Best of Rosie: What is a MAGA?

Original airdate: Sept. 7th, 2022

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Americans love acronyms start with the country USA, to sports, NFL, MLB, NCAA, NBA, PGA,
labor unions, AFL, CIO, presidents, FDR, JFK. Potus Scotis Vo.
Five four oh nine. We seen to be stuck on
one these days, Maga make America great again? Now, by college,

(00:24):
I knew all about slavery, the Edmund Pettis Bridge, the
dreadful treatment of the American Indian, the clan robber barons,
Joe McCarthy, and all manner of man made abuse of
each other. We were far from perfect, but prior to
I learned that in the Constitution, the greatest protector of
freedom mortal man has ever produced and defended with blood.

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It reads in order to form a more perfect union,
which means we will never be. But let's agree to
keep trying. Growing up, the only perfect things in my
world were the seventy nine pence Day Game and a
certain brown eyed sophomore with the most electric smile who
let me walk her home a few times. But the
country a perpetual work in progress. Never did I imagine

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we might one day so disagree on what makes America great.
President Joe Biden and the shameless around him are saying
really mean things these days. Is defending his ideas by
criticizing the premise that some of us really don't want
to make America great again, that everything is just fine
if these mega people would just stop called those who

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believe in the principles of twenty twenty two mega fascists,
racists extremists now. According to Webster's fascism is defined as
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power
forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc.

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And emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. Heady stuff.
In quite a ways from a real maga. This is
the difference between what makes magas and the loyal opposition
really believe crime magas believe if you commit one, you
should be responsible, must make bail and after a trial,

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if found guilty, due time. Anti magas believe in no
cash bail, and under certain circumstances like the summer of
twenty twenty, it's perfectly okay to loot stores, burn down buildings,
destroy private property. Gun rights magas believe the Second Amendment
to the Constitution grants the right to responsibly defend yourself

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and your property against all threats foreign and domestic. Anti
mags say the gun is to blame for crime, and
if we just take them away, we'll all be safe.
The border. Magas think we should admit immigrants legally orderly
to protect them and the Americans in towns nearby. A
secure border makes us safer from terrorists and the tons

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of illegal and lethal drugs that come with illegal immigration.
Anti Magas say, borders schmorts, let anybody in and eventually
they'll be citizens with the right to vote, and will
remind them who got them here. Magas like enforcing laws,
even those with which we disagree. Magas think other countries
should pay for their own armies and security, and if

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they want to be a part of NATO, there is
an entry fee and monthly dues. Magas think the right
to vote is so sacred you should prove you're you
before getting a ballot. Anti Magas think that that is
voter's suppression. One more Magas believe that life inside a
womb is a person with a right to life. Anti

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Magas say it's my body and nobody gets to decide
what happens to it but me until it comes to vaccinations.
Magas work for a living, pay taxes, and think the
government spends too much on things that don't help people
help themselves, but rather addicts them to government handouts. A
contrary to what you've been told by this president, Magas

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are neither racist, homophobic, xenophobic, nor anti semitic. Usually give
to charity, don't like some of Donald Trump's behavior, but
hate what those jackasses did on January sixth. So if
we can all agree, what makes a maga? Why are
anti magas saying such untrue things? Easy? Four more letters

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FA R