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Act_of_Reparation

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8. I don't think it is that simple in this case.
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 06:13 PM
Jul 2019

If times are shitty, you can always point a finger at the other and get people riled up. That's a given. No argument there.

But I think the current wave of right wing nationalism has less to do with economics and more to do with a perceived shift in demographics that is making many traditionalist whites nervous that their position on top of the food chain might be in jeopardy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
2016 was never about economic anxiety [View all] Otto Lidenbrock Jul 2019 OP
Economic anxiety was promoted by a small group... SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #1
Yes, the media was eager to adopt the "economic anxiety" narrative because it excused them Maven Jul 2019 #5
Economic anxiety increases racism as anxious people look for scapegoats. marylandblue Jul 2019 #2
Exactly soryang Jul 2019 #7
I don't think it is that simple in this case. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #8
exactly, take the farmers and others who are worse off and still supporting him JI7 Jul 2019 #10
I agree with you, I just don't think there are enough people concerned about democraphics marylandblue Jul 2019 #13
Yes, but you're much better off operating under the assumption that economic anxiety is real BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #3
+10 at140 Jul 2019 #6
If only everyone could have predicted this. Saviolo Jul 2019 #4
"Economic anxiety" was a rhetorical cover for "racists' anxiety" unblock Jul 2019 #9
Precisely StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #15
Nuance: it was never about economics for the base, but for swing voters it probably was. paulkienitz Jul 2019 #11
If it was really about economic anxiety, why didn't black and brown people vote for him? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #16
because for white swing voters, his link to the deplorables was something they could ignore paulkienitz Jul 2019 #18
White swing voters weren't the only ones who voted for him StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #19
I never said otherwise. paulkienitz Jul 2019 #20
"As the campaign got under way, much was made of Americans' 'anger' and anxiety about betsuni Jul 2019 #12
I thought it was because Hillary and the Democrats were too "elitist" StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #14
True. By the end of his Presidency, Obama had already reduced unemployment by 3 points to 4.8% richsonpoordad Jul 2019 #17
yes it was...for the voters we care about... brooklynite Jul 2019 #21
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