The 'Make America Great Again' vote is coming from people who are less well off (at least relatively) than in prior generations. You can't just dismiss that. Th

The 'Make America Great Again' vote is coming from people who are less well off (at least relatively) than in prior generations. You can't just dismiss that. These people have real grievances, even if the proposed solution is not the right one. Showing that the mean average has improved (with most value captured by the wealthy and well educated) does not matter to the lowest denominator. The problem is that the elites always tend to go too far. Eventually the downtrodden will use whatever weapon they have at their disposal to punish the counterparty; even if it comes with a great cost to themselves. What's their alternative? Rolling over again and watching elites benefit? That's is never going to improve your situation. If we don't want Trump then we can't ignore his voters just because they don't share our values and beliefs. There is no free lunch here. If we ignore these people then we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. The compromise may not be the ideal outcome, but this is a prisoners dilemma scenario and the pursuit of the ideal scenario usually leads to the worst scenario for all parties.