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So what to do? How does the country navigate out of its difficulties and regain its lost traction?

Here, the two speeches differ, and, really, we glimpse two wholly different visions of the USA and its history.

For Trump: salvation lies in the past. Make America Great Again presumes that America can be restored to its former glory by turning the clock back and restoring a previous order. The speech is punctuated by nostalgic cliches.