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In reply to the discussion: We Asked Young Men Why They Voted for Donald Trump--Here's What They Said [View all]Asa13
(8 posts)There is a definite communication issue that the left has reaching out to white guys that leads them towards the right. I'm just going to give my personal experience I'm a white guy I grew up poor in the projects with poor people of all races. We all black,white,hispanic were poor our families relying on welfare to not even make ends meet just to get closer to make ends meet. We all went to the same shitty public schools and shared basic life experiences. But as we got older my black and Hispanic friends they're told hey you're in this situation cause racism and other political factors stacked the deck against you. Meanwhile I'm told I have privilege and white men in particular are what has caused these issues. Meanwhile I'm sitting there like what privilege I'm in the same economic situation as them my mom skips meals so I can eat just like theirs. If white people have stacked the deck how the fuck am I in this situation I shouldn't be. I ended up not going right or left in politics instead going for a I don't care attitude because they're both out to fuck me for alot of years. But now we live in an age where it's easier to take people who feel disenfranchised and turn them into radicals. I mean this story shows it perfectly dude voted for a radical not because he agreed with his positions but because he didn't feel like the other and the outsider.
I'm not saying throw any group under the bus to get these people into the fold but maybe go to the places like Joe Rogan that these people have gravitated towards and talk to them as humans also. Because most of them not all but most are probably decent at heart and brought into that sphere because they found community they felt they didn't have.