Archived version: https://archive.ph/XeqEM (But this source is really worth subscribing to if you’re in the Southland.)
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.
They aren’t marginalized or ‘left behind,’ though they feel excluded. They want to keep their white, Christian, male privilege.
That pretty much sums it up – do I even need to read the article?
As the saying goes:
To the privileged, equality feels like oppression.
What the media still gets wrong about Trump supporters is that the vast majority of them are some combination of stupid, racist, or psychopathically greedy. Stop beating around the fucking bush.
They’re dixiecrats still screaming because we took their segregation away.
That’s all they’ve ever had, and it looks like it’s all they’ll ever be.