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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]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)87. Inherent in the "working class whites" narrative is the notion that...
...working class POC don't care about economics. Also inherent in that narrative is the notion that Clinton didn't talk enough about economics or offer as much substance as Trump and that it was Clinton who played "identity politics," which is the complete opposite of reality. I expect Trump supporters to take reality and flip it on its head, but it's sad when DU posters do the same.
There was no excuse for voting for Trump, by far the most atrocious candidate in modern times.
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Toni Morrison: Fear of losing white privilege led to Trump's election. [View all]
pnwmom
Nov 2016
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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