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riversedge

(70,239 posts)
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:06 AM Jul 2017

Mr. Trump, please take care of us. Were looking to you.




Jul 3


Kentucky Voter Thanks God Daily That Trump Was Elected, But Wonders When He’ll Bring Back Jobs

https://medium.com/@pericleschronicle/kentucky-voter-thanks-god-daily-that-trump-was-elected-but-wonders-when-hell-bring-back-jobs-e7d979268a6f



I only have pity towards these people.




“Mr. Trump, please take care of us. We’re looking to you.”


What unifies these disparate people is desperation and genuine fear for their own survival. What might be frustrating for viewers is that many of those interviewed do not necessarily connect the policies of Mr. Trump with the hardships that they are experiencing in their lives.


For instance, a number of those interviewed in this piece do not seem to recognize that President Trump (and the Republican Party) are generally against raising the minimum wage even as they simultaneously express worry about how low their wages are.


In an interview, Ms. Allen from Beattyville comes out and says, “I don’t understand why the minimum wage here can’t be raised. I don’t get that.” Ms. Allen expresses this concern even while explaining her support for a President who opposes increases in the minimum wage and in the past, called for the minimum wage’s complete elimination.

In a number of these interviews, it becomes apparent that a some of these voters supported Mr. Trump out of their own personal animus towards members of the LGBT community. This hostility to the “other” is backed up by voting data that asserts Trump voters were motivated more by fear of “diversity” more so than any other factor in their support of Mr. Trump’s candidacy.

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Mr. Trump, please take care of us. Were looking to you. (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP
".....Trump voters were motivated more by fear of diversity more so than any other factor....." pangaia Jul 2017 #1
Trump, your man for Bigotry, Hatred and Divisiveness! Go tRump! RKP5637 Jul 2017 #2
No Pity for the prejudiced Juliusseizure Jul 2017 #3
Irish they would develop a fear of stupidity world wide wally Jul 2017 #4

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
1. ".....Trump voters were motivated more by fear of diversity more so than any other factor....."
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:18 AM
Jul 2017


racist, bigoted swine....


RKP5637

(67,109 posts)
2. Trump, your man for Bigotry, Hatred and Divisiveness! Go tRump!
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:28 AM
Jul 2017

FFS, they just can't comprehend anything. Just useful cattle for the vote.

Juliusseizure

(562 posts)
3. No Pity for the prejudiced
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 12:00 PM
Jul 2017

They can't believe there was a black president. They can't believe gays can marry. They can't believe people are equal, and white people aren't innately superior.

Hey folks, you won't die if gay people you'll never meet, who just want to coexist, have equal rights. But you will live in squalor and die if you vote Republican. Give your priorities a little more thought.

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