Why Trump won

Here.  I know, there is some truth to what it says.  To a point.  The problem is, it’s just as true in slick, suburban secular settings as well.  Most of the racism, bigotry, and misogyny I experienced in college came from well to do, non-religious, left leaning, Reagan hating college students. And not all of them white.  I have seen plenty of people of all religious (and non-religious) stripes act this way.  Sure, some groups might be statistically more likely than others to behave this way or that.  But all groups have their share of bad apples.

What this article does is dig its feet in and basically say the Democrats shouldn’t bother reaching out to those losers.  Judging people based on religion or race is a wonderful thing.  Just make sure it’s the right ones.

The author pulls the old ‘I was one of them once’ card, which is always effective.  Throughout the ages, ‘I was one of them’  has been used more than once, and it’s a powerful weapon.

Problem is, I was too.  At least I was surrounded by those who fit the description.  And I’ve been in opposite settings: non religious, liberal, multi-cultural.  I learned something.  People are people.  There were as many racists without white skin and misogynists who didn’t vote GOP in my college and young adult days as there were growing up in a WASP fundamentalist environment.  Over the years, I’ve seen nothing in actual day to day living to change that observation.

And yet, this article is hardly unique.  From casual conversation to social media and news round tables, I keep hearing this. Or at least variations of this.   It helps explain what I mean when I say there was little difference between the left and right this year.  Both seemed to have plenty in their ranks who feel that judging, loathing and dismissing people based on religion, race and national identity are a good thing.  They only disagreed about which ones.

Judging from the election results, I get the feeling I’m not the only one who noticed.  Read this article well Trump opponents.  It represents a glaring problem on the Left, and one that convinced millions of Americans that they could do no worse by slipping into the voting booth and voting for the guy who didn’t say he hated them, no matter how deplorable he was.