Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Those who voted for Trump were angry and wanted change. Will they stay angry until he does what he said he'd do or are they no longer angry?
Did you ever attend a Trump rally? All the folks there seemed to be angry as he** when they were screaming "lock her up" with regard to Hillary or "build the wall" with regard to immigrants. Angry as he** and they weren't gonna take it any longer. I wonder if one of them will respond to my question? Thank you for your reply m2c! :)
No I didn't get to attend any rallies. My brother in law did, he loved it. He did not see any violence....I don't consider chanting violence. I do consider Clinton supporters beating up people who voted Trump, rioting, burning a church, etc violent. Actions speak much louder than words.
I find it interesting that the two nations whose governments have persistently pursued a neo-liberal agenda most fervently in recent years (the US and the UK) are the two who have experienced political earthquakes.
Clearly, something is not working and it doesn't take much effort to see the negative effects of neo-liberalism (and, to an extent, neo-conservatism) are the prime culprits.
I think that while some in governments will still attempt to justify neo-liberalism, it is becoming more and more difficult to make such justifications sound convincing. Some politicians are looking at alternatives, but they are very thin on the ground.
Certainly they are not on offer currently, either in the US or the UK and I note that when they do appear they are instantly jumped on by media and announced as 'unworkable'. Without an alternative, problems that exist will not be addressed (or cannot be) and issues that make people angry and insecure will not reduce sufficiently to mollify people's discontent.
Naturally you will always get those who will say they're doing 'well' while eating their meals off an old oil drum, but there will be a lot of people whose patience will not be unlimited. Since (so far as I'm aware) Trump's policies are likely to do little or nothing to soothe the pain neo-liberalism has caused, it seems he will probably lose popularity over time as 'better times' remain just out of reach.
The main fear then is that he will attempt some kind of political sleight of hand involving a magical political dove our of a hat. Traditionally, the best way to convince an ignorant populace to look the other way is to be aggressive in foreign policy and invent a new threat or exaggerate an existing one. I think Trump lacks the self discipline to be averse to such an attempt, regardless of it's long term consequences. But who knows with this man? He may limit himself to relentlessly repeating one success story while ignoring the disasters - simple propaganda with limited effectiveness.
So people's anger will probably subside, then rise again, mixed with confusion and a reinforced sense of betrayal. Until people realise the solutions to their problems do not lie in economic assumptions pursued without success two centuries ago, they will continue to experience this.
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