# White Nationalism Crawls Out of the Shadows into the Spotlight **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 20, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503 "2016-11-20T03:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503/33 "2016-11-20T21:18:17Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > The irony of the “they voted for Trump because liberals are too mean to conservatives” meme is that it presumes Trump supporters don’t have the cognitive fortitude to reach a reasoned conclusion like anyone else. Which is pretty damn smug and condescending when you get down to it, > > … Well, when you read the numerous articles coming out about why people voted for Trump, you pretty much have to come to this conclusion. Maybe smug and condescending, but read for yourself [here](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/why-did-people-vote-for-donald-trump-us-voters-explain) and [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/opinions/trump-supporters-why-vote/). There’s not a lot of reasoned conclusions in these statements. Many were Clinton-haters who who figured after 25 years of smoke there had to be fire, and voted for DT on a lick and a promise. Like when you close your eyes, cross your fingers, and hope for the best. ETA: From another thread- > [@Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/118): > > … > For that matter, much the same way so many of Trump’s followers _have faith_ that he’s going to do whatever they fantasize that he’s going to do. Despite the lack of any evidence whatsoever. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503)._