Americans' Attraction to Donald Trump and How to Respond
Submitted by Rick Feinberg, a professor of anthropology at Kent State University.
Politicians, pundits, and prognosticators have been struggling to make sense of Donald Trump's electoral success. Let me offer a somewhat unconventional perspective from the political left. Unlike many of Trump's critics, I suggest that he wasn't wrong about everything; and, while I didn't vote for him, I think I understand his appeal to many Americans.
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Politicians, pundits, and prognosticators have been struggling to make sense of Donald Trump's electoral success. Let me offer a somewhat unconventional perspective from the political left. Unlike many of Trump's critics, I suggest that he wasn't wrong about everything; and, while I didn't vote for him, I think I understand his appeal to many Americans.
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