we can not look at Trump as a single element, its part of a larger ecosystem, across the globe, propelled by heavy polarization, digital illiteracy and echo chambers.
They're by far the scariest product of the wonderful, world-changing invention called the Internet.
But it turned out that on the web, misinformation is cheaper to produce than true information, individuals—no matter how independently-minded—are no match for corporate and state actors that have vastly more resources and motivation to manipulate, and tribal identity is more powerful than abstract ideals.
What have we wrought?
Trump was nothing without their support. The focus on Trump is wrong I think, don't let yourself be distracted by him.
Don't fall for this kind of simplistic arguments. It's not helpful at all. Things are way more complex than that.
Besides, Trump voters appear to constitute something like 22% of the US population. That’s less than half of 50%.
* Individual mandate? Socialism
* Tax increases? Socialism
* Environmental policies? Socialism