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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They may not like Trump’s antics. But to them, the Democrats aren’t helping THEM. Remember that lack of empathy?

Thats the main one though. Truth is there are a lot of working class white Americans with no representation. Working class minorities tend to band together to weather the worst of it, and are maybe somewhat represented by candidates who come from minority backgrounds. But the working class whites? All they have is the orange clump and a sea of sick media posts from a deranged billionaire telling them that immigrants are the cause of all their woes.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And from a historical context, its not the least bit suprising. A demographic of young men with dwindling prospects, crumbling social support structures and animosity towards the establishment, if only we had seen this before...

The government will work for the betterment of ALL, or else you get the fashists again...