Interesting discussion.
First, I think The Beatles became so popular because they came on the scene with a completely different sound from England. Which was easier with development of easier trans Atlantic air travel. Really, was there any other English band here before them? Then, they did it right at the development of TV and radios in cars…etc. so, Americans were exposed to them
way more. Americans had actually heard them before they ever got here. So, is that marketing? Or, a great band just happened to come to age at the right technological era?
But, marketing now days, is way different than back then. Now, people are in their own shell of media depending on their own opinions. Then, those opinions become radicalized because they don’t hear anything else.
So, did MAGA, make Trump? Or, did Trump make MAGA? I think it’s a mix that started way back in the 80s with Rush and Fox News. They convinced republicans they can’t trust anyone else. It’s kept getting more radical since. Trump is nothing more than a piece of s#!t opportunist. He saw that and was able to convince them that he’s their savior, can do no wrong and ONLY he can save them from those evil liberals.