Trump’s appeal to white working class experience will bury Hillary if he sticks to it
If you think that Donald Trump’s only appeal to the white working class is race and immigration, you are missing the boat. This speech tells a great deal of truth about the white working class that even Bernie Sanders hasn’t addressed. This is a big reason why he is popular. An activist comrade of ours who lives in Kansas City says many of these workers would vote left wing if there was a candidate. So hold your nose, and watch.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.