# Straight, Cisgendered, White Male here and I truly don't understand Alt Right and Trump supporters. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-cisgendered-white-male-here-and-i-truly-dont-understand-alt-right-and-trump-supporters/843500 "2019-11-15T18:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 133
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-cisgendered-white-male-here-and-i-truly-dont-understand-alt-right-and-trump-supporters/843500/133 "2019-11-18T23:52:49Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I viewed their responses, at least in large part, as pandering to the liberal base. It was politically expedient to demonstrate a kinder and gentler approach to immigrants, in order to provide a stark contrast to the cruel actions of the Trump administration. I am not aware of any Dem platform that advocates for open borders. Well, this is probably where we part company, since I’m not sure either of us has much left to say to each other: I have _no_ interest in viewing that show of hands as mere pandering instead of bland sincerity, and I see their position _as_ open borders; and if you can shrug that hard upon seeing those hands shoot up, then maybe there just doesn’t happen to be any common ground to start from. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-cisgendered-white-male-here-and-i-truly-dont-understand-alt-right-and-trump-supporters/843500)._