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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Personally I disagree in the sense that while the economic decline of lower-to-lower-middle class middle aged white men has been a consistent trend over the past 10-15 years I am not sure that Trump in anyway actually legitimately addresses their concerns. In particular, I wonder if in many respects this economic decline is actually self-inflicted, not merely by decades of supporting "fiscal conservatives" and "supply-side economics", but also by themselves not as a work force stay up to date with the trends in their respective industries and seek the appropriate training or education to shift with the times. For example, many of these guys used to make their living in manufacturing, and while this sector is certainly not what it was before the 1970s it certainly isn't like the US doesn't manufacture anything, indeed currently 51% of the American economy is still involved in manufacturing and by total dollar value output US manufacturing is still by far the largest in the world. There are a currently estimated ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND openings in manufacturing that are STILL unable to be filled because they require certification, training, or some college education that these middle aged white guys simply didn't pursue. Had they not been such dumbasses many of them would be making up to six figures annually instead of scapegoating "libtards" for their woes..
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Boom.
Just want to add that since I work with and deal with many Brexiteers (brit equivalent of trumpenproletarians) I see their psychology.
Some people are motivated only by jealously and status - they MUST see immigrants suffer. They dont give a shit about anything other than seeing other people suffer. Their jobs and careers are secondary to these overriding emotional states of envy and aggression. I have seen a guy work himself up into frenzied rage by mentioning middle class people in a part of the city where property prices went up who he imagined now put on airs and graces because of their wealth. This was an upper/upper middle class man. The only thing keeping certain people in the game is being able to rank themselves against others and project their fears and anxieties outwards through sneering contempt and aggression. They want to be able to control and limit other peoples finances more than they want their own (employees, girlfriends etc.). It is a mistake to attribute rational motives to these people. They want to see the white working class working as slaves on farms and fields - that's not an embellishment. It's about stripping people and humiliating them. Their wealth and positions means nothing unless someone else can be humiliated. I have watched people sabotage their businesses to pursue these goals.