National Coganative Dissonance

November 24, 2017 8:14 AM

“It was not just Trump’s supporters who were in denial about what they were voting for, but Americans across the political spectrum, who, as had been the case with those who had backed Duke, searched desperately for any alternative explanation—outsourcing, anti-Washington anger, economic anxiety—to the one staring them in the face. The frequent postelection media expeditions to Trump country to see whether the fever has broken, or whether Trump’s most ardent supporters have changed their minds, are a direct outgrowth of this mistake. These supporters will not change their minds, because this is what they always wanted: a president who embodies the rage they feel toward those they hate and fear, while reassuring them that that rage is nothing to be ashamed of.” The Nationalist’s Delusion - on the long simmering trends to create a viable white nationalist movement and the stories we tell ourselves about it.
posted by The Whelk (2 comments total)

Buried way, way down about half way in we get to the crux of it.

For centuries, capital’s most potent wedge against labor in America has been the belief that it is better to be poor than to be equal to n----rs.

And that's why Trump won.
posted by Talez at 8:42 AM on November 24, 2017

Bah, overthinking, it was just a protest vote. Usually doesn't work, surprise.

Next time Vote Jill
posted by sammyo at 8:43 AM on November 24, 2017