Trump is a caudillo.
>be USA, 2016
>still thinks it’s a procedural, boring Anglo-style democracy
>elect orange man
>doesn’t care about institutions or party loyalty
>loyalty to him > Constitution
>caudillo energy = maxed out
>rallies = perón-style populist fiestas
>tweets = Chávez radio speeches
>media = enemy of the people
>opposition politicians = rivals in a personalist caudillo state
>executive orders = decrees, Congress optional
>border obsession = Perón nationalism + Trump flair
>militarized imagery at rallies = classic caudillo intimidation
>populist economic nationalism = like Chavez oil rhetoric but with MAGA hats
>base = adoring masses, personal loyalty > ideology
>checks and balances exist but culture says: “Trump decides, we follow”
>Anglodemocracy slowly mutating
>vote for policy? nah
>vote for cult of personalidad? yes
>2020 election = contested, accusations flying, paramilitary aesthetics on the lawn
>mfw USA feels like a Latin American strongman state but with golf courses
>mfw Anglodemocracy charismatic-populist caudillismo confirmed

Trump IS the first Latinx president. He has destroyed the history of stable ango-american democracy and turned us into some hispanic shithole. Remember, the people who hate hispanics the most are other hispanics.