NP - It Was the Racism (not economics)

[David Morris]

I loved that article!  Our white press has a really hard time calling out
white racism.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:16 PM Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:

> This piece by Adam Serwer is worthy of your time, and not unrelated to
> what we're talking about:
>
>
> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-nationalists-delusion/546356/
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 7:56 PM, Chris v <traditionalgb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I assumed you were intelligent enough to make the inference
>>
>> On 20 Nov 2017 9:40 pm, "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Too many links w no synopsis or click bait headlines.  Give a little
>>> more effort if you expect a response.
>>> My unsolicited advice.
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:26 PM Chris v <traditionalgb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It hurts cuz I like mother jones, but come on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https
>>>> ://www.forbes.com/sites/aviksaroy/2016/11/19/man-bites-dog-trump-did-better-with-minorities-than-mitt-romney-did-in-2012/
>>>> <https://www.forbes.com/sites/aviksaroy/2016/11/19/man-bites-dog-trump-did-better-with-minorities-than-mitt-romney-did-in-2012/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/11/11/trump-got-more-votes-from-people-of-color-than-romney-did-heres-the-data/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/trump-did-better-blacks-hispanics-romney-12-exit-polls-n681386
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trumps-victory-divisions-by-race-gender-education/
>>>>
>>>> On 20 Nov 2017 6:43 pm, "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Esdall:
>>>>>
>>>>> In some respects, the data gathered by Orfield’s team is good news for
>>>>> Democrats. The core of Trump’s support lies in counties and municipalities
>>>>> like Dravosburg and Elk County, many of which are losing population. They
>>>>> are, in effect, the last gasp of white hegemony.
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> what is really striking is how much influence over the course of
>>>>> events was exercised by the relatively small numbers of voters in
>>>>> super-white municipalities and counties and by the politician who ignited
>>>>> them — how the last gasp of a small fraction of the electorate set
>>>>> the nation on such a dangerous and destructive course.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 6:17 PM Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At the risk of stating the obvious, Romney got 47.2% of the vote and
>>>>>> Trump got only 46.1%. (Numbers per Wikipedia, which never makes mistakes.)
>>>>>> So if one is trying to look for reasons that Trump won, looking at where he
>>>>>> outperformed Romney doesn't quite go to the question, although it's not a
>>>>>> worthless inquiry. Where Trump really outperformed was in the Electoral
>>>>>> College.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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