Beck's allusion, while stretched, is not that far off in terms of mass psychology. Trump backers have simply been immune to data. The man is every bit the flaming liar and malignant narcissist as is Obama, with the added feature of driving public discourse into the gutter. He is destroying fifty years of conservatism before your eyes, just at the moment when we have the first opportunity for a conservative government since Calvin Coolidge.
Are we angry? You bet. I'm more angry at Trump's backers than Bernie's. In backing Trump, "conservatives" have embraced government control of land, communications, and medical care, an end to communications privacy and Congress' control of whether we commit our sons to go to war. At least Bernie's backers are consistent with their beliefs.
‘Trump backers have simply been immune to data.’
I hear Rush Limbaugh repeat that old saw ad nauseum.
Did you notice who took over this thread? Trump critics. Why? Trump supporters are NOT immune to data. This is far more compelling evidence than every claim to the contrary.
Brown shirts love burning books while many Trump supporters are repulsed by such a thing.
Were we thrilled about Trump and Big Ethanol? No.
Calling us ‘brown shirts’ is either malicious slander or irrational partizanship. I strongly advise anyone against talking himself into believing it.
Such a level of partizanship that reverts to the ultimate in intellectual and seriously-phrased name calling is exactly what the Ruling Class wants.
The result will be more calcitrance, even more stubborn support. Alienation.