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One Country Under Love: Learning to Love in a Trump-run Country

The hats, shirts, and flags that read "Make America Great Again" or MAGA take a hateful, racist stance in th e eyes of millio ns of Americans. Although, this infamous slogan invokes a positive nostalgic past to President Trump and many of his supporters, this nostalgic past that Trump idolizes is racist and hate-filled and caters to the hate and discrimination that we see in our world today. When we start addressing this negativity and hate and countering it with love, our country will truly be the “greatest nation on earth.” Nostalgia Definitions: According to author David Newman, nostalgia can be defined through 2 mechanisms that can be used to prove that nostalgia gives way to positive emotions even amidst negative emotions. 1st mechanism: T riggers feelings of nostalgia to restore one’s well-being after a negative experience. 2nd mechanism: E xplains that nostalgia serves the self to lead directly to positive outcomes. (ex. people reported higher-self esteem after...