TO UNDERSTAND THE rise of Donald Trump, you don’t need to go to a diner in the Midwest or read “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance’s memoir.

You just need to know these basic facts:

In 1980, white people accounted for about 80 percent of the U.S. population.

In 2024, white people account for about 58 percent of the U.S. population.

Trump appeals to white people gripped by demographic hysteria. Especially older white people who grew up when white people represented a much larger share of the population. They fear becoming a minority.

  • @Pacmanlives
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    75 months ago

    Yuuuuup, just came from the bowls of Ohio and it’s a lot of truths

    • @machinin
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      54 months ago

      I think you mean bowels?

        • Flying Squid
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          24 months ago

          Do not dignify that slop by calling it chili just because they call it chili.

          • LustyArgonian
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            24 months ago

            An abomination by any other name is still an abomination

            Can you imagine bringing Cincinnati chili to a chili cook off? With cinnamon and all?

              • LustyArgonian
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                24 months ago

                The cinnamon and sweetness in it gives me goosebumps