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Chad L Johnson's avatar

I hear you. What was told to those voters played into their fears. Folks who are not exposed to certain ideas and, for lack of a better phrase, lifestyles don’t understand when they are told they need to accept them. We all fear what we don’t understand. Many don’t understand why someone would vote for Trump and that scares them. It’s a different side to the same coin. That’s what I hope to convey. I was afraid of the government as a kid. They took so much from my family and it was a Democratic leader who did it for reasons that were never clearly explained. This happened all over the country. Folks were pissed and afraid of the government. That was 30 years ago. 3 generations. They need to be heard and understood. His vulgar approach cut through. Why? He is different. What else did they have to lose. And he’s not a Democrat. He will turn on them. And when he does we need to be available or it will only get worse.

Also to your point, leaders have always told people how to live their lives. It’s not unique to Trump. He’s awful and he’s our leader. Anger doesn’t work. We need a different approach.

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Tom Hayden's avatar

I think he was replying to KO

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