MinnPost Trump Supporters Fear Shrinking White Majority
"I find this obsession by the Left regarding race interesting. Personally I think this is all about Capitalism versus Socialism and where the USA should operate in between the 2 extremes. And about law and order. I don't think many people care about race at all.
One group believes strongly in personal property rights. The other believes government should control a large part of "Americas" wealth. One group thinks people need to live with the consequences of their choices, one groups thinks people deserve good food, clothing, healthcare, housing, etc just because they are standing on American soil.
And both groups want to care for the truly needy, they just disagree with what that means.
As to the law and order. One group wants to enforce our borders so we know who is living amongst us and to ensure people are not rewarded for budging in line in front of legal process following immigrants. The other group wants to keep the borders soft and reward people who are brave enough to violate them with citizenship.
I think both side will happily accept support from people of every sex, race, nationality, etc. This is a philosophy fight, not a race war. Though the Liberals keep stirring the race pot in hopes to maintain support for their cause." G2A
"Gosh, I can't imagine which side you intend to take. Could it be the one that "believes strongly in personal property rights," that "thinks people need to live with the consequences of their choices," and that "wants to enforce our borders so we know who is living amongst us and to ensure people are not rewarded for budging in line in front of legal process following immigrants?"
It surely could not be the scoundrels who believe "government should control a large part of 'Americas [sic]' wealth," who think that "people deserve good food, clothing, healthcare, housing, etc just because they are standing on American soil," and who want "to keep the borders soft and reward people who are brave enough to violate them with citizenship."
No, no judgment or dramatic oversimplification there." RB Holbrook
4 comments:
The question really boils down to what distinguishes Trump supporters from those who support other Republicans, and I think that breaks down in two ways: people who like Trump's personality and leadership style, and those who are attracted to his hard-line proposals on immigration.
After all, Trump is out of the mainstream in the party when it comes to many issues (favors some tax increases on the wealthy, vows to protect Social Security and Medicare, opposes defunding Planned Parenthood), so it seems unlikely that those are the source of his success.
I would break it down that way, too, but I think the differences are greater. I think the vast majority of Trumpians are happy with the appearance that here is a guy talking straight about the real problems of the country, claiming HE can fix it, and not backing away from fights with the media, Republicans OR Democrats. His well-known celebrity personality, for those attracted to that sort of thing, simply reinforces that perception. I don't think he's a "good" Republican, either, based on issues (and he's mostly fluff on those), but maybe what is needed at this point is a "bad" Republican? The ones we have are too good, most of them.
I personally think a Fiscal Conservative / Social Liberal could do wonders for the country. Unfortunately neither the far right or far left will vote for them... So they need to pull folks from the middle of both parties.
It is a challenge having the Bible Bangers on one end and the Democratic Socialists on the other.
Republicans have consistently missed the way to solve that problem. What they need to do is to elect a fiscal conservative that will "deprive the government of the money it uses to corrupt the social fabric."
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