• @aaron@infosec.pub
    4•14 days ago

    It didn’t happen overnight (and racist religious world views have been cultivated within this cohort over many years), but the fact that the poorest most easily manipulated people haven’t had anybody representing their interests for decades now opened the door to Trump.

    The same process is happening in the UK. The UK ‘electorate’ don’t seem to have the wherewithal to see this.

    • @octopus_ink@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      3•14 days ago

      the poorest most easily manipulated people

      The people who would benefit the most from Democrat-championed social programs that they now label as “radical” and “socialist” you mean?*

       

      *Which is not some blanket endorsement of Democrats. A lot of them are also out of touch, too conservative, and still trying to run the country like it’s 1952. I’m eagerly awaiting the rise of a viable 3rd party (but after all these decades I’m not really holding my breath) or the implosion of the Democrats. I was aghast that Trump somehow pulled them right instead of left, but maybe it will result in an implosion from which Bernie, AOC, Jasmine Crockett and such can bring a phoenix out of the ashes.

      • @aaron@infosec.pub
        1•14 days ago

        ‘Radical’ and ‘socialist’ in US politics are not only nothing of the sort but are nowhere near, so no I do not mean that in any sense.

        Don’t put words in my mouth my post was clear.