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I really didnāt quite understand the fervor that is involved in this Trump movement until the other day. When I say I didnāt understand it, what I mean is that I didnāt understand where all the anger is coming from. Why are people so worked up? To me, the country doesnāt seem as if itās really in all that bad of shape. But something a Trump supporter said to me online was like a light bulb going off in my head. I get it now.
Among other things, this guy said that he didnāt like to have to press ā1ā to get English. Yeah, something as simple as that made it all clear to me. The truth is that this movement is really that simple. Many of us wonder how Trumpās followers could be so blind to all of his baggage. Itās because this really isnāt all that complicated to them. They feel as if their country is being hijacked, and they want it back. And for whatever reason, they think Trump is the man to do that.
It may be an oversimplification to call this movement racist. Xenophobic may be more accurate. But itās probably easier to just say that itās racist. Many people wouldnāt know what xenophobic meant anyway. The bottom line here is that there is a segment of our society who feels like their way of life is being taken from them, and those who are at fault need to be defeated. The problem here is that itās always the fault of others.
According to those who follow Trump, the Mexicans are taking our jobs by coming here. The Chinese are causing our jobs to go over there. Muslims want to destroy us. Liberals want to take God out of our lives and turn the United States into a communist dictatorship. All politicians are on the take and donāt care about the common man. The bottom line is that others are always at fault, according to these people.
Xenophobia is the fear of that which is foreign or strange. There is no doubt that things have changed quite a bit in the United States. But Iāve got a message for Trump supporters. Most of this change is something that a majority of us want and support. We are not being hijacked. We are moving forward because a majority of us want it this way.
The reality is that Trump will disappoint you. And thatās because a majority of people donāt buy into your fears and blaming it all on others. I doubt Trump even believes it. The bottom line is that you arenāt going to be able to make the majority of us comply with your vision of how things should be. Therefore, most of what Trump promises you will never happen. There isnāt a cabal of elite insiders hijacking the country from you, things are progressing because most of us want it that way.
The Scribbling Sage
Among other things, this guy said that he didnāt like to have to press ā1ā to get English. Yeah, something as simple as that made it all clear to me. The truth is that this movement is really that simple. Many of us wonder how Trumpās followers could be so blind to all of his baggage. Itās because this really isnāt all that complicated to them. They feel as if their country is being hijacked, and they want it back. And for whatever reason, they think Trump is the man to do that.
It may be an oversimplification to call this movement racist. Xenophobic may be more accurate. But itās probably easier to just say that itās racist. Many people wouldnāt know what xenophobic meant anyway. The bottom line here is that there is a segment of our society who feels like their way of life is being taken from them, and those who are at fault need to be defeated. The problem here is that itās always the fault of others.
According to those who follow Trump, the Mexicans are taking our jobs by coming here. The Chinese are causing our jobs to go over there. Muslims want to destroy us. Liberals want to take God out of our lives and turn the United States into a communist dictatorship. All politicians are on the take and donāt care about the common man. The bottom line is that others are always at fault, according to these people.
Xenophobia is the fear of that which is foreign or strange. There is no doubt that things have changed quite a bit in the United States. But Iāve got a message for Trump supporters. Most of this change is something that a majority of us want and support. We are not being hijacked. We are moving forward because a majority of us want it this way.
The reality is that Trump will disappoint you. And thatās because a majority of people donāt buy into your fears and blaming it all on others. I doubt Trump even believes it. The bottom line is that you arenāt going to be able to make the majority of us comply with your vision of how things should be. Therefore, most of what Trump promises you will never happen. There isnāt a cabal of elite insiders hijacking the country from you, things are progressing because most of us want it that way.
The Scribbling Sage
