Nevertheless, this was the part of the speech where he would typically dial the rhetoric down a bit and adopt a more moderate, inclusive tone. It was time for the sales pitch...

The goal, after all, was to galvanize the people, not radicalize. He wasn’t a cult leader...

“There are a lot of people here, man, a lot of people! That’s good. That means people are waking up. The message is being heard!” He rubbed his chin. “You know, maybe they’re right to be afraid of you!”

People began cheering once more, as they were supposed to. “Some of you must be wondering how I know all this, yeah?”

Thiago wore smart-denim jeans and a shirt that depicted Premier William Macek’s face superimp...

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