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Originally Posted by bigtmac19
Exactly!! The industrial revolution is long gone
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I think he's saying it because a lot of his base are people who believe that industry can somehow make a comeback and create jobs - jobs they could actually be qualified for. He (I would hope) knows better but is so cynical he is willing to deliberately lie to his own supporters, reinforce their fantasies and mine their anger.
The very definition of a demagogue - speak to fear, irrational or not.