Trump is similar to any president in American history.

With Donald? Trump has triumphed all the way in the US presidential election and the primary election within the party. His series of remarks have also attracted more and more attention and controversy. Boldness, frankness, populism and big mouth are all common views on Trump. Many people think that Trump is a narcissist under the product of contemporary reality shows, and some of his views have even been labeled as neo-Nazis. But in fact, The New York Times, New York Post, Observer and many other media believe that Trump actually symbolizes the return of an undercurrent in American political tradition, and his acting style is very similar to Andrew, the seventh president in American history. Jackson. To understand this, we must first start with the map of the United States.

Where are Trump's supporters?

* * * and the distribution map of Trump's potential supporters among party voters, the darker the color, the higher the support rate.

The orange part is the Appalachian Mountains.

From the above picture, we can easily find that Trump's supporters are highly concentrated in the states west of Appalachian Mountains, from Mississippi and Alabama to the western areas of Pennsylvania and new york City. The northwest corner of South Carolina is Trump's iron ticket warehouse.

The area west of the Appalachian Mountains has its special culture and customs in history: this area was originally reserved for Indians in the planning of British colonists, as an isolated area between British colonies and French and Spanish colonies. The first British immigrants to America occupied the fertile land on the east coast of Appalachian Mountains. When Scottish and Irish immigrants entered the American continent around 1700, the land on the east coast was basically occupied by English immigrants, who had to cross the Appalachian mountains to the west and settle in this area. At that time, the living conditions in this area were much more difficult than those on the east coast. These immigrants of Scottish and Irish descent lived by hunting, gathering and digging coal, and their lives were hard, which was also despised by gentlemen in New England on the east coast.

More than 300 years have passed. Although the western Appalachian region has been flooded with waves of new immigrants and their living conditions have been greatly improved, the folk customs in this region are still more conservative than those in other regions, representing the "old school", "white supremacy" and more "native" side of the United States. In the eyes of local people, Trump is the embodiment of President Jackson and his Jacksonism. The area west of Trump's most prestigious Appalachian Mountains is also the iron ticket warehouse for Jackson's presidential campaign. So Andrew. What kind of president is Jackson?

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Today's $20 bill is impressively printed with President Jackson's head to commemorate his contribution to the United States. Andrew? Jackson is of Scottish-Irish descent. He was born in Tennessee, west of the Appalachian Mountains. In the Second War of Independence in 18 12, he commanded troops to defeat the British in the Battle of New Orleans, thus becoming famous in one fell swoop. Prior to this, like Trump, he gained a lot in the real estate industry. As early as 1806, in a duel, he shot and killed the local newspaper and attacked his competitor. In contrast, Trump's criticism of competitors on Twitter today is really much milder. 1828 Jackson's election was unprecedented. Before he took office, American presidents came from Boston, new york, Virginia and other developed areas on the East Coast. The first six British presidents were all gentlemen, and they were also very particular about words and manners. President Jackson, on the other hand, represents the "red-necked mountain gun" of the United States.

As early as when he was engaged in the real estate industry, Jackson showed the style of acting when he became president in the future: if the negotiation object is white, he must strictly abide by the contract and negotiate in business; If the land he likes belongs to Indians, then he must be blackmailing and finally starting with a very low price.

During his two eight-year presidential terms, President Jackson expanded his political participation. Before him, according to the US Constitution, only white men who owned real estate could participate in politics and vote. But under Jackson's leadership, the requirement of owning real estate was revoked and democratic rights were extended to all white men.

The most controversial move during Jackson's administration was the migration of Indians. Jackson moved more than 45,000 Indians westward to the wasteland of Oklahoma thousands of miles away for the benefit of white people, causing thousands of Indians to die. The process of relocation was generally welcomed by white people, which led to the vigorous "westward movement" in the future, but the Indians suffered greatly.

Thomas, one of the fathers of the United States and the third president? Jefferson once said of Jackson:

"I'm afraid of the prospect of General Jackson as president. As far as I know, he is one of the most unsuitable people for this position. He doesn't pay attention to laws and regulations, but in fact he is a competent military leader. He was angry. He was a senator when I was speaker. Because of his bad temper, he just can't say clearly. Too many times, I think he wants to talk well, but he choked with anger. His anger is undoubtedly much smaller now; He has been trying to control his temper since I met him, but he is really a dangerous person. "

The above remarks can't help but remind us of the roaring "dangerous" Trump.

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Will Trump be the Jackson of 2 1 century?

The New York Times believes that the similarity between Trump and Jackson lies not in specific policies. In fact, Trump's and Jackson's worldviews are completely similar: their policies are permeated with the conceit of "following our prosperity and opposing our death". Both of them are rich, but they criticize the wealth of the rich and the broken system that gave birth to them, and attract ordinary people with patriotic feelings with populist slogans.

New York Post quoted the famous historian Walter Russell Mead's works about Jackson and Jacksonism, and compared Trump and Jackson from specific policies.

Trump criticized the failure of the American political system and the inaction of the civil service system, while Jackson once said: "All government agencies will be corrupt, and Congress and the legislature will become lobbyists' playthings. Professional politicians, who takes politics as his profession, cannot be trusted. "

Trump categorically said that the United States is being used by other countries, and Jackson once said: "Because of incompetence and weakness, American politicians are being used as guns by foreign forces that are eyeing up."

Trump hates criminals, illegal immigrants and Syrian refugees. Jackson once said: "You must draw a line between the same person and outsiders by all means."

Trump opposes small government, and Jackson also believes that the government should not be bound and should do everything possible to promote the well-being of citizens.

Trump's views are sometimes inconsistent and lack logical unity. Jackson's behavioral logic is more intuitive than ideological demands, and their sensibility often overwhelms rationality.

Finally, both of them claimed to be great patriots. Jackson made great achievements in the war, and his love for the United States was beyond words, while Trump claimed to awaken the patriotism of the American people and return the United States to the ranks of great powers.

People who lack a sense of history often regard Trump as a brand-new phenomenon in the packaging and hype of contemporary media, but on the other hand, he is eternal, and he is the release of the undercurrent in American political tradition. It is true that Trump and Jackson are slightly different: the former was born with a golden key, but the latter started from scratch; The former lacks administrative experience, while the latter has been in the grassroots government for decades; More importantly, the face of American voters today has changed greatly compared with the Jackson era, and the proportion of people of color has greatly increased. Even among whites, there are by no means a few people who are indifferent to Trump. But we must all admit that Trump has grasped the essence of Jacksonism and aroused the vague and distant memory of President Jackson by the American people.