The slogan, 'Let's make America great again, was famously used by Ronald Regan in his 1980 presidential campaign. At that time, the United States was suffering from a worsening economy at home, marked by stagflation. Using the country's economic distress as a springboard for his campaign, Reagan used the slogan to stir a sense of patriotism among the electorate.
In more recent times, 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) became a political slogan and movement popularised by Donald Trump during his successful 2016 Presidential campaign. 'MAGA' has come to be used to refer to Trump's political base. The slogan became a pop culture phenomenon, seeing widespread use and spawning numerous variants in the domains of art, entertainment and politics.
Recently, I was taken aback when, during my vacation in the US state of Colorado, I came across a book called 'Make America Sane Again'.
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