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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I'd love not to call people racists. It should be done sparingly and carefully.
But, you know, there are a lot of people making that very, very tough these days. And it's frightening.
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I see four types of Trump voter:
1. Bigots;
2. People who just want to "blow it all up;"
3. The economically fucked/anti-globalists; and,
4. People who are a combination of 1 through 3.
In the MidAtlantic, you don't hear much support for Trump's anti-Mexican messages. I've not heard a single person I'd categorize as a Trump voter express such sentiment. That's partly because both geographically and socially, I'm running into a somewhat more educated Trump voter than one might see in real flyover land. What I have noticed, however, is open hostility toward Islam. That seems to be a binding thread in groups 1-4. It's not a fear thing. The repeated criticism is cultural: "Look how they're fucking up Europe. We can't let them do that here." And it's more snobby than angry... "Oh, fuck, there'll go the neighborhood."
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