Esmeralda
Diamond Member
The other thing about Trumpettes is that they are bigots and racists. They want the white America of the 50s and before. They are afraid of losing their what can only be described as white privilege, being in the position of the most power and influence in our society. They hate & fear immigrants, especially immigrants of color. They hate & fear religions other than Christianity. They hate anyone who is 'different' such as gays and transsexuals. They hate gay marriage and the idea that gay people be treated as equal to them and their relationships as valid as theirs. They hate women who have a lot of power and despise women who are not 'beautiful' by their standards. They are not, as you say, well educated for the most part, but more than that, they are not thoughtful, wise people. The 80 some percent of Evangelicals who voted for Trump are thorough hypocrites who care nothing about Christian values and morals if they get in the way of MONEY, which is their real god.I honestly do. These folks are usually not happy people. I know a few of them personally. They are my cousin who has not worked since 1997, lives off the charity of his sister in a small trailer in a tiny west coast town, still hoping for the only lumber mill in the area (his last job) to reopen. My brother in law, who makes a marginal living repairing old cars. A former middle school classmate who works in the garden section of Home Depot, not eligible for promotion to a management job because because he is nearly illiterate. All of them over 45, none made it past the 8th grade. They are poor, white and angry, their health is bad, they drink too much, and have long since given up hope of improving their situation. I try to be friendly, but It's difficult to talk to them anymore. Though I came from a blue collar background, I now own a successful business doing insurance verification and billing for doctors, and see the jealousy and hatred in their eyes whenever we meet. They are throwbacks from an industrial age that is fading into history. On the rare occasions they write anything, their grammar is childish, their spelling is worse, and all of them engage in childish name calling, such as Libtards, Commies, and Dims. Yes, some of this is their fault, they could have finished high school, or at least gone to the local library to try to learn a new skill., but in many ways the system has left them behind. Their lives have not improved under Trump, but they still cling to the hope this rich New York businessman will somehow make things better for them.
Pigs might fly.....but I doubt it.