I read that Reagan choreographed his television appearances in such a way as to have maximum psychological impact. He used to do commercials or something. He was well versed in that type of presentation. He knew that everyone in the country would be watching his speeches so he appeared in front of a backdrop of giant flags with camera angles that made him look 10 feet tall. It was stirring. He also knew that 90% of the people watching would lose interest and change the channel after 5 minutes so he opened with glory and God and saved the bad shit for later. When he appeared next to the Soviets, he never wore a coat. He'd dash out in a tailored suit while his dreary counterparts were in overcoats, hats in hand. It was brilliant. It's the same reason JFK beat Nixon in 1960 even though Nixon was probably the most intelligent President we ever had - presentation. Trump manipulates the mob effectively as well. I'll always be a believer, like with religion. I'm proudly from that era where we were indoctrinated properly, with sound moral foundation...so unlike the cyclone of pure rubbish assaulting Generation Pansy today - via their phones.