PNWest
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This is a two part posting. The first part is intended for liberals. Conservatives may skip this part and go to part 2. Liberals on the other hand - feel free to skip part 2
Part 1:
This is a pretty good article about why it is close to impossible to convert Trump supporters with rational arguments. It all boils down to them feeling humiliated.
The author argues that humiliation is at the core of Trump supporters reasoning for supporting him. They are tired of being made fun of. They resent the fact that liberals look down on them because they are poorly educated, have low paying jobs and have generally failed at life.
America likes to think of itself as a meritocracy where if you are smart enough and work hard enough you'll get ahead. To a certain extent it does work. After all that is the fundamental basis of the American Dream that we all believe in.
What the article points out is that in a meritocracy we praise the "coastal elites" that have succeeded and enjoy the benefits of their success. But hidden in that praise is the fact that it also denigrates those who do not succeed. It creates the impression that those of us who are not college educated do not contribute as much to our society.
Whenever we congratulate the winners we are invariably denigrating the losers. That's why Hillary's "basket of deplorables" hurts the righties so much. She said it out loud. It is why the conservatives here hate it when I call them short bussers. Trump exploits this feeling of humiliation that all of his supporters feel. He knows that they don't care if THEY suffer as long as those "elites" suffer more. The promise that he'll hurt them more is a positive in their view.
The author argues that the Democrats should attempt to appeal to these suckers and losers. PNWest disagrees. PNWest believes in tough love. I am optimistic that the brighter among the lesser intellects will eventually come to realize that they are being played by the republicans. It is a mistake to treat folks like these as rational adults. We should continue to make fun of them for their stupidity and hypocrisy. Eventually enough of them will wise up. Hopefully it will be in November.
Part 2:
For all of my conservative fans:
Here is a funny dog video:
Part 1:
This is a pretty good article about why it is close to impossible to convert Trump supporters with rational arguments. It all boils down to them feeling humiliated.
The author argues that humiliation is at the core of Trump supporters reasoning for supporting him. They are tired of being made fun of. They resent the fact that liberals look down on them because they are poorly educated, have low paying jobs and have generally failed at life.
America likes to think of itself as a meritocracy where if you are smart enough and work hard enough you'll get ahead. To a certain extent it does work. After all that is the fundamental basis of the American Dream that we all believe in.
What the article points out is that in a meritocracy we praise the "coastal elites" that have succeeded and enjoy the benefits of their success. But hidden in that praise is the fact that it also denigrates those who do not succeed. It creates the impression that those of us who are not college educated do not contribute as much to our society.
Whenever we congratulate the winners we are invariably denigrating the losers. That's why Hillary's "basket of deplorables" hurts the righties so much. She said it out loud. It is why the conservatives here hate it when I call them short bussers. Trump exploits this feeling of humiliation that all of his supporters feel. He knows that they don't care if THEY suffer as long as those "elites" suffer more. The promise that he'll hurt them more is a positive in their view.
The author argues that the Democrats should attempt to appeal to these suckers and losers. PNWest disagrees. PNWest believes in tough love. I am optimistic that the brighter among the lesser intellects will eventually come to realize that they are being played by the republicans. It is a mistake to treat folks like these as rational adults. We should continue to make fun of them for their stupidity and hypocrisy. Eventually enough of them will wise up. Hopefully it will be in November.
Part 2:
For all of my conservative fans:
Here is a funny dog video:
