First, we all want to know why and how Trump won. Herein is a brief summary of some of the major reasons given by numerous analysts for Trump’s victory.
“Sexism, racism, young males, rural angst, religion, Gaza, immigration, incel men, despair, Democrats off message, Biden, education level, conservative white women, inflation, right wing billionaires, Christian nationalists, desire for an anti-establishment figure, desire for change.”
I have probably missed a few.
The main reason I see is that Trump reflected 21st Century American values. Greed and narcissism among a large percentage of our populace who don’t want anything or anyone to get in the way of their shopping. They looked at Trump and saw themselves and their own values.
The following quote was from a Salon newsletter.
“This 2024 election is a referendum on the character of the Trump-voting public, and let’s not make it nice. They place minimal value on respect for truth and democratic institutions. They are more interested in punishing other people than in advancing the common good. They have a remarkable tolerance for crass and bullying behavior, care little for empathy and ethics, and are incapable of weighing basic facts.”
After reviewing many of the analyses of why Trump won, most of us are wondering what “next steps” could, should and will be. My response to the election of Trump will be along the lines of the following:
Many of the comments I have read concerning the election reflect the dilemma between being and doing. I am going to try a middle ground. I want to avoid any savior complex as well as a “hopeless” complex. Not sure how I will manage it yet. In TQM we used the Pareto principle to attack problems. We called it the 80/20 rule. Twenty percent of your problems give you 80 percent of your headaches. Thus, we always used some criteria to prioritize problems before starting to fix anything.
My priorities stem from my reflections on comments as well as some of the demographics on voting during the election. For instance, 110 million eligible people did not vote, 53 percent of White women voted for Trump, men (includes Black, White and Latino) preferred Trump 55 to 42 percent and 10 million fewer people voted Democrat than in 2020. (Numbers behind the vote) After contemplating the meaning of these statistics and more, my top priorities would be:
1. Pure self interest/greed
2. Sexism
3. Anti-Establishment feeling
2. Sexism
3. Anti-Establishment feeling
Not sure how to deal with any of these. Greed and sexism have been around since Moses. Best path may be grass roots action to educate people on economics. One thing for sure. Mainstream media is useless. It is strictly bent on making money.
Peace, Wisdom and a Long and Healthy Life,
John,
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