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Many factors explain why people across Western democracies vote for politicians like former President Trump, including economic concerns, rural resentment and racial animosity. Although Trump supporters have been characterized as “left behind,” “stigmatized” or even “marginalized,” these ascriptions are dangerously off base.
For one, they fuel the self-victimization narratives common among radical right movements, driving conspiracies and support for this ideology. Moreover, they neglect that historically powerful groups such as white people, men and Christians are overrepresented among Trump supporters. Even today, these groups remain privileged politically, economically and culturally. By objective measures, most Trump supporters are not left behind, stigmatized or marginalized.
No, it’s wrong.
They are left behind.
Because they choose to deny reality, believing we’re still back in the later roman era where the church controls all and slaves exist to serve their bidding.
We don’t point at the Taliban and say “Oh, the poor, left behind, economically anxious, marginalized rural folk!”
You can’t point at Dixiecrats and act like they’re some kind of innocent victims in this, they’ve had a century and a half to actually try to do anything and they’ve doubled down every time.