Trump voters were motivated by racism, not economic anxiety (ultrabarf alert)

UMass Daily Collegian ^ | 11/13/17 | O'Malley

[pabianice]

The theory goes that Trump was the only politician to speak to the working class’s financial fears, exacerbated by the daunting forces of globalization, immigration and mechanization. This ignores Trump’s overt sexist and racist appeals during the campaign and repackages them as legitimate economic grievances. In this world, it wasn’t Trump’s conflation of Mexican immigrants with rapists that motivated his supporters; it was his criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

[pabianice]

UMass went the dogs in the 70s and 80s and since then, the dogs have thrown-up.

[poinq]

Democrats need to come out here to republican country. We don’t have black urban problems. Because we don’t have black urban areas. So we don’t consider race when voting. Its really not an issue. We consider jobs, guns, religion and government intrusion. Race is an issue in the democrat party.

[robroys woman]

Projecting. Yet again.

Reminds me of the previous two elections, people who voted for Trump because he was black accusing me of voting against him because he was black. It doesn’t explain my support for Herman Cain, of course.

[PROCON]

[EdnaMode]

Did they bother to read any exit polls or read any of the concerns expressed by Trump voters? Nah, they just make stuff up.

[Billthedrill]

Trump voters were motivated by racism, not economic anxiety

Sure we were, Matt. Yours.

[SES1066]

I always listen to the ‘wet behind the ears’ over-confident, cocksure know-it-alls. Then I go in the opposite direction!

[Boomer]

These so-called educated college types would be really dangerous if they had any intelligence. Thankfully they are as dumb as duck soup which is not to be confused with turtle soup like with McConnell. A very different kind of dumb/stupid/idiotic/small-minded/mentally inadequate.

[so_real]

In an age where "drag queen" is considered as a "gender" instead of an "alternative lifestyle" ... then certainly "bat guano crazy liberal" can be considered as a "race" instead of a "degree of incompetence" ... and when that is true I find suddenly that I am indeed a "racist" because I have no time or patience for "bat guano crazy liberals". When you make an effort to think like the liberals do, it all makes sense. Do you see? All normal people are "racists" now.

[LostPassword]

motivated by racism, not such as economic anxiety

Since "racism" include ANYTHING and EVERYTHING a liberal wants it to in any given argument, "economic anxiety" IS part of racism.

[taxcontrol]

Projection doesn’t just happen at the movie theater.

[Vendome]

Racism?

I thought we were motivated by misogyny?

Damnit!!!

Can I get a clue!!!

[RckyRaCoCo]

“This was a whitelash!”

[Arthur McGowan]

What is it?—90% of women and girls crossing the border get raped? But there are no rapists.

[EQAndyBuzz]

60K a year for college and this is what the moron writes?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

YOU ARE STILL CRYING WOLF (About Trump “Racism”)

[Dutch Boy]

I hope they keep it up. If they can’t understand why Trump won, they will never figure out how to lie enough to beat him.

If the politicians ever campaigned on what they really believed in, they would never get elected. Just look at the lies the GOP told about killing Obamacare. There should be a class action lawsuit against them for fraud. Given what we know about the democrats, I really fear what they truly believe in.