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alarimer

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10. And why are they angry at brown people?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 09:53 AM

Jun 2016

Because the establishment has sought to pit them against each other. It goes back generations.

While not all Trump voters are poor whites, plenty of them are.

Here's a link to yet another article that will attempt (but probably fail) to educate liberals on why their condescension to poor white is so wrong:

http://www.stirjournal.com/2016/04/01/i-know-why-poor-whites-chant-trump-trump-trump/

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Trump Voters Aren�t Angry At The �Establishment,� They�re Angry At Brown People [View all] DonViejo Jun 2016 OP

Maybe it's a little more complex. seabeckind Jun 2016 #1

You are way too generous. Adrahil Jun 2016 #4

Yeah, he's the gorilla they fed. seabeckind Jun 2016 #5

I dunno.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #8

Yeah, typically. seabeckind Jun 2016 #12

I don't see the article saying it was strictly from bigotry just enough of it uponit7771 Jun 2016 #11

Too many mistakes in logic and rhetoric to even contemplate a reasonable answer. Igel Jun 2016 #2

Indeed. They have no problem with the establishment... as long as they are the establishment ck4829 Jun 2016 #3

This. n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #6

for Democrats the establishment is Barack Obama, so the establishment candidate won geek tragedy Jun 2016 #7

That's what the "establishment" was being called on both sides throughout the primaries no doubt uponit7771 Jun 2016 #9

And why are they angry at brown people? alarimer Jun 2016 #10

We don't have a good reading on anger at Establishment yet. tnlurker Jun 2016 #13

Here's THE major point in that article Yavin4 Jun 2016 #14