"The most common remark you hear from Trump voters is that he’s “relatable” and isn’t “phony.” Blue-state audiences tempted to howl at this should try to understand this phenomenon, because it speaks to a legitimate problem Democrats have.
The average American likes meat, sports, money, porn, cars, cartoons, and shopping. Less popular: socialism, privilege-checking, and the world ending in 10 years. Ironically, perhaps because of Trump, Democratic Party rhetoric in 2020 is relentlessly negative about the American experience. Every speech is a horror story about synagogue massacres or people dying without insulin or atrocities at the border. Republicans who used to complain about liberals “apologizing for America” were being silly, but 2020 Democrats sound like escapees from the Killing Fields.
Ronald Reagan once took working-class voters away from Democrats by offering permission to be proud of the flag. Trump offers permission to occupy the statistical American mean: out of shape, suffering from gas, poorly read, anti-intellectual, treasuring things above meaning, and hiding an awful credit history."
Link: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/taibbi-trump-2020-be-very-afraid-872299/
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Just as he was correct on the housing collapse.
The reason for his victory was never Russian collusion, it was Trump's ability to make Americans proud about the worst things in America...look at Trump's love of fast food for example. It is real and relatable to most of his uneducated voters. He also uses the age old trick of blaming a minority group for the problems of poor whites. The reason it works is because neo-liberalism left behind a shit ton of poor white folks in rural areas.
Trump obviously isn't making their lives better, but they think he's trying b/c he gives them lip service and speaks at a grade-level they can comprehend. It probably won't be until the tariff-caused recession hits in 2020 that they will realize he never really cared about their interests (since they don't make enough money to benefit from his massive tax cuts). By then, he'll probably be re-elected.
Rush Limbaugh has been saying for 3 years now that the Dems have nothing positive to say. No hope to look forward to. That America sucks and has always sucked. The guy is correct that you have a problem there. The Dem message is not only false, it’s a sure formula for a losing campaign.
But he then misunderstands the Trump voter. Do you think I am stupid? Uneducated? Do you think I need permission to be proud of the US? If not, then why do you think that I am different from other Trump voters?
We are smarter than you think. We are more discerning than you think. We are more secure than you think.
Dem voters are NOT more intelligent.
But go on misunderstanding that and lose before we fill you in more fully.
entertainment. We watch shit like the Kardashians and the Apprentice.
Little wonder we have this buffoon.
positions on immigration and Medicaid for all are extreme and out of touch. Look in the mirror as to why we are polarized.
Yet you bots lap up all the divisive bullshit that the Orange stain perpetuates,
Where is his health care plan? Why didn’t he do an immigration deal in 2018? Just as nutty as the squad.
Think their party has nothing to do with divisiveness in the country. You have a racist as governor of Virginia and you advocate for killing babies that are living and breathing.
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Stop making up shit about me.
The nutties on both wings are running these parties.
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Like I said below, he's a symptom more than a problem.
It's incredible how divided we have become, I am not sure there are any short term answers.
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That's your goddamn platform.
I can't decide if it would be good or bad for you people to realize how similar you are.
A few anguished-looking college-educated types hold a banner reading “Hate Has No Home Here.” Walking up and down their side is a young activist with a bullhorn.
“I hate to break the bad news to you,” he shouts across the asphalt divide. “Trump doesn’t give a shit about working people!”
“Fuck you!” one of a trio of young MAGA dudes shouts in reply.
His buddies are laughing and high-fiving. They’re having a blast. The anguish of the lefty protesters is the best part.
Throughout Trump’s speech, spectators came down to taunt the libs. It got tense enough that a row of helmeted cops showed up, stringing patrol bicycles end to end in the middle of the street to create an ad-hoc barricade.
“He’s a fucking con man,” the would-be Ortega on the other side is chanting now. “Don the con . . . All power to the working class!”
“We are the working class, buddy!” an older man shouts. More laughs.
“No more hate!” the protesters chant.
“Four more years, bitch!” comes the reply.
The road is only four lanes wide, but it might as well be a continent. Two groups of people, calling each other assholes across a barricade. Welcome to America in the Donald Trump era.
Trump is a symptom more than a problem, IMO.
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right about solutions, you are right about things that really help.
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Nothing ironic about using "wordsmithing" improperly.
wordsmith noun word·smith | ˈwərd-ˌsmith Definition of wordsmith
: a person who works with words especially : a skillful writer
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If you're interested, you can ask your Chinese students for more details about it. I think you will learn a lot.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_Old_Ninth
Perhaps you should quit while you’re behind, dumpster fire.
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