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> I lived in a school bus for two years and made it my business to bring up this topic every day with strangers. Why were you bringing up Trump? Most Trump sup

> I lived in a school bus for two years and made it my business to bring up this topic every day with strangers. Why were you bringing up Trump? Most Trump supporters won't share with a stranger that they support Trump.

jMyles 7y ago
> Why were you bringing up Trump? ...because it's vitally important. > Most Trump supporters won't share with a stranger that they support Trump. I too had this prejudicial stereotype, but we are, as far as I have been able to tell, incorrect on this point. Specifically, I heard a lot of smart, well-adjusted, concerned Americans share with me why they voted for Trump (some because they supported him, most not) and whether or not they continued to support his administration (some did, most did not).
- hartator 7y ago
  > I too had this prejudicial stereotype It's not prejudicial stereotypes. Most people don't want to share their political views specially when they are controversial and a perceived minority.
  - jMyles 7y ago
    > Most people don't want to share their political views This has not been my experience.
    - masonic 7y ago
      Most people don't want to share their political views with complete strangers has absolutely been my experience, for one.
      - happytoexplain 7y ago
        For what it's worth, my experience has been that many strangers are borderline ecstatic over the opportunity to share their political opinions in a somewhat hostile tone. And many, I'm sure, are not.
  - krapp 7y ago
    Things really must have changed, then, because I remember when Trump supporters wouldn't shut up about winning and how much they enjoyed the taste of bitter liberal tears. And then provide a laundry list of everything progressives, liberals, feminists and Democrats ever did to deserve this.
    - jMyles 7y ago
      Indeed I remember this noise as well. My experience has been that this loud, aggressive, often insensitive minority drowned out thoughtful, reasonable, well-informed Trump voters, especially in the American South, where I ran into them every night at campfires and watering holes. The narrative that all Trump voters are part of a troglodytic, unsophisticated, callous constituency, failed by the American educational system, is pervasive throughout major media and, as far as I can tell, not a significant explainer of the results of the 2016 election. Make no mistake: I think Trump is a total, umitigated disaster, but I think that his supporters are far more reasonable than is typically depicted.

jMyles 7y ago

> Why were you bringing up Trump? ...because it's vitally important. > Most Trump supporters won't share with a stranger that they support Trump. I too had this prejudicial stereotype, but we are, as far as I have been able to tell, incorrect on this point. Specifically, I heard a lot of smart, well-adjusted, concerned Americans share with me why they voted for Trump (some because they supported him, most not) and whether or not they continued to support his administration (some did, most did not).

hartator 7y ago
> I too had this prejudicial stereotype It's not prejudicial stereotypes. Most people don't want to share their political views specially when they are controversial and a perceived minority.
- jMyles 7y ago
  > Most people don't want to share their political views This has not been my experience.
  - masonic 7y ago
    Most people don't want to share their political views with complete strangers has absolutely been my experience, for one.
    - happytoexplain 7y ago
      For what it's worth, my experience has been that many strangers are borderline ecstatic over the opportunity to share their political opinions in a somewhat hostile tone. And many, I'm sure, are not.
- krapp 7y ago
  Things really must have changed, then, because I remember when Trump supporters wouldn't shut up about winning and how much they enjoyed the taste of bitter liberal tears. And then provide a laundry list of everything progressives, liberals, feminists and Democrats ever did to deserve this.
  - jMyles 7y ago
    Indeed I remember this noise as well. My experience has been that this loud, aggressive, often insensitive minority drowned out thoughtful, reasonable, well-informed Trump voters, especially in the American South, where I ran into them every night at campfires and watering holes. The narrative that all Trump voters are part of a troglodytic, unsophisticated, callous constituency, failed by the American educational system, is pervasive throughout major media and, as far as I can tell, not a significant explainer of the results of the 2016 election. Make no mistake: I think Trump is a total, umitigated disaster, but I think that his supporters are far more reasonable than is typically depicted.