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In reply to the discussion: Why many Democrats find this presidential campaign uniquely unsettling [View all]lees1975
(5,550 posts)had embraced Trump and his perverted, destructive ideology. The fact that we are where we are is the result of a colossal failure of some social institutions we've depended on, but have not maintained, in order to preserve an educated electorate and a progressive society.
The influence of a brand of Christianity that depends heavily on mysticism, superstition, megaphysics and a large dose of ignorance is one factor. A failed public education system, especially when it comes to teaching critical thinking skills, history, civics and the relevance of all of those things to today, while most kids walk around with headphones on isolated from the real world is another. The demise of the middle class as 99% of the wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of 1% of the population.