How Science Explains Trump's Grip on White Males

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2. There is a whole book that explains these things

I think it's still on line and free to download, The Authoritarians. It was written during or just before George Jr came to power and the author felt it too important to not share freely.

In a nutshell, most people are scared little children who pine for a "strong leader" to tell them what to do and think to get on with their daily life. They feel the world has become too complex and they don't have the intelligence to navigate, so they rely on the figurehead to guide.

And they feel if they are loyal followers, only the perceived enemy will be punished.

The dumbing down of Americans vie education destruction has paved the way for this since the early days of Govener Reagan....