The reaction to Donald Trump is unique. 50% of the country thinks he’s a psychopath who is the devil incarnate and the other 50% think he’s a prophet who was sent to save the world.
There are major groups that do not benefit from Trump’s election. Immigrants: He’s called them garbage and has been punishing them. Women: He’s suggested that they exist only to please men and produce white babies. Poor people: He’s called them morons and is removing all safety nets. The sick: He suggested that those with serious disabilities just die and has cut billions in medical research. Union workers: He says he’s against overtime and thinks wages are too high. The highly educated: He stated that he prefers the poorly educated and has crippled our universities. The LGBTQ community: He has been rolling back protections for them. Government workers, including the military: He’s fired their experienced leaders and replaced them with inexperienced, sycophantic clowns.
Who does benefit?
He admires dictators, frequently praising them. He admires rich, convicted felons who praise him. Just look at the presidential pardons he’s given to fawning fraudsters and sex offenders. He admires billionaires, cutting their taxes, removing environmental and safety laws that hinder their companies and significantly reducing the number of auditors at the IRS.
Contrasting the numbers in all these groups, he should have received less than 1% of the vote. But, his almost 80 years of hating taught him an important lesson. When he tells people he likes the same group they do, the reaction is muted, but when he tells people he hates the same group that they do, the result is enthusiasm and bonding.
Well, some immigrants hate gay people, some poor people hate immigrants, etc. It’s to Trump’s advantage that almost everybody hates somebody.
So, if you were to ask those who voted for Trump why they did it, and they answered honestly, most would say, “I voted for him because I think he hates a group I hate more than he hates me.”
Frank T. Globokar, Cottonwood Heights
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