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Participants in the conversation further dissected the nature of contemporary political movements, positing that the rise of political figures such as Donald Trump represented a genuine shift among the populace, root-deep in discontent and a desire for a reevaluation of governance structures. They illustrated how the new social movements operated under a guise of authenticity when, in reality, much of the funding and support came from established, often hidden, political apparatuses.