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Many factors explain why people across Western democracies vote for politicians like former President Trump, including economic concerns, rural resentment and racial animosity. Although Trump supporters have been characterized as “left behind,” “stigmatized” or even “marginalized,” these ascriptions are dangerously off base.

For one, they fuel the self-victimization narratives common among radical right movements, driving conspiracies and support for this ideology. Moreover, they neglect that historically powerful groups such as white people, men and Christians are overrepresented among Trump supporters. Even today, these groups remain privileged politically, economically and culturally. By objective measures, most Trump supporters are not left behind, stigmatized or marginalized.

  • @[email protected]
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    342 months ago

    What the media still gets wrong about Trump supporters is that the vast majority of them are some combination of stupid, racist, or psychopathically greedy. Stop beating around the fucking bush.

    • @InverseParallax
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      72 months ago

      They’re dixiecrats still screaming because we took their segregation away.

      That’s all they’ve ever had, and it looks like it’s all they’ll ever be.

    • 𝔇𝔦𝔬
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      -302 months ago

      You’re still over here in your made up plane of existence just so you can whine that facts don’t line up with what you want reality to be. Blimey, haha.

      • Billiam
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        152 months ago

        All Trump supporters are either bigots or billionaires.

        And that’s an inclusive or, by the way. We aren’t Republicans you know. 🙂

      • @Sanctus
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        142 months ago

        You’re dirtying Dio’s name posting shit like this.

      • @Feathercrown
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        52 months ago

        You will never know enlightenment, because you cannot conceive of being wrong.

      • @Dkarma
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        22 months ago

        Who won the 2020 election, again?