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Controversial opinion: 'racists' are citizens too, and are entitled to vote in elections. If Cambridge Analytica and the people who employed them were at all e

Controversial opinion: 'racists' are citizens too, and are entitled to vote in elections. If Cambridge Analytica and the people who employed them were at all effective, it was because they identified personality traits that some voters have and spoke to them about things they were concerned about. What really motivated Trump supporters was a message that there is an epidemic of illegal immigration which rule-followers view as lawlessness and rule-breaking. Obviously, in their minds, this is caused by innumerate, one-world leftists who care nothing about cultural dissolution because they have no culture and observe no traditions themselves, and love moral hazard as long as they're not the ones paying. This is a bit silly, of course, but calling people bastards isn't going to convince this group to Vote Democrat next time around.

snarf21 8y ago
I agree but I think the less focused part of the Trump platform was that these illegals are stealing your jobs. They are the reason that you don't have better paying work or pay less taxes. Obviously all of the "bringing back coal jobs" has not happened (and I don't think it ever can again) but the Democrats seemed content to campaign on "Trump is crazy" and never really confronted the economic divide. Most of the people locally (in PA) that have soured on Trump some is because he hasn't come through on the job promises.
mpweiher 8y ago
> 'racists' are citizens too, and are entitled to vote in elections. (1) Sadly, yes. However, racism shouldn't really have won the election as it isn't a majority viewpoint. (2) Even if racists are allowed to vote, there is a limit to the racism that you can put into public policy, at least with a simple majority. (3) A democracy is actually allowed, and even required, to defend itself against certain types of ideas, for example fascism. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streitbare_Demokratie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streitbare_Demokratie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

snarf21 8y ago

I agree but I think the less focused part of the Trump platform was that these illegals are stealing your jobs. They are the reason that you don't have better paying work or pay less taxes. Obviously all of the "bringing back coal jobs" has not happened (and I don't think it ever can again) but the Democrats seemed content to campaign on "Trump is crazy" and never really confronted the economic divide. Most of the people locally (in PA) that have soured on Trump some is because he hasn't come through on the job promises.

mpweiher 8y ago

> 'racists' are citizens too, and are entitled to vote in elections. (1) Sadly, yes. However, racism shouldn't really have won the election as it isn't a majority viewpoint. (2) Even if racists are allowed to vote, there is a limit to the racism that you can put into public policy, at least with a simple majority. (3) A democracy is actually allowed, and even required, to defend itself against certain types of ideas, for example fascism. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streitbare_Demokratie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streitbare_Demokratie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance