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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Toni Morrison: Fear of losing white privilege led to Trump's election. [View all]jack_krass
(1,009 posts)55. Rehashed outrage-bait version 764847362. I wish the blogsphere was as tired of this type of trash
As I am of reading it...
People who voted for Trump, did so out of a misguided belief that Trump, as a "buisnessman" and "outsider" would make things work better and bring jobs back, not out of some ridiculous notion that he will make America "whiter", or fear of encroaching "non whiteness".
I believe that people who think like this are sheltered, live in echo chambers, and don't talk to real people.
I truly believe that if Trump were exactly the same, but black, 99.9 percent of those same people still would have voted for him .
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Toni Morrison: Fear of losing white privilege led to Trump's election. [View all]
pnwmom
Nov 2016
OP
White women have more privilege than black women -- and the majority of white women
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#2
I'm afraid only racists and bigots, no matter how uncoscious those motivations may be, would vote
Nitram
Nov 2016
#29
Many racists tell themselves they are not racist. What better way to "prove" to themselves and
Nitram
Nov 2016
#56
The fear of terrorism itself was employed in the service of racism and xenophobia.
Nitram
Nov 2016
#59
To deny refugee status to carefully vetted Syrians and other Moslems because they might be...
Nitram
Nov 2016
#66
Sorry, but it's WHITE PRIVILEGE. Please don't deflect from what Morrison is saying.
chimpymustgo
Nov 2016
#49
I don't accept this premise. It was the economy predominantly, and depressed Dem turnout.
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#4
Its easier for me to accept when the UE rate in WI or MI is in the 4s and voter suppression
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#5
It's perception. We've had the same problem here in Ireland, where the last government dragged the
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#7
"People feel angry but don't know what they are angry at." ... hmmmm, this sounds like
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#8
Yes and the fringes of the political spectrum are taking advantage. If there is a lesson, it is that
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#10
The economy was only a smokescreen for many people who are not doing very badly at all.
Nitram
Nov 2016
#30
Not in the Rust Belt. This is the exact same problem as here in Ireland in last February's General
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#36
Not necessarily. Many might have jobs again, but income isn't what it was 10/15 years ago. They
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#64
Exactly. Magical thinking is what passes for political thought in some quarters.
Nitram
Nov 2016
#67
Absolutely true. It can't be a coincidence though that there is such a public
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#70
Rapidly diversifying, crime on the rise again, "law and order", terrorism, loss of jobs,
jmg257
Nov 2016
#9
I'd guess that fear of 'crime on the rise again, terrorism and loss of jobs' are not
whathehell
Nov 2016
#15
And the threat is real. White only dominance of the world is rapidly coming to an end.
Yavin4
Nov 2016
#13
Where is your evidence for that? She's getting very close to the same number of votes
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#21
That looks anecdotal to me. But your nytimes link contains this interesting point:
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#32
That is it. People still haven't grown up. Women have headed governments for CENTURIES,
duffyduff
Nov 2016
#39
Amen to that. When folks have nothing, they cling to the illusion of "something"
McCamy Taylor
Nov 2016
#27
You're probably the only person in American that doesn't think Obama is charismatic.
Ace Rothstein
Nov 2016
#41
So why did Trump get MORE of the Latino vote than Romney? (Who actually has family ties to Mexico)
Coventina
Nov 2016
#42
I'm sure more talk of white privilege is going to help the party win elections in the future.
Ace Rothstein
Nov 2016
#43
Rehashed outrage-bait version 764847362. I wish the blogsphere was as tired of this type of trash
jack_krass
Nov 2016
#55
I get a sense TRUMP came off as the change candidate while Hillary seemed
quantumjunkie
Nov 2016
#63