Author of "Liberal Case for Donald Trump" Blames Economic Circumstances for Michigan Terrorist

[JI7]

Link to tweet

In 2016 he wrote the below :

A liberal case for Donald Trump: The lesser of two evils is not at all clear in 2016
Is there one? A Trump presidency needn't be a nightmare for the left. On many issues, Clinton presidency might be

https://www.salon.com/2016/04/29/a_liberal_case_for_donald_trump_the_lesser_of_two_evils_is_not_at_all_clear_in_2016/

[safeinOhio]

1. Could be a combination of economic circumstances and

testosterone.

[JI7]

2. If it was economic circumstances than there would be more violent women than men

[safeinOhio]

4. Just had to google "roid rage and women".

I don't think this Joe is any kind of expert, but looks like there is some interest in the topic...

a woman might notice these same effects of her testosterone levels are elevated. Testosterone can cause feelings of increased aggression whether you’re a man or a woman.
https://www.quora.com/Do-women-who-use-steroids-suffer-from-roid-rage

[betsuni]

7. +10000000000000000

[smirkymonkey]

15. +1000

[NoRoadUntravelled]

29. This!

[Hugin]

3. Meth and/or OxyContin abuse...

There was a study which showed a very strong correlation between US counties which went strongly for Trump in 2016 and these specific drugs.

[Boogiemack]

11. What you said! They want stuff open to open up their supply chains. nt

[njhoneybadger]

5. Those pictures just show me that some racist lazy asshole lives there.

[betsuni]

10. +1

[Nevilledog]

23. I'm mad I didn't bookmark it... There was a tweed that had the real estate listing photos

Think it was from a year or so go. It was a nice house.

[Cha]

32. Yes, and braindead Stupid.

[Walleye]

6. They always have enough money for guns and ammo

[whistler162]

8. and newish trucks and dumpster rentals.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Don't Forget Bombs

One of the meetings in eastern Michigan referenced by the FBI was to pool funds for buying stuff to make bombs.
Bombs!
They have that shack, but figured out how to get money for bombs!
The tweeter is an idiot.

[raccoon]

12. IMO Economic circumstances definitely have something to do with it.

Especially if the person was used to a better lifestyle than the one they have now. But the Dotard has definitely encouraged and emboldened these people

[Boogiemack]

13. Most of these folks live off government dole and they are the real welfare cheats.

If economic conditions radicalized people, blacks would have overthrown the government long time ago.

I hope all those arrested have had their government payments cut off.

[Trumpocalypse]

14. Or maybe being really stupid

plays a role in both.

[BlueNProud]

16. I know when I'm feeling pinched economically I usually fly the confederate flag

[crickets]

30. *snerk* Good one. nt

[SharonClark]

17. I can't believe anything by Bragman is posted

on DU. He’s an acolyte of HA Goodman who appeared to be pro-Bernie in 2016 and then pushed for trump over Hillary.

Bragman is no friend of ours.

[betsuni]

18. Obviously he's no friend of ours. That's the point.

From the OP: "A Trump presidency needn't be a nightmare for the left. On may issues, Clinton presidency might be."

Posting something doesn't mean you agree with it. People pretending to be on the left but aren't must be exposed.

[JI7]

21. But people did regularly post these types to attack Hillary and other Democrats

I'm posting to show what these types are about and how they sympathize with right wing bigots.

[Buckeyeblue]

19. If you drive around rural Michigan you'll see a lot of this

Dilapidated houses with junk in the yard. A pro-slavery flag proudly on display.

These people are part of the population of deplorables that Hillary talked about.

[moondust]

20. Inequality on the right.

"I ain't becomin' no billionaire like Bezos and somethin's gotta change. I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!"

No doubt inequality had a lot to do with them picking the "outsider" in 2016, particularly in rural areas where many small towns have spent several decades boarding up Main Street. Corporate farming and corporate shopping (Walmart) have killed off many small farms and small businesses that couldn't compete with economies of scale.

In 2016 there were 17 Republican primary candidates and Republican voters ended up choosing the (dangerously unfit) "outsider" because they decided "more of the same" Washington politicians was no longer an option. They apparently figured that's how they got the shaft and it was time to "drain the swamp." Trump was their Hail Mary. No doubt that explains a lot of why Republican politicians have lost their spines and toadied up to the guy who beat 16 of them and ended up in the White House: political survival.

I remember in 2016 comparing a vote for Trump to not liking a bumpy plane ride and jumping out hoping to land on a haystack. Unfortunately they took everybody with them. And the rough landing without any haystack will end up costing many thousands of lives.

[GulfCoast66]

22. OMG. Where to start.

First, I thought we were done with all this new-Marxist sophism that frames everything thru economic lens.

Second, I grew up around white trash like these terrorist.

Often their siblings and parents are more successful. But their anti social attitude, laziness and substance abuse is a direct cause of their economic plight. Rather than doing the things needed to advance themselves they become wrapped in self pity and hatred. Always looking to blame others for their worthless existence. Then someone on the internet reinforces that grievance by telling who is to blame. And they spend more time obsessing about their enemies than they ever did bettering themselves.

I’m not a Christian. I have no obligation to love all my fellow man. Men like these are worthless. I’ve known plenty of them.

[JI7]

24. That's actually true of Islamic terrorists like ISIS

and others who have attacked people in Europe, US, and other places.

If you look at their background you learn most of them were just losers . They didn't do well in school, at work and social rejects.

And in both cases they find similar types on the internet who reinforce their sense of victimhood.

[GulfCoast66]

28. Very correct. But most of the ones I've know did not start out bad.

Somewhere in their late teens they lost the plot.

Every since African Americans started eclipsing some of the low income white folks they have been full of hate. They were always taught that no matter how poor they were higher on the social scale than black folks. President Obama wrecked that forever. They have been in a rage every since. At least here in the south.

[Skittles]

25. OMG

can you even IMAGINE him excusing the criminal behavior of POC who live in poverty????

W.T.F.

[gratuitous]

26. Challenge accepted, Walker

Which of the two major parties is looking to put more money into the pockets of working people, and which one keeps shoveling the Treasury into the overstuffed pockets of large corporations and the wealthy? So, when you talk about "economic circumstances," why are you looking solely at the end result instead of the entire process?

[Renaissance Man]

27. If there were any truth to this ...

... then African-American and Hispanic voters would be flocking to Trump.

[Yavin4]

31. When African Americans live in poverty...

It's ALL about personal responsibility.

[Cha]

33. First of all Walter Bragman is a bitter fucking Idiot.