Trump Voters Got What They Wanted
www.theatlantic.com
Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.
  • kikutwo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    67·
    6 months ago

    The irony that many low income idiots who rely upon the very safety nets that the Republicans are targeting to limit or destroy is palpable.

    • Pacmanlives@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      6 months ago

      They will lose that support and some how do the mental gymnastics to blame the Democrats for it sadly

    • VeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      6 months ago

      These movements are sometimes led by fantastically wealthy faux populists who hoodwink gullible voters by promising to solve a litany of problems that always seem to involve money, immigrants, and minorities. The appeals from these charlatans resonate most not among the very poor, but among a bored, relatively well-off middle class, usually those who are deeply uncomfortable with racial and demographic changes in their own countries.