Fear.

People are absolutely terrified that Donald Trump is going to materially hurt their lives. Just a thought:

Maybe instead of belittling them and telling them to suck it up, you could CONVINCE them that things will be fine.

The problem with treating politics as sports is it's about winners and losers as a zero-sum game, which isn't the case here at all.

People fear rights will be stripped. Afraid they/friends/family will be deported. Afraid they'll die. It could be irrational but it IS real.

So rather than thinkpieces empathizing with the white working class who got what they wanted, we could empathize with the terrified?

I'm a straight white man with health insurance through my employer. I'll be fine. Might even get a tax cut. I don't need empathy.

People are being physically attacked. This is literally happening. And rather than condemn this, Trump focuses on the NY Times being mean.

Hopefully it subsides. Hopefully, decency wins out and the KKK isn't emboldened. But I certainly understand why this scares people.

So if you supported Trump and consider these fears unwarranted--maybe you're right! And if you're sure, point out why.

Don't just tell people they're wrong. Because yelling at them isn't going to help change minds or hearts. And that's a thing you should want