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Surprise. Trump's base is motivated by racist hate and deep bigotry - not economics. [1]

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Date: 2025-05-21

Trump’s most ardent supporters are motivated by their prejudices, not economic concerns, social scientists contend

I've written about this for years. I’ve written about this over and over. Hillary Clinton presciently warned America in 2016 but was laughed off by the corporate media who continued their front page spreads of her emails and that she coughed due to a cold.

Trump's principle draw is the irrational fear by a percentage of primarily white, often younger male, citizens of already existing demographic change. This is a reason why the violent insanity of ‘white replacement theory’ has continued to uptick

They voted for Trump's bigotry and shared contempt - not economic change. But Trump’s bizarre ‘trade wars’ may be changing that dynamic.

They voted for Musk and Trump’s economic eugenics which target the most vulnerable both nationally and internationally.

Trump/Musk economic eugenics range from ending free school lunch programs in the US and dramatic attacks on Medicaid to ending malaria vaccination programs, prenatal care and helping feed the hungry overseas.

The deep corruption is not by USAID but the Trump Administration. And there is no point to it but feeding Project 2025 and the cruelty demanded by Trump’s base

Trump’s base voted for Trump to hurt those who they believe should be hurt whether it be legal immigrants to America or LGBTQ American citizens. Trump's ‘power’ is driven by White Nationalist propaganda, extreme nihilism, and the violent racism and bigotry of his base. But (most of) the American media has somehow yet to pick up on this reality.

It was never about economics despite the so many redundant reports in the American media. It was never Biden even as Democrats and political parasites as Jake Tapper have now given Trump and the GOP extensive distractors from their criminal, inhumane, and brazenly anti-constitutional agenda.

So let’s now debate if Biden ‘covered up’ his ‘stage 9’ prostate cancer diagnosis (somebody inform Trump that cancer only goes to stage 4). I mean, about anybody would want to ignore their own rapidly metastasizing cancer for some bizarre concept of political ‘gain.’ It may be so, at least, but only in the alternative evil political universe now being given direct aid and comfort by selected Democrats, current and want to be book authors.

Despite the reality that Biden saved and dramatically strengthened the US economy from the deeply failed ‘economics’ of the first Trump term, Trump followers believe (or want to believe) that the economic destruction dating to 20 January was somehow due to Biden. And (most of) the media aids and abets this remarkable lie

They believe (or want to believe) that Trump’s near psychotic and sweeping attacks on immigrants, a majority being legal immigrants and asylum seekers, won’t be the nice guy who owns their favorite restaurant, their children’s babysitter or their neighbors.

They believe (or want to believe) that the Trump DOJ’s choice to ignore direct court orders will only hurt those they want to hurt but never affect them. But even though the learning curve of the most ardent Trump supporters is long, some are starting to see the reality in front of their eyes.

They see the denial of requested FEMA services in tornado and extreme weather zones even as these are often full of Trump voters.

They see the prices at Walmart going up as shelves become increasingly empty despite Trump’s nonsensical ALL CAP social media tantrums.

They see masked ICE agents breaking down the door of their neighbor’s home or invading their favorite restaurant to kidnap its victims.

Trump represents the bottom of America’s electorate. Trump represents the human slave owning plantations owners of the pre-Civil War South. Trump represents the economic eugenics of Project 2025.

But though Trump represents what really are a smaller number of citizens overall, he and they are the loudest and most vile thereby providing a breathless, enabling and (mostly) cowardly mainstream media easy clickbait.

It’s damn well time for the media to stop their diner interviews and conversations with among the most deeply ignorant, racist and anti-patriotic Americans they can find wearing Trump t-shirts and start talking to the rest of us.

It’s time to talk to young Democratic activists and organizers - not James Carville.

It’s time to change the conversation and the prevailing social media algorithms.

And it’s time to leave Joe Biden the hell alone after his decades long devoted public service and remarkable gains made as President.

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