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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 Hell 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. Were 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 dont understand why the minimum wage here cant be raised. I dont 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 wages 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. Trumps candidacy.
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Mr. Trump, please take care of us. Were looking to you. (Original Post)
riversedge
Jul 2017
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. ".....Trump voters were motivated more by fear of diversity more so than any other factor....."
racist, bigoted swine....
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)2. Trump, your man for Bigotry, Hatred and Divisiveness! Go tRump!
FFS, they just can't comprehend anything. Just useful cattle for the vote.
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)3. No Pity for the prejudiced
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.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)4. Irish they would develop a fear of stupidity