Some of y'all are still confused as to why it seems that Silicon Valley billionaires are "turning to Trump." That's because you don't listen to Black people, you disrespect poor white people, and you ignore obvious statistics that have been staring you in the face for decades.
Silicon. Valley. Billionaires. Have. Always. Supported. Trump.
Not because they like the tax breaks. Because they are more likely to be racist, and racism is the greatest predictor of Trump support.
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There's a statistical lie that the US tells itself:
"Poor white people are more racist than rich white people!"
This is objectively, demonstrably, false. It's been shown over and over. But we still cling to it. We use lies like: "college educated white people are less likely to vote GOP!"
First of all there's not a 1:1 correlation between racism and GOP. Second, business owners are richer than employees, and most US business owners *didn't* go to college.
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1. The most accurate indicator of Trump support, is racism. The 2nd most accurate, is sexism. Not "economic anxiety." The only anxiety that they have, is that Black people might have some money.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112509146141942999
2. Most Trump voters, were not working class.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109876824739991841
3. Most Jan 6 participants, were rich.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109880485930219870
4. Venture Capital, is the most racist part of the US financial/capital allocation system, by far.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109982115166606787
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Most of the *people* in Silicon Valley, vote Dem.
But most of the *money* in Silicon Valley, votes GOP.
Some of these VCs sit around in online chat rooms with alt-right reactionaries and real life nazis. Some of them hold little public meetings, where they talk about ending democracy and great replacement theory. Some of them write books on why diversity is bad, and should be avoided. Most of them cheer on Elon's anti-woke, fashy push.
And y''all are surprised that they support Trump?
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When you hear "college educated white folk," picture:
* A barista at a Starbucks in Portland
* Pam and Jim from The Office
* Military officers
* Teachers
None of these people are making bank.
They're slightly pro-Trump or pro-Biden, depending on the region.
When you hear "non college educated white folk," picture:
* Tech startup founders that drop out of college
* Trades business owners (plumber, electrician, etc)
* 70% of real estate agents
* 77% of sheriffs
Rich. Very Trumpy, everywhere.
@mekkaokereke
Is there a digital social avenue to use to help rural Americans to move away from the GOP / Trump?
Asking for me, myself & I.
Thanks
Bill
@OhMrBill @mekkaokereke as someone with family in pro-Trump rural 'Murica, this is a pretty tough nut to crack. Almost any intervention seems doomed to failure. We're talking about folks that have saturated themselves in pro-Trump traditional and social media every waking moment of their lives, continually reinforced through their church and social groups. Any deviation from the party line is an unforgivable sin leading to ostracization. We rightfully criticize China for their social credit system, but they've got nothing on small town and rural America.
@DaveMWilburn @OhMrBill @mekkaokereke small towns... I grew up in one, the social pressure is a real thing. Being different is bad.
@Sablebadger @OhMrBill @mekkaokereke yep, and if anything goes wrong you're basically stuck without any social support network. You can't just reinvent yourself and build a new social network in a small town like you can in a city with more options.
Republicans complain constantly about American cities being full of minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ, etc. Our cities are diverse for many reasons, not the least of which is because Republicans have worked hard to make sure those groups are persecuted and made to feel unwelcome anywhere else.