[boona]

> those are the ones that any sane person would be against

That's the kind of elitism that put Trump into power.

That aside, I'm glad to see that some leftists are starting to come around to the idea that through trying to fight bigotry, they themselves have become the bigots. I'm not saying Donald Trump is right when it comes to issues of nationalism and immigration, but very intelligent and well meaning people exists on both sides of that debate. I'm afraid that if we don't start a dialog soon, Trump will seem like a walk in the park compared to what extremist movement will come up next.

[Latty]

I don't think it's elitism, it's people simply living in a different world.

If you have been left-leaning, you have been living in a world where Trump's policies are scary, racist stuff that belongs way in the past.

If you have been right-leaning, you have been living in a world where white people have been under attack for the last x years, and Trump is offering respite.

The left just didn't realise the extent of people that believed that lie. It's not elitist, it's just huge surprise - people are saying things and supporting things we thought were sorted years ago.

If a candidate came out and supported reintroducing slavery, and they got half of the vote, people would be understandably surprised. This is the light version of that.

[boona]

> The left just didn't realise the extent of people that believed that lie.

Believing what lie?

[Latty]

That the rights of minorities come at the cost of the white male.

[ant6n]

> That's the kind of elitism that put Trump into power ... I'm afraid that if we don't start a dialog soon ...

[sheraz]

This. It's not about trump, it rather what comes after trump.

[pmoriarty]

"That's the kind of elitism that put Trump into power."

As opposed to the kind of elitism that Trump himself embodies in every pore, which is just fine and dandy.