Sifting through everything that has been shared over the past few days, these are the key things I've read that have stood out to me:
1) The sharp divide
between city and country. All the rural parts of the country (mainly between
the coasts) have a vastly different way of life than the urban areas. It's like there are 2 distinct bubbles that do not overlap, aided by the echo chambers on social media.
If you have not
driven through and seen the “middle-of-nowhere’s” in Iowa, Mississippi, etc., you
will never understand the misery and hopelessness that these people encounter
on a day-to-day basis. Their lives’
destinies are confined to their town; often, their blue-collar job is all they
have to pin their hopes on. Unlike in
the city, where the opportunities to venture on your own seem endless. Is the
disparity in opportunity an unsolvable problem at this stage.
Regardless of who won the close election, there would be intense opposition and protest by the other side, much of whom would/will never accept the result.
2) Trump supporters
took him seriously but not literally. The opposing side took him literally but
not seriously. Does this actually make
sense...why is it one but not the other, for either case.
3) In the last few
weeks, Trump heavily campaigned in what ended up being the key swing states while Hillary mostly stayed put to avoid media scrutiny. His strategy team was led by non-political
marketing experts aim to sell a product, not an actual candidate. It seems that he straight up
outworked/outmaneuvered Hillary.
4) Some of the losing side
saying that they should strive to understand those who support Trump - is this the
practical approach or just self-rationalization/a defense mechanism. Is this looking forward, or
the first signs of Stockholm Syndrome in an abusive relationship.
5) The next few
years will show the true extent of the president’s power as an individual.
6) We in the Northeast live in such as social media-influenced liberal bubble!! I totally lost trust in the news/Facebook in giving me an accurate picture of what's going on in the rest of the country. We are insulated from viewpoints unfamiliar to our own.
6) We in the Northeast live in such as social media-influenced liberal bubble!! I totally lost trust in the news/Facebook in giving me an accurate picture of what's going on in the rest of the country. We are insulated from viewpoints unfamiliar to our own.
