The appeal of Trump is no surprise to anyone who interacts with rightwingers on Facebook. Every day I see the casual racism and sexism, the hatred of immigrants and foreigners, the endless repetition of right wing talking points that have no relationship to fact, the lack of any genuine concern for anyone who has struggled in life, the contempt for people who do have that concern, the dismissal of every government effort to make life better for those who struggle or, for that matter, for shared prosperity as a whole.
Not to mention signs of Obama Derangement Syndrome and incipient cases of Hillary Derangement Syndrome.
Most of this comes from rude and crude young men, who delight in unfunny insults, many of which have more than a tinge of sexual aggression. It’s not hard to see the male rage at the diminished status of young white men, and sexual frustration, in almost everything they write.
The prevalence of such folks on Facebook is, sadly, why I thought, from the beginning that Trump would find an audience. I only hope that it does not grow and, that by crushing Trump, Hillary reduces it’s size substantially.
PS. I‘ve decided I’m not going to interact with most of those people any more. Instead, I’m just going to paste this post as a comment.