Re: Elites -- I think the most important part of the concept is that they aren't even aware they *are* elite. They just keep trucking. And no blame, just maybe a bit of humility and self awareness would be good for them to add to their mix.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Prof David West <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If Trump were to win this election, the number one reason is the >> insistence of democrats and liberals to demonize and marginalize the >> populace supporting Trump. >> >> If the only people that support him are "angry" racist" "xenophobic" >> "out-of-work-white-men" "could-not-graduate-from-college-because-of-low-IQ" >> etc. etc. he could not possibly command more than 10% of the vote. >> >> Trump is a terrible person — but NOT atypical of the population in >> general. Projecting his worst qualities onto the masses that support him is >> a huge, hopefully fatal, strategic mistake on the part of the Clinton >> campaign. But it would be simply a continuation of a fifty year trend: a >> small elite that firmly believe they are the only ones capable of and >> deserving of running the government and that anyone that opposes them is >> ignorant and dangerous. >> >> davew >> > > Thank God some of us are taking seriously the "But Why?" question re: > Trump's popularity. Thank you! > > We simply must take seriously the fact that nearly half of the US is going > to vote for Trump, and ask yourself "Why?". > > -- Owen > > On Sat, Nov 5, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: >> >> My opinion: scorn is a very powerful position; you can be scornful of >> God. People who feel powerless and left out find Trump appealing because >> they identify with the power implied by his scorn of the elite, the >> establishment, etc. Remember Spiro Agnew calling the educated "pointy >> headed intellectuals"? >> >> In the meantime I'm very concerned with who's going to win the election. >> >> Frank >> >> >> Frank Wimberly >> Phone (505) 670-9918 >> >> >> >> On Nov 5, 2016 12:59 PM, "Owen Densmore" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A quote from the article is pretty telling: >> >> In America today, compared with 50 years ago, three times as many >> working-age men are completely outside the work force. This pattern is >> occurring throughout the developed world — and the consequences are not >> merely economic. Feeling superfluous is a blow to the human spirit. It >> leads to social isolation and emotional pain, and creates the conditions >> for negative emotions to take root. >> >> >> If I were one of them, I'd surely vote Trump. >> >> We do need to get over "who's going to win?" and ask "why has Trump got >> such a *huge* following?" >> >> -- Owen >> >> >
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