Yes, the slogan "America first" is a forerunner of the worst kind of imperialism.

also "Make America Great Again" states that America is not currently great, which given its geo-political and economic position is just dishonest. Combined with "America First" you get an entirely clean canvas to be incredibly radical while cosplaying conservative.

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rramadass 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

To me this is the best example of how language can be used to bypass rational thinking in the listener to manipulate and propagandize.

See also:

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Langu...

Newspeak by George Orwell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak

Verbal Behaviour by B.F.Skinner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Behavior

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eptcyka 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I would argue MAGA will be rather fitting campaign slogan for the democrat side come next election.

	▲	Quarrelsome 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		or maybe simply MAAA: Make America America again.