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In reply to the discussion: The Rise of Donald Trump is a big flashing neon sign that something is very wrong in this country [View all]Kablooie
(19,032 posts)That combined with monetary policies that drain money from the average guy and pours it into the pockets of the super-rich has created today's climate.
The result is that large sections of the populace are left with ever decreasing living standards and fewer opportunities to raise it.
The problem is only going to get worse because now higher level jobs are being outsourced and even more people, skilled upper level workers, are being left stranded.
I think most of the Trump supporters basically want to blow up our government. They don't want the United States to continue because it's not working for them anymore.They know Trump is not qualified but they are angry and want to burn everything to the ground.Trump is their best chance to do that.
Make America Great Again means destroying what we have now and grow something else. They think anything else would be better. They aren't able to see that the likely result would be some kind of government that would be dramatically worse and would not leave any options for future change.