the bomb or not. Taxes on people like me were way too high. And, of course, it wasn’t too great for women and minorities, but who cares? It’s about real America, not them.
Wouldn’t you rather be there than here? Vote for me, and I’ll take you there. Come home, real America! (The almost exclusively white and elderly audience erupts.)