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In reply to the discussion: If one more person tells me I need to try to understand Trump voters or [View all]cheyanne
(733 posts)Not only are they the victims of the economy (which the Republicans crashed) but also of generations of Republicans telling them who the enemy is: Democrats.
When you and your family have listened to right wing radio telling you that you are the salt of the earth and that the democrats and minorities are the cause of all societal ills, you have been given the problem and the solution to your economic stress.
When a world view suddenly gets shaken, you don't think "it must be because of the Republicans". The republicans have been warning you for years that it's the democrats, so when the economy craters, the republicans say "see I told you so". You don't turn your back on your world view. It's just been confirmed by the economic crash.
When a group of people feel that their way of life is challenged, they circle the wagons and find an enemy. . . and a demagogue.
Their views are not going to change until we have economic security. That is not going to be any time soon with Trump in charge, in fact, he could very well crash the economy again . . .
Some of these people will get tired of waiting for Trump to actually turn the economy around . . .