..fits into the playbook of the right. There are many narratives coming out of this election - it could be a combination of different things, and not one thing.
But lot of the explanations for Trump's win are people jamming stuff they dislike to explain it all..
Campus Political correctness? - #WhyTrumpWon
snooty liberals drinking kale juice? - #whyTrumpWon
Identity Politics? - #WhyTrumpWon
Hillary's pantsuits - #WhyTrumpWon
Etc etc etc I've heard all these reasons, and just today I read another reason - a 2005 bill co-sponsored by hillary.#WhyTrumpWon
The author cited an anecdote from some loony leftist about sex, I've heard these types before, I don't take them seriously - but wasn't Trump's platform a bunch of loony nonsense? conspiracy theories? entertaining alex jones? Lying about jobs, lying about the economy, lying about his rival outrageously- it doesn't get loonier than that, perhaps she could have touched on that?
And there's no verifiable evidence for what the author claims, it's her feeling, it's confirmation bias- where is the empirical data to back it up? Where's the exit polling data? According to her it's all this political correctness and identity politicking that drove people to believe that racism and xenophobia aren't deal breakers at the ballot box and besides- Trump will Make America Great Again. We do have data about the voting trends this year along demographic lines according to income and education and race, and this reveals a more complex picture than any simplistic tale though..
And we all live in a bubble but at the very least we should be aware we're living in a bubble. We should at least attempt to view reality objectively which requires we give our bubbles the occasional prick now and then. Empathy goes both ways after all..
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