ICYMI: The Heart Of Anti-Trump Resistance Is Mostly A Bunch Of White Progressives

Townhall.com ^ | July 23, 2017 | Matt Vespa

[Kaslin]

This is for all of those who are not in the MSNBC orbit. Of course, many of you probably already know this, but for a movement that stresses diversity and talks about bringing all people together to fight racist, misogynist, and xenophobic Donald Trump, it’s pretty much a band of white, wealthy, and overly educated progressives who are still stung that Hillary Clinton is not president, or at least that’s the D.C. area, which accounts for one-third of those who have taken part in the protests against President Trump. The Washington Post noted that disparities in education, income, and race over these protests earlier this month. They also noted that for Black residents, they’re use to government falling short, and they they’re facing bigger obstacles in life than having their candidate lose an election:

One out of every three Washingtonians has marched in protest against President Trump or his policies at least once since January, making the District the capital of national dissent, a new Washington Post poll finds.

[…]

According to the Post poll, 53 percent of white residents participated in a march or demonstration in opposition to Trump’s policies since the start of the year, compared with 16 percent of African Americans and 36 percent of Hispanics and those of other racial and ethnic groups.

The overwhelmingly African American residents of Wards 7 and 8 are the city’s least likely to protest Trump, with only 12 percent saying they had. By contrast, 54 percent of residents in overwhelmingly white Wards 1 and 3 in Northwest Washington say they have protested the president.

High-income residents are among the most likely Trump protesters this year.

[…]

Mark Woodard, a black hospital technician who lives in Kingman Park in Northeast, said he has not felt compelled to protest because his life has not changed much under the new administration.

“I’m kind of waiting to see — he hasn’t made an impact yet,” Woodard said. “I’m able to go to my job; my benefits are fine. He’s not doing anything to affect me, so I’m not going to support any protests.”

Justina Jackson, 28, a black assistant pastry chef in Brookland who voted for Hillary Clinton, said that she is accustomed to being disappointed in government, no matter which party is in the White House, and that Trump is no different.

“I’m used to stuff not going my way,” she said. “There’s always some kind of obstacle I have to overcome just because I’m a young African American female. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for people who are upset about Trump."

There’s the case that those in lower income brackets don’t have time to protest. The Post also found that among Black voters, even if they disagree with President Trump, they’re not enthused or motivated to protest him. One of them, Raynard Styles, voted for Trump on the basis of change. He questions his vote now, but concerning protesting, it’s a no-go.

“He’s still my president, and I’m an American first,” he told the paper.

Five of the ten wealthiest counties are in the DC area, so I guess rabid liberals protesting Trump’s win is a given consequence. At least in the D.C. area, the so-called resistance is whiter, financially well off, and highly educated; it’s the archetypal urban professional. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that, but don’t do off marketing yourselves as some diverse coalition. The next time someone spouts how the GOP is so white; just remind them the heart of the D.C. resistance is just that—white people who can step away from work, whereas everyone else has other more important stuff to worry about than an election. In the meantime, this rabid cohort ofliberal condescending busybodies will continue to bash Trump, protest him, and take comfort in telling his supporters that they’re racist, deplorable, misogynist, sexist, xenophobic, and homophobic (Trump is the most pro-LGBT Republican ever elected, by the way). If they want to keep losing elections, yeah—keep doing that. 

[publius911]

Avoid all posters who can't tell the difference between They're and Their
(Extend "mental health week...")

[publius911]

I long ago learned that getting p*ssy from an activist leftist female is not worth the emotional price of having to put up with her.

Early on, I learned a much more useful version of that...

Just substitute "Toxic STD Cocktails" for "her."

[publius911]

Interesting little statistic is that only 8.3% of DC is of Hispanic descent. 49% black, 43.6% white. If this breakdown is accurate it indicates that the Hispanic demographic is overrepresented.

I view Blacks in governments employment much more so.

[Leaning Right]

> Robert LaFollette Sr. <

Darn it! I should have known that, as I started college as a political science major. And that was back in the pre-PC days, when colleges taught things that were really true.

But then again, I was in the poli sci program for just a year Then I got kicked out (poor grades). Long story, but I eventually ended up as a chemistry major. So getting kicked out of poli sci was really a blessing.

[Bryanw92]

>>I should have known that, as I started college as a political science major. And that was back in the pre-PC days, when colleges taught things that were really true.

I had to learn about LaFollette and the Progressives outside of a formal education too. Even when colleges taught that Americanism was superior to Communism, they ignored Progressivism but for different reasons than today. Today, they ignore it because it is and inconvenient truth. Then, they ignored it because it was a study in just how fragile our Republic can be.

If the Bolsheviks hasn’t become so brutal so fast, we could have easily followed Russia in communism via the work of the Progs.