For many years the Republican Party spent their time carefully persuading their right wing voter base that racial and religious intolerance were the sincerest form of patriotism, that women should be grateful to be second class citizens (after all, they could be relegated to third or fourth class), and how hatred for poor people, the disabled, and the elderly poor “welfare queens” was a conservative virtue. This GOP brainwashing of the right wing was phenomenally successful.
The unreasonable negativity and resentment cultivated in millions of right-wingers became an efficient political tool used by Republican politicians. But unlike Trump, the Republicans were subtle and maintained a consistent level in the simmering rage they’d created in white conservatives. Right-wingers were told the United States was to be theirs exclusively, but it was the enemies of conservatism keeping this goal just out of reach.
Donald Trump studied what the GOP had accomplished, and understood the 2016 Presidential Election was the perfect time to turn up the heat on that simmering rage of the white conservatives, and turn it into boiling hatred.
Trump has thrown the subtle methods of controlling the simple minds the right-wingers out the window. He employs in-your-face hate speech that conservatives see as vindication for their racist, bigoted, sexist, and religious intolerant feelings. Those people supporting Trump believe he has freed them to openly express views that must be kept bottled-up in polite society.
Trump’s bombast has convinced these simple-minded folks that he alone has the willingness and ability to “take back THEIR country” and drive all others out.
White supremacist groups, as well as many rank-and-file Republican voters, have interpreted their own certainty in Trump’s hate speech and obscene rhetoric as the American public’s total acceptance of white supremacists’ philosophies.
Decades of GOP propaganda, unfulfilled promises, and inaction at the federal level on issues like abortion, immigration reform, the ending of social programs, etc. left most conservatives wanting a hero.
Trump made himself that hero by using wild promises, claims, and accusations which, after a few months, “let the dogs out”. These are the vicious, conservative dogs Republican leaders had kept under strict control for many, many years.
As their hero, his fans know Trump will definitely “take back the CONSERVATIVES’ country” for them, something the Republican establishment never really put much effort into accomplishing.
Trump’s political style has created many changes in the GOP’s voter base in the past few months. Or, his political style has exposed many ugly, uncivilized flaws already existing in that base that had, until now, been kept hidden.
Trump’s repulsive Presidential campaign opened the door to what rational people see as a disgusting philosophical change for conservatism, and it will be necessary in future GOP political campaigns to acknowledge this change.
Trump’s effects on the Republican Party is going to haunt party leaders for years.
So Much For Dog Whistles. Trump Has Now Fully Embraced White Nationalists. — ThinkProgress
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The unreasonable negativity and resentment cultivated in millions of right-wingers became an efficient political tool used by Republican politicians. But unlike Trump, the Republicans were subtle and maintained a consistent level in the simmering rage they’d created in white conservatives. Right-wingers were told the United States was to be theirs exclusively, but it was the enemies of conservatism keeping this goal just out of reach.
Donald Trump studied what the GOP had accomplished, and understood the 2016 Presidential Election was the perfect time to turn up the heat on that simmering rage of the white conservatives, and turn it into boiling hatred.
Trump has thrown the subtle methods of controlling the simple minds the right-wingers out the window. He employs in-your-face hate speech that conservatives see as vindication for their racist, bigoted, sexist, and religious intolerant feelings. Those people supporting Trump believe he has freed them to openly express views that must be kept bottled-up in polite society.
Trump’s bombast has convinced these simple-minded folks that he alone has the willingness and ability to “take back THEIR country” and drive all others out.
White supremacist groups, as well as many rank-and-file Republican voters, have interpreted their own certainty in Trump’s hate speech and obscene rhetoric as the American public’s total acceptance of white supremacists’ philosophies.
Decades of GOP propaganda, unfulfilled promises, and inaction at the federal level on issues like abortion, immigration reform, the ending of social programs, etc. left most conservatives wanting a hero.
Trump made himself that hero by using wild promises, claims, and accusations which, after a few months, “let the dogs out”. These are the vicious, conservative dogs Republican leaders had kept under strict control for many, many years.
As their hero, his fans know Trump will definitely “take back the CONSERVATIVES’ country” for them, something the Republican establishment never really put much effort into accomplishing.
Trump’s political style has created many changes in the GOP’s voter base in the past few months. Or, his political style has exposed many ugly, uncivilized flaws already existing in that base that had, until now, been kept hidden.
Trump’s repulsive Presidential campaign opened the door to what rational people see as a disgusting philosophical change for conservatism, and it will be necessary in future GOP political campaigns to acknowledge this change.
Trump’s effects on the Republican Party is going to haunt party leaders for years.
So Much For Dog Whistles. Trump Has Now Fully Embraced White Nationalists. — ThinkProgress
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