I disagree. You know..........people can "tolerate" a whole lot of things so long as they can provide for themselves and their families. They can accept "change" if even begrudgingly so long as their way of life isn't jeopardized. Did race play a role into Trump's victory? Of course it did. So did sexism, xenophobia, misogyny, etc.. Those are givens. However, I think some Black folks make a mistake in "limiting" his win to simply racism. It was a populist campaign which I grant you is intrinsically link to nationalism. It also was a vote against Washington. However, keep in mind the basic definition of populism is "the interests of ordinary people." What's ordinary in places like Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia? Coal Mining. What's ordinary in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana? Manufacturing.
The reality is, the DNC and by extension Hillary didn't do enough to reassure those "ordinary people." She gaffed pretty damn bad when she made the comment, "We're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business." Granted she said more after that about not forgetting those people, but the damage was done. Bob in Ohio might not like n!ggers but that's not his most pressing concern when he's got a family to feed in a small town. Trump played to the ears of those "ordinary people" while the DNC and Hillary essentially brushed them aside. You can easily substitute Bob for Mary Jean which explains a lot why uneducated white women voted for Hillary. It's their husbands, sons, nephews, fathers, etc., affected by the loss of jobs that used to exist and provide a decent living for the uneducated.
I agree with the homie who said those jobs aren't coming back too. One has to adapt or die.
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You have to do what everyone else in America is doing and pursue post-secondary education and move to where the new jobs are. The entitlement of these people.
