re: #213 freetoken

I’ve done quite a bit of genealogy, and as such have had to scrounge around America’s past, right back to Jamestown.

What I think is underappreciated by many is how much society has changed, and in particular the incredible dynamics of technological changes in the 19th and 20th century.

We are living in a different world than the “founding fathers.”

This is not spoken about enough by our leaders. I think too many politicians are afraid to go into depth about these topics (well, few are probably equipped to do so.)

Besides being black, Obama is well educated. To this day I find coming across my Facebook wall the most unfounded reactions to anything having to do with Obama. Many not-well-educated white folk are doubly bothered by Obama. It’s not just that he is black, but that he is smart. Very smart, and very well educated.

They resented that deeply.

Trump’s speech is readily accessible to people who are not able to follow the elite-educated speech of say Obama.

I’m trying to not claim that Trump supporters are “stupid” because I believe that people, if they are willing, can learn just about anything.

It is a lot of work, though.

And as we grow older we become less flexible in thinking new thoughts.

So Trump plays on mindsets well-baked-in, so people don’t have to think, just feel (usually hatred for brown people.)

President Obama is a true American success story whereas Trump is privilege defined. You make a great point about how Obama speaks and that makes them uncomfortable just as Trump makes them comfortable. It’s not stupidity, it’s the refusal to think as you said.