Trump Supporters Aren’t Stupid

[spinbaby]

America incentivizes racism in working class white people, and if we fail to understand this, we will fail to fix it.

https://medium.com/@emmalindsay/trump-supporters-aren-t-stupid-3d38f70f2a2f#.k5ao9x9ox



This is a really good piece about how racism is how poor white working people have been stripped of their dignity and how racism is an attempt to restore it.

On edit, the link isn't working right, but you can copy and paste it into your browser to read the article.

[monicaangela]

1. People who support Trump

And others who don't support Trump, but support his ideas because they allow their privilege in this nation and around the world to continue are in my opinion maybe not stupid, but certainly not clever. I feel we all, regardless of race need to wise up. There are things more important to deal with in this world, racism is just one of them.

Regarding the racism, Angela Glover explains it best:

And last but certainly not least a word from Thom Hartmann

[navarth]

2. kicking for later

thank you both.

[MisterP]

3. yup--white blue-collars have been carefully dumped by the Dems, except to

pander and dogwhistle for votes rather than go Ann Richards and PROVE something to them--because that'd interrupt the gravy train for the party's new owners