At a Trump rally in Georgia last week, right-wing propagandist Tucker Carlson gave a clear glimpse of the "strict father" morality underlying the Republican Party.

In his speech, Carlson described American voters as misbehaving children in need of strong punishment from an angry father.

"The Strict Father Model is the Core of Conservative Politics," by George Lakoff https://truthout.org/articles/the-strict-father-is-at-the-core-of-conservative-ideology-and-values/ #conservatives #ConservativePolitics #strictFather #MAGA #Trump #TuckerCarlson

The #StrictFather mindset of @georgelakoff is

- having your grandparents giving advice to the community

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- everyone works together and respects the wisdom of experienced folks

This is why we can’t have nice things.