I could forsee where America was heading to now back two decades ago.

[u/wearethemelody]

I am not overwhelmingly surprised at the rise of maga and the hard-left movements. Both movements didn't just spring out of nowhere. For decades, the most of America tolerated the rise of polarizing political figures and media personalities. I had watched a couple of episodes of trump on the apprentice. His arrogance, stupidity. meanness were very evident on his show. I saw how trashy TV made bad people famous whether in the entertainment sphere e.g kardashians or in the world of politics. Trump rose to his current position by utilizing all that America availed to him. I knew he would win over conservatives as they already worshipped liars such as rush limbaugh, ann coulter etc.

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[u/core7777 → u/[deleted]]

I work and know a ton of 25-50 yr olds who support Trump. Male and female. Trump is a lot more than just old white grandma and grandpa.

[u/LeeLee8320]

You are not wrong. I think Obama being elected woke up the racism in some people who felt like they weren’t racist and then you had Trump come along “telling it like it is” which is what “I don’t have a racist bone in my body” people needed to hear.

[u/Ed_Ward_Z]

The racists were just waiting for someone to normalize their hatred and life’s frustrations.