So this reminds me of that Simpsons episode where a bear escapes from the zoo once, the townspeople panic and demand more anti-bear policing, Springfield sets up a bunch of patrolling helicopters and police just to make sure no bears around despite Lisa's insistence this is pointless because this was a single isolated incident unlikely to happen ever again. And then Homer notices a $5/tax to pay for all this on his next check, he freaks out along with everyone else in Springfield, and Mayor Quimby in response blames illegal immigrants for the taxes being higher.
Sad thing is, that's actually a pretty accurate summary of Trumpism and most movement conservatism today.
That aspect of Trumpism is nothing new though and movement conservatism has been keen to take advantage of it for years. The simple fact of the matter is that there is no such thing as a pure movement conservative voter, just like there is no libertarian voter.
Who in their right mind would vote for an ideology that on the one hand promotes the stabilizing effect of family and faith only to advocate for wild west economics on and all its chaotic and destabilizing glory, on the other? This root inconsistency has caused the foundation to collapse, pulled down by the trade and immigration issues, something I predicted a decade ago.
This failure at comphrension and the resulting policy proposals as well as their negative impact on people in general (but especially in this case), white working class voters, is solely to blame for the rise of Trumpism and the nomination of Donald Trump in 2016.
