I’m very happy to see this. The moment that we stop shouting at each other and start to actually “listen” to each other is the moment when it becomes possible

I’m very happy to see this. The moment that we stop shouting at each other and start to actually “listen” to each other is the moment when it becomes possible to find win-win solutions. I would humbly suggest, however, that if you genuinely want to understand the mind of a Trump voter, you might try viewing the world from the perspective of people whose values are very different than yours. Often when we offer value to others, we are completely oblivious to the fact their values are different than ours. We may, for example, with the best of intentions, offer a big juicy steak to a militant vegan. We may be completely oblivious to the fact that the gesture will not produce the desired feeling of gratitude. Similarly, try to understand why offering “universal basic income” to a Trump voter is many orders of magnitude worse than offering a steak to a vegan. Why is this? Because accepting a hand-out is an affront to their honor. Many would rather die than accept handouts from the state. Because they value PRIDE far more than they value CONNECTION. Observe that the most popular insult among the alt-right is “cuck”. Why is that? This betrays their deepest fear of the blue collar Trump voter: The fear that their wives will seek other men because they are no longer able to provide for their families because no woman wants to be with a man who cannot provide for her. If you truly get that and empathize with the terror that they feel, everything becomes much more clear.