With Donald Trump’s victory, I hope America is ready to bury the waking nightmare once and for all.
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finally. Our country’s grueling two-year election cycle, marked by slurs and family divisions, is over. As everyone knows, Donald Trump, the New York real estate developer and garrulous media personality, has made the most epic political comeback.
Despite two impeachments, live televised congressional hearings for the January 6 riot, four criminal indictments, 91 criminal charges, and even two assassination attempts, Trump would repeat Grover Cleveland’s feat and reclaim the American presidency after four years of defeat.
the 64% from Tennessee Those who voted for him have every reason to celebrate. One positive thing about our status as one of America’s reddest states, regardless of political affiliation, is that we have been largely spared the brutal deluge of attack ads that have overwhelmed residents of swing states like Georgia and Michigan.
For those who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, especially here in the blue dot of Davidson County, you may be wondering, how is this possible? After all, isn’t Trump a racist, a rapist, and a convicted felon? In this question, I present three factors, all beginning with the first letter: inflation, immigration, and identity politics.
Study of inflation, immigration and identity politics
Inflation is a bit of a misnomer, considering General decline in headline inflation since its June 2022 peak of 9.1%.
However, this decline does not mean a decline in grocery prices, which have remained at their historic peak since 2022. Moreover, it is no secret that many Americans have struggled to find a pillow to rest their heads at night, as the quintessential American dream. of home ownership It slips out of reach.
Although it doesn’t attract the national headlines of New York and San Francisco, Nashville, too, has been experiencing a serious housing crisis that threatens to make our city unaffordable.
Turning to immigration, there is no doubt that the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border has been devastating to the reputation of the Biden administration and the Harris campaign. Since assuming power, mismanagement of borders by the administration has led to frustration 9 million border encountersThe boom flipped just a few months before the election.
This disgrace was achieved due to a gross error in calculations. Under pressure from the far left and pro-open border national media, the Biden administration slept at the wheel for three years.
Now the American people have made it clear that the days of open borders must end.
Third, I would like to address the overlooked, but in my opinion, most important development that justifies Donald Trump’s victory: identity politics.
You see, since then A miserable year For the year 2020 When identity politics It exploded into our collective consciousnessI was very concerned about the emergence of a phenomenon that has already been implemented with great success in Former Yugoslavia.
In case you’re not familiar with the term, identity politics is the phenomenon when politicians prioritize the narrow interests of a particular demographic group over the collective interest of all Americans.
Identity politics, more commonly known as “vigilance,” is so full of endless rules and exceptions that you can never know whether a particular group is a victim…or an oppressor.
Joe Rogan gave Trump a huge boost in the young white demographic
Somewhere in the chaos of wokeness, one group is sure to lose out at a time — young white men (boomer white men fine), who gave 63% of their votes to Donald Trump.
When you have a group that has not only been excluded from mainstream American culture thanks to identity politics applied to their direct detriment, it is no surprise that young white Americans, most of whom have abandoned traditional media for alternative media such as… The Joe Rogan ExperienceThey now shouted: “Enough!” And it’s not just white men.
Donald Trump won votes Young people in general By 56%. Remember, Rogan’s interview with Donald Trump caught on 70 million Viewers across different platforms. As for traditional media? Not even close.
Finally, I cannot ignore that according to multiple polls, Donald Trump has support 43% from latinos, 39% Of Asians, and 25% Of African American men.
While these statistics certainly poke holes in longstanding state media accusations of Republican racism, they should also be the final nail in the coffin of the nightmare of identity politics and wokeness.
It turns out that mindfulness no longer resonates with Hispanic Americans, African Americans, or Asian Americans. Which comforts me, even Some Democrats Seeing the writing on the wall.
With Donald Trump’s victory, I hope America is ready to bury the waking nightmare once and for all.
Samuel White is a Nashville-area writer specializing in history, world events, and contemporary political discussion. He also holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Middle Tennessee State University.
