NP - It Was the Racism (not economics)

[David Morris]

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 6:02 PM Mike Sauve <mpsauve at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few other things that put Trump over the top that don't fit the Mother
> Jones' readership's worldview:
>
> - Identity politics has gotten toxic
>

Racism/homophobia/etc is the most toxic form of identity politics.

- Hillary was the most corrupt candidate in memorable history
>

A truly absurd statement, especially considering Trump.

- Hillary was the least compelling candidate in memorable history.
>

Tastes differ.

- Trump, love him or hate him, is charismatic and humorous, which probably
> makes a way bigger difference than any poll can ever get to the heart of.
>

Clearly your taste is yours, and not mine.

But yeah, easier to just say racism and stick with the same losing strategy
> of blaming deplorables.
>

Evidence points to Trumpers as idiots and/or racist who don't mind that
he's a pussy grabber.  You find that humorous.  I don't.

David Morris

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> MJ's piece was entirely based on the Thomas B. Esdall piece, which was a
>> prime example of what-put-Trump-over-the-top-ism.
>>
>> A lot of things put Trump over the top.
>>
>> Socking it to the Elite is my favorite.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Atticus Pinecone <
>> atticuspinecone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Right, what's the link there? White people feel that way? There's no
>>> poll. Seems like a bit of a leap.
>>>
>>> And NPR told me it was dumb poor white people voting for Trump...
>>>
>>> I've been reading MJ for almost a decade, they've taken a weird turn
>>> ever since this last election :^(
>>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 4:55 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Um, the article said this:
>>>
>>> *"Anger*, fear and animosity toward immigrants and minorities"
>>>
>>> That's his thesis.  Makes sense to me.  "Economic Anxiety" was just an
>>> excuse.
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Atticus Pinecone <
>>> atticuspinecone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How does racism work in? Their skin color?
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 2:52 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/11/heres-how-the-residents-of-super-white-america-voted-in-2016/
>>>>
>>>> "In most places, even those that are heavily white, Trump won a
>>>> smaller share of the vote than Romney did. The only places where he
>>>> outperformed Romney were in the very whitest suburbs and small towns.
>>>>
>>>> Put another way, anger, fear and animosity toward immigrants and
>>>> minorities was most politically potent in the communities most insulated
>>>> from these supposed threats."
>>>>
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