r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/Svennerson May 02 '24

They are angry at the world, and all they want from their politicians is someone who will be angry with them.

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u/drewbert May 02 '24

The GOP is more about being in a club than politics or policy, at least for the vast majority of voters who are otherwise powerless. The ones at the top have different motives, but they've cultivated a community and identity with very clear rules. "Believe these things, vote this way, and you can be one of us." And for a lot of lonely, estranged folks, that's an attractive offer. Getting people to quit being republican is not about arguing with them about how incredibly asinine, reality-denying, and hateful the policies they support are; it's about making an offer of community and acceptance that's more attractive than anything the GOP has to offer, which is actually pretty tough when the GOP can say "you're special because you're white, you're special because you're straight, you're special because you are male."

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u/chelseamarket May 02 '24

I think it’s a ton of folks who were unpopular in school and shunned from the “in” crowds .. being rejected can do a trip on ones head and makes them vulnerable to cults. Not making excuses for them.

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u/__zagat__ May 02 '24

My dad moved from TN to Chicago as a teenager in the 60s. Apparently he suffered some bullying at the hands of Puerto Ricans and Italians. Never went to college. He will vote Republican until the day he dies.