deep thoughts for a Monday morning

[orangerful]

Very interesting read from the Harvard Business Review - What So Many People Don't Get about the U.S. Working Class?

Biggest issue is they forgot to say WHITE working class right upfront but otherwise, I found this fascinating and a way to try to understand what was going on in their minds. I don't agree with their decision to support Trump, but the first steps to fixing any problem is understanding both sides, right?

And, of course, these are not the only people that voted for Trump, but this is the group getting the bulk of the blame.

Decent comments too! I mean, some people are just angry, but others have good points about the article, other issues, and where they disagree but still relatively civil!

I've added a safety pin to my work lanyard as a silent protest and a nod to anyone who feels unsafe in these times.

Comments

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

In a way, I can understand where these people are coming. I understand being desperate for a change and wanting to get away from the same old, same old politicians. But the thing I can't wrap my head around (aside from basically turning a blind eye to racism) is why do these people so desperate for change think that Trump is going to fix everything? He talked all of this crap about "draining the swamp" and his first steps in office were to fill it back up with the usual suspect politicians like Priebus and with racist, anti-Semites like Bannon. What in these months and months and months of election trash-talking has Trump actually specifically said that makes people actually believe he's going to bring back jobs and be different from other politicians? Because he says he's going to? Just because he's not a politician? It just does not make any sense to me.

Stacey