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Three_Emperors
04/11/17 10:21:48 PM
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X being any number of things. Political correctness, SJWs, feminism, outrage culture, cucks, Islam, BLM, and so on.

Then there are reasons like being thinking it will improve their job prospects or national security, which are valid concerns whether or not we agree Trump can implements those things.

But the first category is wheeled out a lot online. Could someone explain this to me?

Electing a president is one of the most important decisions a person will make, it affects America not only for their term but the knock on effects afterwards, but also the entire world. So a person would, you think, choose the candidate they think best placed to secure the future of the country, or if all things being equal, which candidate is most likeable and/or trustworthy

So when people say, "this article right here (link to some stupid far-left idea-piece) is the reason Trump got elected and you libs still don't get it!", it's puzzling.

I don't think all Trump voters are stupid and bigoted. I think some, and some of H.Clinton's are. However the same people who espouse the above opinion often criticize those who demonize Trump supporters. But if a person were to vote Trump because they've read enough posts and articles to irritate them, how does this not mark them as poor decision makers? The defenders of these Trump voters are themselves calling them stupid and reactionary.

Some notes to clarify:

- This isn't aimed at Trump or Hilary voters voting on policy and other actual things, but those who visit echo chambers and feel beaten down by the stupid fringe element of either side

- Both sides, one being your "MRA, neckbeard, alt-right, red pill" side and your other being your "libtard, cuck, signal virtuing SJW" side have greatly exagrerated the "threat" of the other side due to to extreme and fringe beliefs gaining more attention because they're so outlandish

And my conclusion is that Trump wasn't elected because of this annoyance over PC culture (often under 30s), but because a lot of people feel their lives are not improving and Trump has the conviction and policies to reverse this trend (often 40+ year olds)

If my conclusion is wrong then that would seem to invalidate the "Trump voters aren't stupid bigots you bully, you're just deaf to anything outside your echo chamber" belief. But I don't think my conclusion is wrong. Majority of the population don't spend their lives on the internet getting outraged at silly articles.

Agree/disagree? I think what this does mean is if the Dems want to win power back they need to target the 40+ "just wanting a better life" group, not the meme-spouting society rejects.

So bring on the usual insult buzzwords, but I think this shows a rather arrogant view that internet communities have of themselves and how much they influenced the election.

I didn't vote for either BTW
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